Dam safety

Dam safety

Industry: Energy

Contributors in Dam safety

Dam safety

A structure over or through which flow is discharged from a reservoir. If the rate of flow is controlled by mechanical means, such as gates, it is considered a controlled spillway. If the geometry of ...

spillway capacity

Energy; Hydro dam

The maximum spillway outflow that a dam can safely pass with the reservoir at its maximum level.

energy dissipater

Energy; Hydro dam

A device constructed in a waterway to reduce the kinetic energy of fast flowing water.

static head

Energy; Hydro dam

The vertical distance between two points in a fluid.

borrow area

Energy; Hydro dam

The area from which natural materials, such as rock, gravel or soil, used for construction purposes is excavated.

flap gate

Energy; Hydro dam

A gate hinged along one edge, usually either the top or bottom edge. Examples of bottom-hinged flap gates are tilting gates and fish belly gates so called from their shape in cross section.