26 Terms
Contributors in Dam safety
Dam safety
reservoir regulation procedure
Energy; Hydro dam
The compilation of operating criteria, guidelines, and specifications that govern the storage and release function of a reservoir. These are usually expressed in the form of graphs and tabulations, ...
hydraulic fill dam
Energy; Hydro dam
An earth dam constructed of materials, often dredged, which are conveyed and placed by suspension in flowing water.
hydrometeorology
Energy; Hydro dam
The study of the atmospheric and land-surface phases of the hydrologic cycle with emphasis on the interrelationships involved.
emergency operations center (EOC)
Energy; Hydro dam
The location or facility where responsible officials gather during an emergency to direct and coordinate emergency operations, to communicate with other jurisdictions and with field emergency forces, ...
auxiliary spillway
Energy; Hydro dam
Any secondary spillway that is designed to be operated infrequently, possibly in anticipation of some degree of structural damage or erosion to the spillway that would occur during operation.
sensitivity analysis
Energy; Hydro dam
An analysis in which the relative importance of one or more of the variables thought to have an influence on the phenomenon under consideration is determined.
