Dam safety

Dam safety

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emergency alert system

Energy; Hydro dam

A federally established network of commercial radio stations that voluntarily provide official emergency instructions or directions to the public during an emergency.

magnitude, body wave (MB)

Energy; Hydro dam

The magnitude of an earthquake measured as the common logarithm of the maximum displacement amplitude (microns) and period (seconds) of the body waves.

non-overflow dam

Energy; Hydro dam

A dam or section of dam that is not designed to be overtopped.

The magnitude of an earthquake measured as the common logarithm of the resultant of the maximum mutually perpendicular horizontal displacement amplitudes, in microns, of the 20-second period surface ...

tailwater

Energy; Hydro dam

The water immediately downstream from a dam. The water surface elevation varies due to fluctuations in the outflow from the structures of a dam and due to downstream influences of other dams or ...

risk

Energy; Hydro dam

A measure of the likelihood and severity of adverse consequences (National Research Council 1983). Risk is estimated by the mathematical expectation of the consequences of an adverse event occurring, ...