Dam safety

Dam safety

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dike

Energy; Hydro dam

A subsidiary dam of any type constructed across a saddle or low point on the perimeter of a reservoir.

storage

Energy; Hydro dam

The retention of water or delay of runoff either by planned operation, as in a reservoir, or by temporary filling of overflow areas, as in the progression of a flood wave through a natural stream ...

velocity head

Energy; Hydro dam

The vertical distance that would statically result from the velocity of a moving fluid.

seismotectonic structure

Energy; Hydro dam

An identifiable dislocation or distortion within the earth's crust resulting from recent tectonic activity or revealed by seismologic or geologic evidence.

liquefaction

Energy; Hydro dam

A condition whereby soil undergoes continued deformation at a constant low residual stress or with low residual resistance, due to the buildup and maintenance of high pore water pressures, which ...