Dam safety

Dam safety

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stoplogs

Energy; Hydro dam

Large logs, timbers, or steel beams placed on top of each other with their ends held in guides on each side of a channel or conduit so as to provide a cheaper or more easily handled means of ...

trashrack

Energy; Hydro dam

A device located at an intake to prevent floating or submerged debris from entering the intake.

flyash

Energy; Hydro dam

The finely divided residue resulting from the combustion of ground or powdered coal and which is transported from the firebox through the boiler by flue gases; known in the United Kingdom as ...

backwater curve

Energy; Hydro dam

The longitudinal profile of the water surface in an open channel where the depth of flow has been increased by an obstruction, an increase in channel roughness, a decrease in channel width, or a ...

The most severe wind for generating waves that is reasonably possible at a particular reservoir. The determination will generally include results of meteorologic studies that combine wind velocity, ...