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spillway chute
Energy; Hydro dam
A steeply sloping spillway channel that conveys discharges at super-critical velocities.
response spectrum
Energy; Hydro dam
A plot of the maximum values of acceleration, velocity, and/or displacement response of an infinite series of single-degree-of-freedom systems subjected to a time-history of earthquake ground motion. ...
top thickness
Energy; Hydro dam
The thickness or width of a dam at the level of the top of dam (excluding corbels or parapets). In general, the term thickness is used for gravity and arch dams, and width is used for other dams.
double curvature arch dam
Energy; Hydro dam
An arch dam that is curved both vertically and horizontally.
embankment dam
Energy; Hydro dam
Any dam constructed of excavated natural materials, such as both earthfill and rockfill dams, or of industrial waste materials, such as a tailings dam.
seismic moment (MO)
Energy; Hydro dam
A measure of the earthquake size containing information on the rigidity of the elastic medium in the source region, average dislocation, and area of faulting. It determines the amplitude of the ...
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