Topics:
1. Types of Gravity Dam
2. Forces Acting on a Gravity Dam
3. Causes of failure of Gravity Dam
4. Elementary Profile of Gravity Dam
5. Practical Profile of Gravity Dam
6. Limiting height of Gravity Dam
7. Drainage and Inspection Galleries
This document discusses spillways and energy dissipators for dams. It defines spillways as structures used to safely release surplus water from reservoirs. The main types of spillways are main, auxiliary, and emergency spillways. Spillways can also be classified based on their prominent features, such as free overflow, overflow, side channel, open channel, tunnel, shaft, and siphon spillways. Energy dissipators, such as stilling basins and bucket types, are also discussed to reduce the energy of water flowing from spillways. Common energy dissipator types include horizontal and sloping apron stilling basins, and solid roller, slotted roller, and ski jump bucket dissipators.
Reservoir capacity, Reservoir sedimentation and controldeep shah
This document discusses reservoir capacity, sedimentation, and control of sedimentation. It defines a reservoir as an area developed by dam construction. Reservoir capacity depends on inflow and demand, and can be determined using graphical or analytical methods. Sediment carried by rivers is deposited in reservoirs, reducing capacity over time. Sediment includes suspended and bed loads. Causes of sedimentation are soil/vegetation in the catchment area and rainfall intensity. Control methods include selecting sites carefully, check dams, vegetation screens, and removing deposited sediment.
This document discusses arch dams and buttress dams. It describes the key components and design considerations for each type of dam.
For arch dams, the main points are that they function as curved beams to transfer water loads to the canyon walls, reducing required thickness compared to gravity dams. Types include constant radius, variable radius, and constant angle arch dams. Forces acting on arch dams include water pressure, uplift, ice pressure, temperature changes, and potential yielding of abutments.
Buttress dams consist of a thin deck supported by triangular buttresses to transmit loads to foundations. Types are rigid, deck slab, and bulkhead buttress dams. They offer concrete savings compared to gravity dams but require more reinforcement.
This document provides an overview of the analysis and design of a gravity dam located in seismic zone V. It discusses the project team members and then covers the basic structure and purpose of dams. It reviews the history of dam construction and provides examples of different dam types. The document outlines the necessary investigations and considerations for dam design, including stability, sedimentation, spillways, and energy dissipation structures.
Gravity dams are rigid concrete dams that rely entirely on their weight to maintain stability. They are built with a triangular cross-section to transfer loads directly to strong rock foundations. Famous gravity dams discussed include the Bhakra Dam in India and Fontana Dam in the US. Advantages are that they are durable, allow heights over 700 feet, and have low maintenance costs. However, they require competent foundations and construction is complex. Forces like water pressure, uplift, and earthquakes must be addressed through design to prevent failures by overturning, sliding, tension, or crushing.
1. Dams are constructed across rivers to store flowing water for uses like hydropower, irrigation, water supply, flood control, and navigation.
2. The key forces acting on a gravity dam include its self-weight, which provides stability, and water pressure from the reservoir, which acts to overturn the dam. Uplift, earthquake loads, silt pressure, and ice pressure are other important forces that must be estimated based on assumptions and available data.
3. The weight of the dam per unit length is calculated based on the cross-sectional area and unit weight of the concrete or masonry used. The total weight acts at the centroid of the cross-section and is the main stabil
This document discusses hydraulic structures and dams. It defines hydraulics as dealing with mechanical properties of fluids and hydraulic structures as structures submerged or partially submerged in water that disrupt natural water flow. Dams are introduced as uniquely complex structures that demonstrate load response and interaction with hydrology and geology. Dams are classified as embankment or concrete and described in more detail. Embankment dams include earth-fill and rock-fill while concrete dams include arch, gravity, and buttress designs. Site selection factors and potential failure modes are outlined.
Topics:
1. Types of Gravity Dam
2. Forces Acting on a Gravity Dam
3. Causes of failure of Gravity Dam
4. Elementary Profile of Gravity Dam
5. Practical Profile of Gravity Dam
6. Limiting height of Gravity Dam
7. Drainage and Inspection Galleries
This document discusses spillways and energy dissipators for dams. It defines spillways as structures used to safely release surplus water from reservoirs. The main types of spillways are main, auxiliary, and emergency spillways. Spillways can also be classified based on their prominent features, such as free overflow, overflow, side channel, open channel, tunnel, shaft, and siphon spillways. Energy dissipators, such as stilling basins and bucket types, are also discussed to reduce the energy of water flowing from spillways. Common energy dissipator types include horizontal and sloping apron stilling basins, and solid roller, slotted roller, and ski jump bucket dissipators.
Reservoir capacity, Reservoir sedimentation and controldeep shah
This document discusses reservoir capacity, sedimentation, and control of sedimentation. It defines a reservoir as an area developed by dam construction. Reservoir capacity depends on inflow and demand, and can be determined using graphical or analytical methods. Sediment carried by rivers is deposited in reservoirs, reducing capacity over time. Sediment includes suspended and bed loads. Causes of sedimentation are soil/vegetation in the catchment area and rainfall intensity. Control methods include selecting sites carefully, check dams, vegetation screens, and removing deposited sediment.
This document discusses arch dams and buttress dams. It describes the key components and design considerations for each type of dam.
For arch dams, the main points are that they function as curved beams to transfer water loads to the canyon walls, reducing required thickness compared to gravity dams. Types include constant radius, variable radius, and constant angle arch dams. Forces acting on arch dams include water pressure, uplift, ice pressure, temperature changes, and potential yielding of abutments.
Buttress dams consist of a thin deck supported by triangular buttresses to transmit loads to foundations. Types are rigid, deck slab, and bulkhead buttress dams. They offer concrete savings compared to gravity dams but require more reinforcement.
This document provides an overview of the analysis and design of a gravity dam located in seismic zone V. It discusses the project team members and then covers the basic structure and purpose of dams. It reviews the history of dam construction and provides examples of different dam types. The document outlines the necessary investigations and considerations for dam design, including stability, sedimentation, spillways, and energy dissipation structures.
Gravity dams are rigid concrete dams that rely entirely on their weight to maintain stability. They are built with a triangular cross-section to transfer loads directly to strong rock foundations. Famous gravity dams discussed include the Bhakra Dam in India and Fontana Dam in the US. Advantages are that they are durable, allow heights over 700 feet, and have low maintenance costs. However, they require competent foundations and construction is complex. Forces like water pressure, uplift, and earthquakes must be addressed through design to prevent failures by overturning, sliding, tension, or crushing.
1. Dams are constructed across rivers to store flowing water for uses like hydropower, irrigation, water supply, flood control, and navigation.
2. The key forces acting on a gravity dam include its self-weight, which provides stability, and water pressure from the reservoir, which acts to overturn the dam. Uplift, earthquake loads, silt pressure, and ice pressure are other important forces that must be estimated based on assumptions and available data.
3. The weight of the dam per unit length is calculated based on the cross-sectional area and unit weight of the concrete or masonry used. The total weight acts at the centroid of the cross-section and is the main stabil
This document discusses hydraulic structures and dams. It defines hydraulics as dealing with mechanical properties of fluids and hydraulic structures as structures submerged or partially submerged in water that disrupt natural water flow. Dams are introduced as uniquely complex structures that demonstrate load response and interaction with hydrology and geology. Dams are classified as embankment or concrete and described in more detail. Embankment dams include earth-fill and rock-fill while concrete dams include arch, gravity, and buttress designs. Site selection factors and potential failure modes are outlined.
Introduction, Term related to reservoir planning (Yield, Reservoir planning and operation curves, Reservoir storage, Reservoir clearance), Investigation for reservoir planning, Significance of mass curve and demand curves, Applications of mass-curve and demand curves, Fixation of reservoir capacity from annual inflow and outflow, Fixation of reservoir capacity.
This document summarizes the key loads and design considerations for concrete dams. It discusses the primary, secondary, and exceptional loads that act on gravity dams, including water load, self-weight, uplift, wave load, silt load, wind load, and earthquake load. It also covers the design of gravity dams against overturning, sliding, and material failure. Buttress and arch dam designs are briefly introduced. Thin cylinder theory for arch dam design is explained.
This document provides an overview of spillways and flood control works for dams. It discusses the key components and design considerations for spillways, including approach channels, control structures, discharge carriers, terminal structures, and energy dissipaters. It describes different types of spillways like overflow, trough, siphon, and side channel spillways. Design aspects for spillway crest gates like radial and drum gates are covered. The document also discusses intake and outlet works for reservoirs, including their components and functions.
Earthen dams are constructed using natural materials like clay, sand, gravel and rock. They are designed based on principles of soil mechanics. There are two main types - homogeneous and zoned. Zoned dams have an impervious core and outer shells. Components include the core, shells, rock toe, pitching, berms and drains. Stability requires the seepage line be within the downstream slope with minimum 2m cover. Common causes of failure are hydraulic (overtopping, erosion), seepage (piping through core or foundations) and structural issues like cracking. Proper design and construction can prevent these failures.
This document summarizes uniform flow in open channels. It defines open channels as streams not completely enclosed by boundaries with a free water surface. Open channels can be natural or artificial with regular shapes. Uniform flow occurs when the depth, area, velocity and discharge remain constant in a channel with a constant slope and roughness. The Chezy and Manning formulas are presented to calculate mean flow velocity from hydraulic radius, slope and conveyance factors. Examples are given to solve for velocity, flow rate, and channel slope using the formulas.
Abstract: Geo-technical engineering as a subject has developed considerably in the past four decades. There
has been remarkable development in the fields of design, research and construction of dam. India is capable of
designing and constructing a dam that would withstand a seismic jolt. The country needs water and electricity
to provide its people good living standards. Hydropower is the solution to the country's requirements, and this
can be achieved by storing water in dams.
In the past, earthquake effects may have been treated too lightly in dam design. Are such dams safe,
and how have they fared in previous earthquakes, this Paper will be limited to the some of finding about one
concrete types.
What will happen to dams during severe earthquake shaking? It is obvious that at present engineers
cannot answer this question with any certainty. But we are very much aware of the threat of disastrous losses of
life and damage to property if dams should fail, and we are making great effort to increase our under standing
of this complex topic.
This Paper deals with the case study of totaladoh Dam Situated in Vidarbha Region of Maharashtra
for Seismic Analysis by I.S.Code method (Simple Beam Analysis method). This also includes future scope of
analyzing the same dam for Seismic safety by very accurate method i.e. finite element method.
Keywords: Earthquake, The finite element method, Indian Standard codes(I.S.Code), horizontal
seismic coefficient (αh ),Hydrostatic pressure, Seismic analysis,
This document discusses reservoir planning and design. It describes how reservoirs are created by constructing dams across rivers. Investigations including engineering surveys, geological studies, and hydrological analyses are conducted. Reservoirs have different levels like full reservoir level and minimum drawdown level. Storage zones include live, dead, and flood storage. Methods to determine reservoir capacity and yield using mass inflow and demand curves are presented. Factors affecting reservoir sedimentation and management techniques are outlined. Flow routing methods like graphical and trial and error are described to model flood waves passing through reservoirs. Spillway types including free overfall are also summarized.
Diversion headworks are structures constructed at the head of a canal to divert river water into the canal. They include components like weirs, barrages, canal head regulators, divide walls, fish ladders, and guide banks. The objectives are to raise water levels, control silt entry, regulate water flow, and allow fish passage. Proper site selection and design are needed to prevent failures from subsurface water flow, uplift pressure, hydraulic jumps, or scouring during floods. Remedies include increasing seepage lengths, adding sheet piles, and using thicker impervious floors.
River training involves constructing structures along or across rivers to improve the river and protect its banks. It is necessary due to rivers frequently changing course in alluvial plains, which can erode banks and damage nearby land and property. River training structures are classified as transversal, perpendicular to flow to reduce velocity, or longitudinal, parallel to flow along banks. This document discusses various river training methods like guide banks, embankments, groynes and pitching, which are used to safely direct flood flows, prevent erosion and channel changes, and aid navigation. It provides design criteria for different structures and their components.
Weirs are barriers placed in flowing water to alter flow characteristics and measure discharge. They come in various forms smaller than conventional dams. The geometry of the weir crest allows depth of water behind it to be converted to a flow rate using discharge equations. Common weir types include labyrinth, broad crested, sharp crested, compound, and V-notch weirs, each suited to different flow measurement applications. While weirs enable flow measurement, they can also increase oxygen in water and create dangerous hydraulic jumps downstream.
A weir is a solid structure built across a river to raise the water level and divert water into canals. There are different types of weirs including masonry weirs with vertical drops, rock fill weirs with sloping aprons, and concrete weirs with downstream slopes. Weirs can fail due to subsurface piping, uplift pressure, surface water suction or scouring. Remedies include installing sheet piles and ensuring sufficient floor thickness and length. A barrage is similar to a weir but uses gates rather than a solid structure to control water levels. Barrages are more expensive than weirs but allow better control of water levels and less silting during floods by raising the gates.
Spillway crest gates are adjustable gates used to control water flow in reservoir and river systems. They act as barriers to store additional water, allowing the height of dams to be increased and requiring more land acquisition. The main types of spillway gates are dripping shutters, stop logs, radial/tainter gates, drum gates, and vertical lift/rectangle gates. Vertical lift gates are rectangular gates that spin horizontally between grooved piers and can be raised or lowered by a hoisting mechanism to control water flow.
Gravity dams are structures designed so that their own weight resists external forces. Concrete is the preferred material. Forces acting on the dam include water pressure, uplift pressure, earthquake forces, silt pressure, wave pressure, and ice pressure. The dam's weight counters these forces. Dams are checked when full and empty, accounting for load combinations. Gravity dams can fail due to overturning, crushing, tension cracks, or sliding along foundation planes. Design aims to prevent failure from these modes.
A hydraulic structure may be defined as any structure which is designed to handle water in any way
This includes the retention, conveyance, control, regulation and dissipation of the energy of water
Such water handling structures are required in many fields of civil engineering
The principal ones being water supply and conservation, hydroelectric power, irrigation and drainage, navigation, flood control, fish, wildlife service’s and certain aspects of highway engineering. Various equations, based on continuity, energy, and momentum principles, may be used
To calculate the most suitable length, width, shape, elevation and orientation of the structure.
The application of these basic principles to the practical problem of the design of hydraulic structures is called hydraulic design
Designed and constructed for managing and utilizing water resources to the best advantage of the human being and environment
This document contains a syllabus for a hydrology course. It includes sections on catchment area, the water budget equation, and two examples. The catchment area section defines it as the area draining into a stream. The water budget equation accounts for precipitation, surface runoff, groundwater flow, evaporation, transpiration, and change in storage over a time period. Example 1 applies the water budget equation to a lake. Example 2 calculates runoff and non-runoff amounts for a storm event in a small catchment.
The document discusses the design of embankment dams. It defines embankment dams as dams constructed of natural materials like earth or rockfill. It describes the different types of embankment dams including homogeneous dams, zoned dams, and diaphragm dams. It also discusses important design considerations for embankment dams like controlling seepage, providing internal drainage, and ensuring the shear strength of the soil is sufficient to resist failure. Pore water pressure in saturated soils is identified as an important factor that reduces the effective stress and shear strength of soils in embankment dams.
This document provides an overview of dams, including their purpose, classification, and key components. It discusses how dams can be classified based on their function (e.g. storage, diversion), hydraulic design (e.g. overflow, non-overflow), structural behavior (e.g. gravity, earth), and materials used (e.g. masonry, concrete, rockfill). Key factors in selecting a dam site and type include the topography, geology/foundations, availability of materials, size/location of spillways, and earthquake risk. Dams are designed structures built across waterways to impound water for uses like irrigation, hydropower, flood control and more.
The document discusses dams and provides information on different types of dams including gravity dams. It describes the key forces acting on a gravity dam, including:
- The weight of the dam itself which acts downward
- Water pressure from the reservoir which acts as an overturning force on the upstream face
- Uplift pressure from water seeping through the dam and its foundation
- Silt and sediment pressure on the upstream face
- Potential forces from ice, wind, waves, temperature changes, earthquakes, and other sources
It provides diagrams illustrating how these forces are calculated and represented as vectors on a free body diagram of a gravity dam cross section. The document gives details on calculating the magnitude and line of
Dams are built across rivers to store water and generate hydropower. The main purposes of dams are to store water for irrigation, water supply, flood control, and hydropower generation. Dams confine river water, creating reservoirs that allow water to be used for these human purposes. The earliest known dam dates back to 3000 BC in Jordan, while ancient civilizations like Egypt, Yemen, India, and China also constructed dams. Larger dams began being built in the early 19th century, with notable examples including the Hoover Dam built in the 1930s. Dams come in different types depending on their structure and materials, such as arch dams, gravity dams, and embankment dams. Hydropower generation is
Introduction, Term related to reservoir planning (Yield, Reservoir planning and operation curves, Reservoir storage, Reservoir clearance), Investigation for reservoir planning, Significance of mass curve and demand curves, Applications of mass-curve and demand curves, Fixation of reservoir capacity from annual inflow and outflow, Fixation of reservoir capacity.
This document summarizes the key loads and design considerations for concrete dams. It discusses the primary, secondary, and exceptional loads that act on gravity dams, including water load, self-weight, uplift, wave load, silt load, wind load, and earthquake load. It also covers the design of gravity dams against overturning, sliding, and material failure. Buttress and arch dam designs are briefly introduced. Thin cylinder theory for arch dam design is explained.
This document provides an overview of spillways and flood control works for dams. It discusses the key components and design considerations for spillways, including approach channels, control structures, discharge carriers, terminal structures, and energy dissipaters. It describes different types of spillways like overflow, trough, siphon, and side channel spillways. Design aspects for spillway crest gates like radial and drum gates are covered. The document also discusses intake and outlet works for reservoirs, including their components and functions.
Earthen dams are constructed using natural materials like clay, sand, gravel and rock. They are designed based on principles of soil mechanics. There are two main types - homogeneous and zoned. Zoned dams have an impervious core and outer shells. Components include the core, shells, rock toe, pitching, berms and drains. Stability requires the seepage line be within the downstream slope with minimum 2m cover. Common causes of failure are hydraulic (overtopping, erosion), seepage (piping through core or foundations) and structural issues like cracking. Proper design and construction can prevent these failures.
This document summarizes uniform flow in open channels. It defines open channels as streams not completely enclosed by boundaries with a free water surface. Open channels can be natural or artificial with regular shapes. Uniform flow occurs when the depth, area, velocity and discharge remain constant in a channel with a constant slope and roughness. The Chezy and Manning formulas are presented to calculate mean flow velocity from hydraulic radius, slope and conveyance factors. Examples are given to solve for velocity, flow rate, and channel slope using the formulas.
Abstract: Geo-technical engineering as a subject has developed considerably in the past four decades. There
has been remarkable development in the fields of design, research and construction of dam. India is capable of
designing and constructing a dam that would withstand a seismic jolt. The country needs water and electricity
to provide its people good living standards. Hydropower is the solution to the country's requirements, and this
can be achieved by storing water in dams.
In the past, earthquake effects may have been treated too lightly in dam design. Are such dams safe,
and how have they fared in previous earthquakes, this Paper will be limited to the some of finding about one
concrete types.
What will happen to dams during severe earthquake shaking? It is obvious that at present engineers
cannot answer this question with any certainty. But we are very much aware of the threat of disastrous losses of
life and damage to property if dams should fail, and we are making great effort to increase our under standing
of this complex topic.
This Paper deals with the case study of totaladoh Dam Situated in Vidarbha Region of Maharashtra
for Seismic Analysis by I.S.Code method (Simple Beam Analysis method). This also includes future scope of
analyzing the same dam for Seismic safety by very accurate method i.e. finite element method.
Keywords: Earthquake, The finite element method, Indian Standard codes(I.S.Code), horizontal
seismic coefficient (αh ),Hydrostatic pressure, Seismic analysis,
This document discusses reservoir planning and design. It describes how reservoirs are created by constructing dams across rivers. Investigations including engineering surveys, geological studies, and hydrological analyses are conducted. Reservoirs have different levels like full reservoir level and minimum drawdown level. Storage zones include live, dead, and flood storage. Methods to determine reservoir capacity and yield using mass inflow and demand curves are presented. Factors affecting reservoir sedimentation and management techniques are outlined. Flow routing methods like graphical and trial and error are described to model flood waves passing through reservoirs. Spillway types including free overfall are also summarized.
Diversion headworks are structures constructed at the head of a canal to divert river water into the canal. They include components like weirs, barrages, canal head regulators, divide walls, fish ladders, and guide banks. The objectives are to raise water levels, control silt entry, regulate water flow, and allow fish passage. Proper site selection and design are needed to prevent failures from subsurface water flow, uplift pressure, hydraulic jumps, or scouring during floods. Remedies include increasing seepage lengths, adding sheet piles, and using thicker impervious floors.
River training involves constructing structures along or across rivers to improve the river and protect its banks. It is necessary due to rivers frequently changing course in alluvial plains, which can erode banks and damage nearby land and property. River training structures are classified as transversal, perpendicular to flow to reduce velocity, or longitudinal, parallel to flow along banks. This document discusses various river training methods like guide banks, embankments, groynes and pitching, which are used to safely direct flood flows, prevent erosion and channel changes, and aid navigation. It provides design criteria for different structures and their components.
Weirs are barriers placed in flowing water to alter flow characteristics and measure discharge. They come in various forms smaller than conventional dams. The geometry of the weir crest allows depth of water behind it to be converted to a flow rate using discharge equations. Common weir types include labyrinth, broad crested, sharp crested, compound, and V-notch weirs, each suited to different flow measurement applications. While weirs enable flow measurement, they can also increase oxygen in water and create dangerous hydraulic jumps downstream.
A weir is a solid structure built across a river to raise the water level and divert water into canals. There are different types of weirs including masonry weirs with vertical drops, rock fill weirs with sloping aprons, and concrete weirs with downstream slopes. Weirs can fail due to subsurface piping, uplift pressure, surface water suction or scouring. Remedies include installing sheet piles and ensuring sufficient floor thickness and length. A barrage is similar to a weir but uses gates rather than a solid structure to control water levels. Barrages are more expensive than weirs but allow better control of water levels and less silting during floods by raising the gates.
Spillway crest gates are adjustable gates used to control water flow in reservoir and river systems. They act as barriers to store additional water, allowing the height of dams to be increased and requiring more land acquisition. The main types of spillway gates are dripping shutters, stop logs, radial/tainter gates, drum gates, and vertical lift/rectangle gates. Vertical lift gates are rectangular gates that spin horizontally between grooved piers and can be raised or lowered by a hoisting mechanism to control water flow.
Gravity dams are structures designed so that their own weight resists external forces. Concrete is the preferred material. Forces acting on the dam include water pressure, uplift pressure, earthquake forces, silt pressure, wave pressure, and ice pressure. The dam's weight counters these forces. Dams are checked when full and empty, accounting for load combinations. Gravity dams can fail due to overturning, crushing, tension cracks, or sliding along foundation planes. Design aims to prevent failure from these modes.
A hydraulic structure may be defined as any structure which is designed to handle water in any way
This includes the retention, conveyance, control, regulation and dissipation of the energy of water
Such water handling structures are required in many fields of civil engineering
The principal ones being water supply and conservation, hydroelectric power, irrigation and drainage, navigation, flood control, fish, wildlife service’s and certain aspects of highway engineering. Various equations, based on continuity, energy, and momentum principles, may be used
To calculate the most suitable length, width, shape, elevation and orientation of the structure.
The application of these basic principles to the practical problem of the design of hydraulic structures is called hydraulic design
Designed and constructed for managing and utilizing water resources to the best advantage of the human being and environment
This document contains a syllabus for a hydrology course. It includes sections on catchment area, the water budget equation, and two examples. The catchment area section defines it as the area draining into a stream. The water budget equation accounts for precipitation, surface runoff, groundwater flow, evaporation, transpiration, and change in storage over a time period. Example 1 applies the water budget equation to a lake. Example 2 calculates runoff and non-runoff amounts for a storm event in a small catchment.
The document discusses the design of embankment dams. It defines embankment dams as dams constructed of natural materials like earth or rockfill. It describes the different types of embankment dams including homogeneous dams, zoned dams, and diaphragm dams. It also discusses important design considerations for embankment dams like controlling seepage, providing internal drainage, and ensuring the shear strength of the soil is sufficient to resist failure. Pore water pressure in saturated soils is identified as an important factor that reduces the effective stress and shear strength of soils in embankment dams.
This document provides an overview of dams, including their purpose, classification, and key components. It discusses how dams can be classified based on their function (e.g. storage, diversion), hydraulic design (e.g. overflow, non-overflow), structural behavior (e.g. gravity, earth), and materials used (e.g. masonry, concrete, rockfill). Key factors in selecting a dam site and type include the topography, geology/foundations, availability of materials, size/location of spillways, and earthquake risk. Dams are designed structures built across waterways to impound water for uses like irrigation, hydropower, flood control and more.
The document discusses dams and provides information on different types of dams including gravity dams. It describes the key forces acting on a gravity dam, including:
- The weight of the dam itself which acts downward
- Water pressure from the reservoir which acts as an overturning force on the upstream face
- Uplift pressure from water seeping through the dam and its foundation
- Silt and sediment pressure on the upstream face
- Potential forces from ice, wind, waves, temperature changes, earthquakes, and other sources
It provides diagrams illustrating how these forces are calculated and represented as vectors on a free body diagram of a gravity dam cross section. The document gives details on calculating the magnitude and line of
Dams are built across rivers to store water and generate hydropower. The main purposes of dams are to store water for irrigation, water supply, flood control, and hydropower generation. Dams confine river water, creating reservoirs that allow water to be used for these human purposes. The earliest known dam dates back to 3000 BC in Jordan, while ancient civilizations like Egypt, Yemen, India, and China also constructed dams. Larger dams began being built in the early 19th century, with notable examples including the Hoover Dam built in the 1930s. Dams come in different types depending on their structure and materials, such as arch dams, gravity dams, and embankment dams. Hydropower generation is
A dam is a hydraulic structure of fairly impervious material built across a river to create a reservoir on its upstream side for impounding water for various purposes. A detailed ppt on dams,its types,pros and cons.
The document provides information on different types of dams including their structures, classifications, and examples. It discusses:
1) The main types of dams are gravity dams, buttress dams, arch dams, and earth dams. Gravity dams resist water pressure through sheer weight while buttress dams use supports and arch dams curve to transmit water pressure.
2) Dams can be classified based on their functions such as storage dams, diversion dams, detention dams, debris dams, and coffer dams which are temporary structures used in construction.
3) Examples of different dams are provided along with their key details like location, height, purpose, and capacity. The Bhakra dam on the Satluj river in India
Dams are structures built across rivers to store water for uses like irrigation, power, and flood control. They are classified by structure and material, including arch dams, gravity dams, embankment dams, and more. Dams generate hydroelectric power by using the force of falling or flowing water to turn turbines and generators. While hydro provides renewable energy, large dams can damage ecosystems and require relocating local populations.
Role of Engineering Geology In Resevoirs,Dams & Tunneling.kaustubhpetare
The document discusses the role of engineering geology in reservoirs, dams, and tunneling. It provides information on how geological factors must be considered when selecting dam and reservoir sites. The types of dams are described, including gravity, buttress, arch, and embankment dams. Key geological considerations for dam foundations include the strength and stability of the underlying rocks. Bedding planes dipping upstream are most suitable, while faults and folds can increase risks. Thorough geological surveys and site investigations are needed before construction to evaluate the foundation conditions.
This document provides an overview of hydraulic structures and classifications of dams. It discusses:
1) Different types of dams classified by function (storage, detention, diversion), design (overflow, non-overflow), structure (gravity, arch, buttress, embankment), and materials (rigid, non-rigid).
2) Characteristics and components of earth dams including homogeneous, zoned, and diaphragm types.
3) Characteristics of rock fill dams and combined earth and rock fill dams.
4) Advantages and disadvantages of gravity dams, arch dams, and buttress dams constructed of concrete.
This document provides information on different types of dams including their definitions, structures, advantages, disadvantages and classifications. It discusses common dam types such as gravity dams, arch dams, buttress dams, embankment dams and their design considerations. Examples of major dams from around the world are also highlighted such as the Three Gorges Dam, Hoover Dam and dams in Thailand. Causes of dam failures are briefly mentioned.
This document summarizes different types of dams and how hydroelectricity works. It describes the main types of dams as arch dams, gravity dams, arch-gravity dams, and embankment dams. It then explains how hydroelectricity is produced by building a dam to store water in a reservoir, which is then released through a turbine to generate electricity. The document also notes some advantages and disadvantages of large hydroelectric plants.
This document provides an introduction to dams, including their historical development, classification, and key factors in site selection and design. It discusses how beavers inspired early dam construction and provides examples of some early dams from ancient civilizations. It also covers classification of dams based on purpose, materials, hydraulic action, structural action, and project size. Additionally, it discusses social issues related to dam construction like displacement and rehabilitation.
Dams and Reservoirs -Hydraulics engineeringCivil Zone
Dams are barriers built across rivers or streams to control water flow for uses like irrigation, hydropower, and flood control. The main types are embankment dams made of earth or rock and concrete dams like gravity, arch, and buttress dams. Dams provide benefits like irrigation, power, flood control, and recreation but can also negatively impact river ecosystems and require relocation of people. Engineers consider factors like geology, material availability, and hydrology to select the optimal dam type and site for a given project. Ancillary structures like spillways and outlets control water release.
This document provides information on dams and reservoirs. It begins with definitions of dams and discusses the structure of dams. The main types of dams are then described - gravity dams, arch dams, buttress dams, embankment dams. Examples are given of major dams like the Three Gorges Dam and Hoover Dam. Dams in Thailand are also discussed. The document outlines the advantages and disadvantages of dams. It provides classifications of dams and factors to consider for different dam types. Forces acting on gravity and arch dams are explained.
This document discusses dams and reservoirs. It begins with definitions of dams and describes their basic structure. It then discusses the advantages and disadvantages of dams, and provides examples of different types of dams including gravity dams, arch dams, buttress dams, and embankment dams. The document concludes with information on dam failures and statistics on types of dams.
This document provides an overview of dams and rivers, including:
1) An introduction to dams, their purposes of irrigation, hydropower, flood control, and more.
2) Reasons for building dams such as power generation, irrigation, flood control, drinking water, recreation, and transportation.
3) Details on ancient dams from around the world dating back to 3000 BC.
4) The different parts of a dam including the heel, crest, parapet wall, toe, abutments, conduits, cutoffs, galleries, diversion tunnels, and spillways.
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1. Content:
Intoduction to Dam
Purpose of Dam
Classification of Dam
Study of Some important Dam
• Gravity Dam
• Arch Dam
• Buttress Dam
• Earth Dam
• Rock fill Dam
Salient feature of major Dams in India
2.
3. Introduction To Dam :
A dam is hydraulic structure constructed across a river or a natural stream to create a reservoir
for impounding water.
The water stored in the reservoir can be used for various purpose.
4. Purpose of Dam :
Water Supply : Dams gather drinking water for people.
Flood Control : Dams protect areas from flooding.
Irrigation : Dams help farmers being water to their farms.
Hydroelectric : Dams help create power and electricity from water.
And also for Recreation, Navigation etc.
5. Classification of
Dam
4) Classification
according to
Structural
Behaviour
3) Classification
according to
Material
2) Classification
according to
Hydraulic design
1) Classification
according to Use
• Storage Dam
• Diversion Dam
• Detension Dam
Etc.
• Rigid Dam
• Non- Rigid Dam
• Gravity Dam
• Arch Dam
• Buttress Dam
• Earthen Dam
• Rock fill Dam
• Overflow Dam
• Non Overflow Dam
6. 1) Classification According To Use:
Storage Dam:
Storage dams are constructed to store the water during rainy season when there is large flow
in the river.
The stored water is utilized later during the period when flow in the river is reduced.
E.g. Gravity Dam, Earthen Dam, Rock fill dam, Arch dam etc.
7. Diversion Dam:
A diversion dam is constructed for the purpose of diverting water of the river into an off taking
canal.
It is usually of low height and has a small storage reservoir on its upstream.
E.g. Weir, Barrage etc.
8. Detension Dam:
Detension dam are constructed for the flood control.
A detension dam retards the flow of the water in the river on its downstream during floods by
storing some flood water.
The water retained in the reservoir is released gradually at a controlled rate.
E.g. Debris Dam etc.
9. 2) Classification According To Hydraulic Design:
Overflow Dam:
An overflow dam is the one which designed to carry surplus discharge over its crest.
Its crest level is kept lower than the top of the other portion of the dams.
An overflow dam is commonly known as Spillway.
10. Non Overflow Dam:
It is the one in which the top of the dam is kept at a higher elevation than the maximum
expected high flood level ( HFL ).
Water is not permitted to overflow the dam.
E.g. Gravity dam, Earthen dam, Rockfill dam etc.
11. 3) Classification According To Material:
Rigid Dam:
Rigid dams are those dam which are constructed of rigid materials such as concrete, masonry,
steel, timber etc.
E.g. Concrete gravity dam,
Solid masonry dam,
Arch dam,
Steel dam etc.
12. Non - Rigid Dam:
Non rigid dams are those dam which are constructed of non rigid materials such as earth, and
rock fill etc.
These are relatively large settlements and deformation in the non - rigid dam.
E.g. Earth dam,
Rock fill dam etc.
14. A gravity dam is one which the external forces such as water pressure, wave pressure, uplift
pressure etc. are resisted by the weight of the dam itself.
The gravity dams are usually made of cement concrete.
15. Advantage of Gravity dam :
Gravity dams are relatively more strong and durable than earth dams.
Gravity dams can be constructed of any height, provided suitable foundations are available to
bear the stresses.
It requires the least maintenance.
The failure of a gravity dam, if any is not sudden.
16. Disadvantage of Gravity dam :
The initial cost of gravity dam is always higher than an Earth dam.
Mechanized plants for manufacturing and transporting concrete are required.
Gravity dams require skilled labour for its construction.
19. An arch dam is curved in plan, with its convexity towards the upstream side.
Arch dams transfer the water pressure and other forces mainly to the abutments by an arch action.
This is suitable for narrow canyons with the strong banks which are capable of resisting the thrust produced
by the arch action.
20. Advantage of Arch dam :
Arch dams are particularly adopted to the gorges where the length is small in proportion to
the height.
Because of much less base width, the problem of uplift pressure are minor.
For a given height, the section of an arch dam is much lesser than a corresponding gravity
dam.
21. Disadvantage of Arch dam :
It required skilled labour and sophisticated framework.
The speed of construction is usually slow.
It requires very strong abutments, capable of resisting arch thrusts.
24. Buttress dam :
A buttress dam consists of number of buttresses or pier dividing the space.
To retain water between these buttress, panels are constructed of horizontal arches or flat
slabs.
When the panels consists of arches, it is know as multiple arch type buttress dam and it
consists of flat slab, it is known as Deck type buttress dam.
25. Advantage of Buttress dam :
A buttress dam is less massive dam than a gravity dam. It can be constructed on a relatively
weak foundation.
The spacing of buttresses may be adjusted to utilized zones of good foundation.
The ice pressure is relatively unimportant since the ice tends to slide over the inside upstream
deck.
26. Power houses and water treatment plants can be housed in between buttresses, thus saving
same cost of construction.
The amount of concrete required is about 1/2 to 1/3 of the concrete required for a gravity
dam of the same height.
The uplift pressure acting on the buttress dam is considerably less which leads to economy in
the concrete and overall stability of the dam.
27. Disadvantage of Buttress dam :
Skilled labours and more shuttering is required.
Buttress dam is more susceptible to willful damage.
The number of water seals to be provided and maintained for buttress dam are usually more
than that of other dam.
28. Earth dam :
Earth dam is an embankment type dam.
These are made of locally available soils and gravels and therefore are most common types of
dams used upto moderate height.
Their construction involves utilisation of materials in the natural state requiring a minimum of
processing.
29.
30. Rock Fill dam :
A rock fill dam is an embankment which uses variable sizes of rock to provide stability and
impervious membrane to provide water tightness.
31. Advantage of Earth dam and Rock fill dam :
Earth dams can be constructed almost on any type of available foundations.
Unskilled labours also can be employed in the construction.
They are cheaper than other type of dam.
32. They can be subsequently raised in the height without much difficulty.
Earth dams are more earthquake resistant than gravity dams.
Earth dams can be constructed in a relatively short period.
33. Disadvantage of Earth dam and Rock fill dam :
An earth dam cannot be designed as an overflow section. A spillway has to be located away
from the dam.
They are not suitable at locations where heavy downpour is more common.
The maintenance cost is quite high.
34. It requires constant supervision.
They are more vulnerable to damage by floods and fail suddenly without sufficiently warning.
Earth dams are not suitable for narrow gorges with steep slopes.
35. Salient feature of major Dams in India
1. Bhakhra – Nangal Project ( Punjab ) :
36. River Satluj
Dam 226 m high Bhakhra dam and 29 m high Nangal dam
Type of dam Concrete gravity dam
Length of dam at the crest 518 m
Catchment area 56876 sq. km.
Type of spillway Overflow spillway in the middle of the dam
Number and type of gates 15.24 m x 14.47 m size 4 nos. radial gates
Flood discharge capacity 8372 cum/s
Flood discharge 11327 cum/s
Area of reservoir at full reservoir 166 sq. km.
Total storage capacity of reservoir 7191 M cum
Installed hydropower capacity 1204 MW
Length of canal 1104 km
Length of ditributaries 3360 km
State benefited Punjab, Hariyana, Rajasthan
38. River Narmada
Dam • Maximum height from base 163 m
• Maximum width of base 119.24 m
• Width of crest 9.14 m
• Crest level 146.5 m
• Length of dam 1210 m
Catchment area 88000 sq. km.
Type of spillway Ogee type overflow spillway
Number and type of gates • Radial service spillway 23 nos. ( 60 x 55 ft.)
• radial auxiliary spillway 7 nos. ( 60 x 60 ft .)
Total storage capacity of reservoir 9497 lacs cum
Live storage capacity 5859 lacs cum
Full reservoir level 134.68 m
Maximum reservoir level 140.21 m
Installed hydropower capacity 1450 MW
Length of canal 460 km
State benefited Gujarat, Rajasthan
40. River Maha river
Dam Concrete, Masonry and Earth composite dam
Maximum height 59 m
Catchment area 82880 sq. km.
Flood discharge 35765 cum/s
Total storage capacity of reservoir 8105 M cum
Installed hydropower capacity 270 MW
Non-overflow masonry, concrete dam
length
3652 m
Length of spillway 1148 m
Length of earthen dam 20666 m
Useful storage capacity 5843 M cum
Irrigation capacity 2.53 lacs hectare
42. River Krishna
Dam • Earth and Masonry composite dam
• Maximum height 125 m
• Non- overflow earth portion length 3415 m
• Non- overflow masonry portion length 978 m
Spillway gates 13.72 m x 13.41 m 26 nos. radial gates
Total storage capacity of reservoir 11550 M cum
Installed hydropower capacity 440 MW
Useful storage capacity 6940 M cum
Irrigation capacity 8.3 lacs hectare
44. River Tapi
Dam Earthen and Masonry composite dam
Maximum height 81 m
Total storage capacity of reservoir 8511 M cum
Installed hydropower capacity 300 MW
Length of dam at crest, non- overflow
portion
4640 m
Useful storage capacity 7092 M cum
Overflow portion 425 m
Spillway gates 22 radial gates