CONTROL OF CONCRETE DAM CRACKING CONTROL OF CONCRETE DAM CRACKING When cement starts setting, heat of hydration is developed. Concrete dams are large masses of concrete. The heat of hydration is dissipated easily from the surface of the dam as the surface remains exposed to the atmosphere. It is ve...
Concrete dam and Gravity dam ADVANTAGES OF CONCRETE DAMS There are some advantages of concrete dams described as following: The maintenance cost of gravity dams is very small. Spill ways can be installed in the dam itself and no separate site for them is required. They can be constructed for very l...
TYPES OF SPILLWAYS TYPES OF SPILLWAYS The spillways may be broadly classified as: Emergency spillways, and Main spillways.EMERGENCY SPILLWAYS Main spillway is the spillway which is called upon to work under normal conditions of flood. Emergency spillway is provid to deal with abnormal conditions of...
Spillway gates SPILLWAY GATES The spillways may be uncontrolled or controlled types. Uncontrolled spillways do not require any gate. Controlled spillways are provided with gates. Controlled spillways are considered superior to uncontrolled ones, as better control on the reservoir level can be exerc...
Layout of a diversion head work LAYOUT OF A DIVERSION HEAD WORKS A typical layout of a diversion head work is shown in Fig. 15.1. Following is the list of component parts of a diversion headworks. The design and description details of all these components given one by one in subsequent articles. We...