Modeling of channel erosion downstream spillway dams

Uncertainty Analysis of Spillway Erosion Parameters

Windows Dam Analysis Modules (WinDAM) is a set of modular software components that can be used to analyze overtopped earthen embankments and internal erosion of dams. WinDAM is being developed in stages. The initial computational modules address routing of floods through the reservoir with dam overtopping and evaluation of the potential for vegetation or riprap to delay or prevent failure of th...

Reduce the maximum scour depth downstream of Flip Bucket Spillway through the spillway geometry optimization (study released spillway dam Kurdistan)

The Performance of shooting pool, in addition to the quality of the area in which the flow collides with it, depends to the height of the jet drop, the angle of the water flow, the depth of the jet and the concentration of the jet. By increasing the height of the jet drop, the fall velocity increases and subsequently the jetchr('39')s energy will be more intrusive. Different collision area from...

Two Alternative System Reliability Approaches to the Serviceability Condition Assessment of Spillway Gate Systems on Dams

Numerical computation of seepage erosion below dams (piping)

In delta areas the land is protected from floods and high tides by dikes. In general these are constructed of impervious clays and built on a sandy aquifer as subsoil. Such structures are vulnerable to an erosion effect called piping. The actual word 'piping' refers to the development of shallow channels in the sand below the dike, which begins at the downstream side of the structure. Here ofte...

Internal erosion under spillway rested on an embankment dam

In this paper we investigate the mechanism of internal erosion caused in the right abutment of the Shahghasem dam’s spillway. Shahghasem dam is an earthen dam located in Yasouj, in southwest of Iran. A significant hole and pipe have been observed in the corner of the right abutment from upstream view. The foundation is Marlstone, which has low cohesion and susceptible for internal erosion and p...