Structural and Non-Structural Alternatives for Accommodating Larger Floods at Dams
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This paper provides an overview of structural and non-structural alternatives for accommodating larger floods at dams. The first two alternatives discussed, raising the height of the project and/or lowering the reservoir pool, can be used to prevent overtopping by increasing the available floodwater detention storage in the reservoir. Data gathered by an ASCE task committee survey on modifications that include increased storage by raising project height are summarized and discussed. The third alternative discussed, early warning systems, can provide a low cost alternative to structural modifications. Case studies for the warning systems at the Santee Cooper North Dam and the TVA Blue Ridge Dam are presented.
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