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Lecture 1.2 Features of Dam

Dams are structures built across rivers to impound water and form reservoirs. They have key components like the dam body, spillways, outlets, and abutments. Dams evolved from early gravity structures to modern designs using materials like earth, steel, and concrete. Dams are classified based on size, purpose, and construction material. Common classifications include gravity, arch, buttress, earthfill, and concrete dams.

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Lecture 1.2 Features of Dam

Dams are structures built across rivers to impound water and form reservoirs. They have key components like the dam body, spillways, outlets, and abutments. Dams evolved from early gravity structures to modern designs using materials like earth, steel, and concrete. Dams are classified based on size, purpose, and construction material. Common classifications include gravity, arch, buttress, earthfill, and concrete dams.

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LECTURE 2

Dam basics
Features and profile of dams
DAM BASICS

Dam
Reservoir

River

Longtan RCC dam 192m Dam basics

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COMPONENT PARTS

 Dam: is either a man made or animal (beaver may


be where man learn damming) made structure
across a river to impound water on the upstream
called a reservoir.

Abutments
Face
Crest
Toe
Outlet
spillway

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DAM PROFILE
COMPONENTS/FEATURES

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COMPONENTS/FEATURES

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COMPONENTS/FEATURES

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COMPONENTS/FEATURES

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EVOLUTION OF DAM (GRAVITY AND EMBANKMENT)

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MODERN DAM
Made of Earth, steel,
concrete
 Hoover dam on Colorado

river
 Arch dam 221 m
 Grand Dixence (285m )
Switzerland is the tallest
of its kind (solid gravity
dam)in the world Hoover dam

EIT- HU MZ 2005 ET 05/03/2023


CLASSIFICATION OF DAMS

 Based on Size
 Based on function
 Based on material used
CLASSIFICATION BASED ON
PURPOSE
 Hydro-electric dam
 Irrigation dam

 Water supply dam for city for the purposes of drinking


Single purpose

water, recreation, navigation thro canals, industrial use.


 Flood Control

 Habitat dam for fishes & wild life

 Effluent containing dams from industry, mine, factory

etc.

 Multi-purpose dam: designed for serving


combination two or more of above purpose at a
time
CLASSIFICATION BASED ON
MATERIAL OF CONSTRUCTION
Concret

 Gravity
 Archand Buttress
e

 Masonry
Embankment

 Earth Dam
 Rock fill Dam
 Composite Dam

 Based on service time


 Permanent
 temporary
CLASSIFICATION BASED ON:

configuration & Way to resist imposed force


 Gravity: Earth, rock fill concrete & buttress
• Arch: transfer the imposed force to adjacent
rock wall on either side of the canyon

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Shape of dam as plan view

Gravity Concrete
Concrete Arch (mass)

Earthen Embankment
More than 50%
Compacted earth

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