User contributions for Rmanwaring

8 September 2022

• 00:0000:00, 8 September 2022 diff hist 0‎ m Operation & Maintenance ‎ Rmanwaring moved page Operations and Maintenance to Operations & Maintenance

7 September 2022

• 23:5923:59, 7 September 2022 diff hist −4‎ Main Page ‎No edit summary
• 23:5823:58, 7 September 2022 diff hist +558‎ N Responding to Emergencies ‎ Created page with "__NOTOC__ ---- <!-- Delete any sections that are not necessary to your topic. Add pictures/sections as needed --> [Paragraph here] ==Examples== {{Website Icon}} ==Best Practices Resources== {{Document Icon}} ==Trainings== {{Video Icon}} <!-- For information on notation for in text citations visit https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Cite Or simply enclose the citation as shown <ref> citation </ref> in the location of the in text mention. Citations will automatically po..."
• 23:5823:58, 7 September 2022 diff hist +558‎ N Emergency Action Planning ‎ Created page with "__NOTOC__ ---- <!-- Delete any sections that are not necessary to your topic. Add pictures/sections as needed --> [Paragraph here] ==Examples== {{Website Icon}} ==Best Practices Resources== {{Document Icon}} ==Trainings== {{Video Icon}} <!-- For information on notation for in text citations visit https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Cite Or simply enclose the citation as shown <ref> citation </ref> in the location of the in text mention. Citations will automatically po..."
• 23:5723:57, 7 September 2022 diff hist +558‎ N Surveillance & Monitoring ‎ Created page with "__NOTOC__ ---- <!-- Delete any sections that are not necessary to your topic. Add pictures/sections as needed --> [Paragraph here] ==Examples== {{Website Icon}} ==Best Practices Resources== {{Document Icon}} ==Trainings== {{Video Icon}} <!-- For information on notation for in text citations visit https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Cite Or simply enclose the citation as shown <ref> citation </ref> in the location of the in text mention. Citations will automatically po..."
• 23:5423:54, 7 September 2022 diff hist +1,567‎ Inspections ‎No edit summary
• 23:5123:51, 7 September 2022 diff hist +84‎ Inspections of Embankment Dams ‎No edit summary
• 23:5023:50, 7 September 2022 diff hist +1,469‎ Inspections ‎ Removed redirect to Inspections of Embankment Dams Tag: Removed redirect
• 23:4723:47, 7 September 2022 diff hist +19‎ O&M of Embankment Dams ‎No edit summary
• 23:4623:46, 7 September 2022 diff hist +44‎ N Inspections ‎ Rmanwaring moved page Inspections to Inspections of Embankment Dams: Duplicate page titles Tag: New redirect
• 23:4623:46, 7 September 2022 diff hist 0‎ m Inspections of Embankment Dams ‎ Rmanwaring moved page Inspections to Inspections of Embankment Dams: Duplicate page titles
• 23:4323:43, 7 September 2022 diff hist +558‎ N Site Access ‎ Created page with "__NOTOC__ ---- <!-- Delete any sections that are not necessary to your topic. Add pictures/sections as needed --> [Paragraph here] ==Examples== {{Website Icon}} ==Best Practices Resources== {{Document Icon}} ==Trainings== {{Video Icon}} <!-- For information on notation for in text citations visit https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Cite Or simply enclose the citation as shown <ref> citation </ref> in the location of the in text mention. Citations will automatically po..."
• 23:4323:43, 7 September 2022 diff hist +3,183‎ N Repairing Concrete ‎ Created page with "__NOTOC__ ---- <!-- Delete any sections that are not necessary to your topic. Add pictures/sections as needed --> “Many times, concrete is viewed as a maintenance-free material. Modern concrete is a very durable construction material. If properly proportioned and placed, concrete will have a very long service life, usually without the need for any maintenance, at least for some time”.<ref name="Guide">Guide to Concrete Repair, 2nd Edition | Guide to Concrete Repair..."
• 23:4023:40, 7 September 2022 diff hist −113‎ Controlling Animal Activity ‎No edit summary
• 23:3923:39, 7 September 2022 diff hist −112‎ Vegetation Management ‎No edit summary
• 23:3523:35, 7 September 2022 diff hist +558‎ N O&M Manual ‎ Created page with "__NOTOC__ ---- <!-- Delete any sections that are not necessary to your topic. Add pictures/sections as needed --> [Paragraph here] ==Examples== {{Website Icon}} ==Best Practices Resources== {{Document Icon}} ==Trainings== {{Video Icon}} <!-- For information on notation for in text citations visit https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Cite Or simply enclose the citation as shown <ref> citation </ref> in the location of the in text mention. Citations will automatically po..."
• 23:3523:35, 7 September 2022 diff hist +558‎ N Owner Responsibilities ‎ Created page with "__NOTOC__ ---- <!-- Delete any sections that are not necessary to your topic. Add pictures/sections as needed --> [Paragraph here] ==Examples== {{Website Icon}} ==Best Practices Resources== {{Document Icon}} ==Trainings== {{Video Icon}} <!-- For information on notation for in text citations visit https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Cite Or simply enclose the citation as shown <ref> citation </ref> in the location of the in text mention. Citations will automatically po..."
• 23:3423:34, 7 September 2022 diff hist +1,228‎ N Operation & Maintenance ‎ Created page with "__NOTOC__ ---- <!-- Delete any sections that are not necessary to your topic. Add pictures/sections as needed --> While a thorough and detailed design and construction process decreases the chance that major problems arise in the life span of a dam; without proper operation and maintenance of the dam, the safety of the dam is put in jeopardy. Additionally, site conditions including changing upstream and downstream hydrology, deterioration of the embankment or concrete, d..."
• 23:2323:23, 7 September 2022 diff hist +1,456‎ N Dam Safety Programs ‎ Created page with "__NOTOC__ ---- <!-- Delete any sections that are not necessary to your topic. Add pictures/sections as needed --> As a result of several notable dam failures throughout the United States, the passage of the National Dam Inspection Act (PL 92-367) in 1972 started a major push to increase public safety by implementing a national dam inspection program for dams not owned by the federal government. “The activities performed under the program consisted of an inventory of da..."
• 23:2023:20, 7 September 2022 diff hist +558‎ N Other Appurtenant Structures ‎ Created page with "__NOTOC__ ---- <!-- Delete any sections that are not necessary to your topic. Add pictures/sections as needed --> [Paragraph here] ==Examples== {{Website Icon}} ==Best Practices Resources== {{Document Icon}} ==Trainings== {{Video Icon}} <!-- For information on notation for in text citations visit https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Cite Or simply enclose the citation as shown <ref> citation </ref> in the location of the in text mention. Citations will automatically po..."
• 23:1823:18, 7 September 2022 diff hist +1,175‎ N O&M of a Reservoir ‎ Created page with "__NOTOC__ ---- <!-- Delete any sections that are not necessary to your topic. Add pictures/sections as needed --> Deposition of sediments in the reservoir is problematic as it reduces the reservoir’s potential storage capacity. These accumulated sediments can be removed in a variety of ways including sluicing through the bottom outlet of the dam (if one exists) and dredging. “Existing reservoirs are routinely surveyed to determine sediment deposition and resulting..."
• 23:1723:17, 7 September 2022 diff hist +1,973‎ N Design and Construction of a Reservoir ‎ Created page with "__NOTOC__ ---- <!-- Delete any sections that are not necessary to your topic. Add pictures/sections as needed --> “Reservoir operating goals vary with the storage in the reservoir. The highest zone in the reservoir is that space reserved at any particular time for the control of floods. This zone includes the operational flood control space and the surcharge space required for the passage of spillway flows. Whenever water is in this zone it must be released in accordan..."
• 23:1623:16, 7 September 2022 diff hist +941‎ N Reservoirs ‎ Created page with "__NOTOC__ ---- <!-- Delete any sections that are not necessary to your topic. Add pictures/sections as needed --> Reservoirs are artificial bodies of water impounded behind a dam for one or more intended purposes including water storage, flood protection, hydropower generation, or recreation. ==Components of a Reservoir== [Paragraph here] ==Life Cycle of a Reservoir== [Paragraph here] #Design and Construction of a Reservoir #O&M of a Reservoir #Decommission..."
• 23:1323:13, 7 September 2022 diff hist +2,296‎ N Canals ‎ Created page with "__NOTOC__ ---- <!-- Delete any sections that are not necessary to your topic. Add pictures/sections as needed --> “Canals are constructed channels of widely varying capacities used to convey water for irrigation, power, domestic uses, or drainage. Distributory channels conveying water from the main canal to farm units are called laterals and sublaterals. The design capacity of an irrigation canal or lateral is based on maximum daily consumptive use rate downstream of t..."
• 23:1223:12, 7 September 2022 diff hist +3,360‎ N Flumes ‎ Created page with "__NOTOC__ ---- <!-- Delete any sections that are not necessary to your topic. Add pictures/sections as needed --> “The most common structures used to measure flow in open channels operate by producing critical flow or flow at critical-depth through a control section of known dimensions. Under this flow condition, the discharge through the critical section is a function of the section shape and the upstream potential energy, as indicated by the water level upstream from..."
• 23:0823:08, 7 September 2022 diff hist +2,035‎ N Penstocks ‎ Created page with "__NOTOC__ ---- <!-- Delete any sections that are not necessary to your topic. Add pictures/sections as needed --> Penstocks are used in projects that produce electricity using hydroelectric power plants integrated into the design of the dam. “The penstock conveys water from the intake structure to the powerhouse and can take many configurations, depending upon the project layout. Where the powerhouse is an integral part of the dam, the penstock is simply a passage th..."
• 23:0723:07, 7 September 2022 diff hist +1,333‎ N Emergency Spillways ‎ Created page with "__NOTOC__ ---- <!-- Delete any sections that are not necessary to your topic. Add pictures/sections as needed --> “An emergency spillway is designed to provide additional protection against overtopping of a dam and/or dike and is intended for use under unusual or extreme conditions such as misoperation or malfunction of the service spillway or outlet works during very large, remote floods (such as the PMF), or other emergency conditions. As with auxiliary spillways, s..."
• 23:0623:06, 7 September 2022 diff hist +1,258‎ N Design and Construction of Auxiliary Spillways ‎ Created page with "__NOTOC__ ---- <!-- Delete any sections that are not necessary to your topic. Add pictures/sections as needed --> “The general considerations for selecting the type and size of a new spillway and/or modifying an existing spillway include: project requirements (frequency and duration of operation, along with flood control requirements); dam type (concrete, embankment, composite); site conditions (topography, geology, and climate); hydrologic and seismic loading requirem..."
• 23:0423:04, 7 September 2022 diff hist +1,526‎ N Auxiliary Spillways ‎ Created page with "__NOTOC__ ---- <!-- Delete any sections that are not necessary to your topic. Add pictures/sections as needed --> “An auxiliary spillway is infrequently used and may be a secondary spillway (augmenting a service spillway discharge capacity). During operation there could be some degree of structural damage or erosion to the auxiliary spillway due to releases up to and including the maximum design discharge. Auxiliary spillways may be less robust, erosion-resistant str..."
• 23:0123:01, 7 September 2022 diff hist +595‎ N O&M of Principal Spillways ‎ Created page with "__NOTOC__ ---- <!-- Delete any sections that are not necessary to your topic. Add pictures/sections as needed --> [Paragraph here] ==Other Headings== [Paragraph here] ==Examples== {{Website Icon}} ==Best Practices Resources== {{Document Icon}} ==Trainings== {{Video Icon}} <!-- For information on notation for in text citations visit https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Cite Or simply enclose the citation as shown <ref> citation </ref> in the location of the in text men..."
• 23:0123:01, 7 September 2022 diff hist +595‎ N Design and Construction of Principal Spillways ‎ Created page with "__NOTOC__ ---- <!-- Delete any sections that are not necessary to your topic. Add pictures/sections as needed --> [Paragraph here] ==Other Headings== [Paragraph here] ==Examples== {{Website Icon}} ==Best Practices Resources== {{Document Icon}} ==Trainings== {{Video Icon}} <!-- For information on notation for in text citations visit https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Cite Or simply enclose the citation as shown <ref> citation </ref> in the location of the in text men..."
• 23:0023:00, 7 September 2022 diff hist +5‎ Seismic ‎No edit summary
• 22:5722:57, 7 September 2022 diff hist +1,582‎ N Principal Spillways ‎ Created page with "__NOTOC__ ---- <!-- Delete any sections that are not necessary to your topic. Add pictures/sections as needed --> Also known as “Service Spillways” according to the United States Bureau of Reclamation: “A service spillway provides continuous, or frequent regulated, or staged releases (controlled) or unregulated (uncontrolled) releases from a reservoir without significant damage to the dam, dike, or appurtenant structures due to releases up to and including the maxi..."
• 22:4522:45, 7 September 2022 diff hist +22,059‎ N Uncontrolled Spillways ‎ Created page with "__NOTOC__ ---- <!-- Delete any sections that are not necessary to your topic. Add pictures/sections as needed --> “A controlled crest is one that includes gates which are used to control the flow; the uncontrolled crest is one unencumbered by gates”.<ref name="EM 1110-2-1603"> EM 1110-2-1603 Hydraulic Design of Spillways, USACE, 1992</ref> “Common to all uncontrolled spillways that are not integral with a concret..."
• 22:2122:21, 7 September 2022 diff hist +39‎ Design and Construction of Gravity Dams ‎No edit summary
• 22:1722:17, 7 September 2022 diff hist +329‎ Outlet Works ‎No edit summary
• 22:1522:15, 7 September 2022 diff hist +63‎ Gates/Bulkheads ‎No edit summary
• 22:1422:14, 7 September 2022 diff hist +140‎ Design and Construction of Gates/Bulkheads ‎No edit summary
• 22:1222:12, 7 September 2022 diff hist +53‎ O&M of Gates/Bulkheads ‎No edit summary
• 18:3018:30, 7 September 2022 diff hist +159‎ Energy Dissipation ‎No edit summary
• 17:3617:36, 7 September 2022 diff hist +9‎ Controlled Spillways ‎No edit summary
• 17:3217:32, 7 September 2022 diff hist +161‎ Controlled Spillways ‎No edit summary
• 17:3017:30, 7 September 2022 diff hist +10,190‎ N Controlled Spillways ‎ Created page with "__NOTOC__ ---- <!-- Delete any sections that are not necessary to your topic. Add pictures/sections as needed --> “A controlled crest is one that includes gates which are used to control the flow; the uncontrolled crest is one unencumbered by gates” (EM 1110-2-1603 Hydraulic Design of Spillways, USACE, 1992). “Controlled spillways include crest gates that serve as a movable damming surface allowing the spillway crest to be located below the normal operating level..."
• 17:2017:20, 7 September 2022 diff hist −3,982‎ Spillways ‎No edit summary
• 17:1917:19, 7 September 2022 diff hist +5,891‎ N Energy Dissipation ‎ Created page with "__NOTOC__ ---- <!-- Delete any sections that are not necessary to your topic. Add pictures/sections as needed --> “Terminal structures located immediately downstream of the conveyance feature include stilling basins, energy dissipaters, and flip buckets. These structures are intended to dissipate or manage the kinetic energy of the flow, so it can be returned to the river or stream without significant scour or erosion that could damage or fail the dam and appurtenant s..."
• 15:5815:58, 7 September 2022 diff hist +6,727‎ N Spillways ‎ Created page with "__NOTOC__ ---- <!-- Delete any sections that are not necessary to your topic. Add pictures/sections as needed --> “The basic purpose of the spillway is to provide a means of controlling the flow and providing conveyance from reservoir to tailwater for all flood discharges up to the spillway design flood (SDF). The spillway can be used to provide flood=control regulation for floods either in combination with flood-control sluices or outlet works, or in some cases, as th..."
• 15:4215:42, 7 September 2022 diff hist +1,193‎ N O&M of Gates/Bulkheads ‎ Created page with "__NOTOC__ ---- <!-- Delete any sections that are not necessary to your topic. Add pictures/sections as needed --> “Steel-on-steel bearings require lubrication at regular intervals. Lubricants that contain rust-inhibiting compounds are desirable. Lubrication should be considered for some maintenance-free bearings because friction is reduced, the lubrication acts as a seal to prevent dirt from entering the bearing, and corrosion protection is increased. Certain types of..."
• 15:4015:40, 7 September 2022 diff hist +3,425‎ N Design and Construction of Gates/Bulkheads ‎ Created page with "__NOTOC__ ---- <!-- Delete any sections that are not necessary to your topic. Add pictures/sections as needed --> ==Bulkheads== “A bulkhead or stoplog and guides should be provided at the entrance to each water passage for dewatering the service and emergency gates for maintenance except when they are excessively costly or clearly unfeasible and other means can be improvised. When emergency gates are not required, stoplog or bulkhead guides for maintenance should alway..."
• 15:3515:35, 7 September 2022 diff hist +6,370‎ N Gates/Bulkheads ‎ Created page with "__NOTOC__ ---- <!-- Delete any sections that are not necessary to your topic. Add pictures/sections as needed --> To learn more about gates and bulkheads, click the following links: ==Components of Gates/Bulkheads== While there are many different types and sizes of gates and bulkheads, they often share similar components. These can include gate slots, gate recesses, gate seats, passageway liners, and air vents. Additionally, it is often required to design and construct..."

6 September 2022

• 23:1123:11, 6 September 2022 diff hist +2,802‎ N Decommissioning of Outlet Works ‎ Created page with "__NOTOC__ ---- <!-- Delete any sections that are not necessary to your topic. Add pictures/sections as needed --> “When the existing conduit deteriorates to a point where it can no longer serve its intended design purpose, a decision must be made to renovate, remove/replace, or to abandon it. In some cases, the designer may find it technically and economically more feasible to abandon the conduit by grouting it closed and leaving it in place. For instance, abandonment..."