Design of Gravity Dams: Design Manual for Concrete Gravity Dams, Parts 1-15

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Figure
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Comparison of assumed and uplift pressures on a gravity dam Shasta
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B THE GRAVITY METHOD OF STRESS
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Cross section of a parallelside cantilever showing usual loading
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TRIALLOAD METHODS
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Table
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TRIALLOAD METHODS OF ANALYSIS
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423
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B METHODS OF DIVERSION
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B GROUTING
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Chapter VIITemperature
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FOUNDATION
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E CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONSContinued
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Coulee Dam in Washington
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e Tunnel spillways
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CONTROL STRUCTURESContinued
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Sketch illustrating flow in open channels
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E HYDRAULICS OF TERMINAL
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Overflow gatecontrolled spillway on Canyon Ferry Dam in Montana
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b Rectangular versus
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938
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e Stilling basin freeboard
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949
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HYDRAULICS OF DISCHARGE
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Chapter XOutlet Works
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Chapter XIGalleries
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Chapter XIIMiscellaneous
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Chapter XIIIStructural
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abutment tunnel
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Artificial cooling of concreteeffect of horizontal spacing of pipe
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A INTRODUCTION
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Figure Page A1 Friant Damplan and sections
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A2 Curves for coefficient K for computing change in pressure due to earthquake shock
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A3 Friant Dam studyvalues and powers of y
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A4 Friant Dam studynormal stresses on horizontal planes
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A5 Friant Dam studyshear stresses on horizontal and vertical planes
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A6 Friant Dam studypartial derivatives for obtaining oy
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A7 Friant Dam studyintermediate computations for obtaining stresses
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A8 Friant Dam studynormal stresses on vertical planes
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A9 Friant Dam studyprincipal stresses
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gence
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A13 Friant Dam studygravity analyses with horizontal and vertical earthquake effects vertical acceleration upward
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A15 Friant Dam studyprincipal stresses on the maximum nonoverflow section normal conditions
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A16 Friant Dam studyprincipal stresses on the maximum nonoverflow section horizontal and vertical earthquake accelerations included
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A17 Friant Dam studyprincipal stresses on the spillway section for normal conditions
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A18 Friant Dam studyprincipal stresses on the spillway section horizontal and vertical earthquake accelerations included
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B1 Canyon Ferry Dam studyplan elevation and maximum sections
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B2 Canyon Ferry Dam studydeflection of a beam due to unit normal loads
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B11 Canyon Ferry Dam studytrialload distribution final
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B12 Canyon Ferry Dam studycantilever deflection components final
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B14 Canyon Ferry Dam studyshears in horizontal elements and rotations of vertical elements due to twistedstructure load final
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Introduction
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Appendix EComparison
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E9 Angostura Damplan profile and maximum section
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E15 Kortes Damplan elevation and maximum section
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Figure Page E28 Shasta Damgravity analyses including effects of earthquake vertical acceleration upward
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E29 Shasta Damgravity analyses including effects of earthquake vertical acceleration downward
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F1 Characteristics of openchannel flow
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F2 Depth of flow and specific energy for rectangular section in open channel
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F3 Energydepth curves for rectangular and trapezoidal channels
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F4 Critical depth in trapezoidal section
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F5 Characteristics of pressure flow in conduits
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F6 Hydraulic jump symbols and characteristics
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F8 Relation between variables in the hydraulic jump
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Introduction
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G1 Analysis of observed rainfall data
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Rainfallrunoff curvessolution of runoff equation Q P 0 252
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G3 Unit hydrograph principles
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Chapter IVLayout
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G4 Three common approaches for estimating base flow discharges
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G5 Hydrograph analysis
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G6 Unitgraph derivation for ungaged area
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E DESIGN STORM STUDIESContinued
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G7 Comparison of results of streamflow routings
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G8 Example of summary sheet Storm Rainfall in the U S
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G9 Design stormdepthduration values
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F PRELIMINARY INFLOW DESIGN
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G10 Probable maximum precipitation inches east of the 105 meridian for an area of 10 square miles and 6 hours duration
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G11 Depthareaduration relationshipspercentage to be applied to 10 square miles 6hour probable maximum precipitation values
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G12 Distribution of 6hour rainfall for area west of 105 meridian see fig G13 for area included in each zone
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G13 Probable maximum 6hour point precipitation values in inches for generaltype storms west of the 105 meridian
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G14 Generaltype stormconversion ratio from 6hour point rainfall to area rainfall for area west of 105 meridian
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G15 Basin mapexample of preliminary inflow design flood computation
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G16 Preliminary design stormdepthduration curve
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404
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G17 Example of preliminary inflow design flood hydrographssame lagtime curve for all unitgraphs
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G20 Preliminary inflow design
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SYNTHETIC UNIT HYDROGRAPH
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G SNOWMELT RUNOFF CONTRIBUTIONS
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H ENVELOPE CURVES
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Analysis
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E HYDRAULICS OF TERMINAL
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G10 Design storm depthduration values inches
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TitleDesign of Gravity Dams: Design Manual for Concrete Gravity Dams, Parts 1-15
Design of Gravity Dams: Design Manual for Concrete Gravity Dams, United States. Bureau of Reclamation
United States. Bureau of Reclamation. A water resources technical publication
Water resources technical publication
AuthorUnited States. Bureau of Reclamation
PublisherThe Bureau, 1976
Length553 pages
  
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