Pressure Tests in Flood-Control Conduits, Summersville Dam, Gauley River, West Virgina.

Abstract

Prototype tests were conducted at Summersville Dam to determine the head losses caused by surface resistance and by the manifold trifurcation of the main tunnel into the discharge conduits. Discharge coefficients for various valve openings were also obtained. The findings were compared with existing data. Dissimilarities are believed to be largely due to the difficulty in obtaining a consistent piezometric grade line, necessitating the use of an average value. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0735767

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People

  • Ellis D. Hart

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biological Phenomena
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Coefficients
  • Dams
  • Ecological And Environmental Phenomena
  • Ecological And Environmental Processes
  • Flood Control
  • Floods
  • Prototypes
  • Resistance

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  • Hydraulic Engineering.
  • Regression Analysis.