Submergible-Type Tainter Gate for Spillway, Cheatham Lock and Dam, Cumberland River, Tennessee: Hydraulic Model Investigation
Abstract
Tests were conducted on a 1:36-scale model of the submergible type tainter gate proposed for use on the spillway at Cheatham Lock and Dam. These tests were concerned with the determination of the hydraulic characteristics of the gate as demonstrated by the force required to raise and lower the gate under all possible operating conditions. The tests showed that the gate as originally designed was unsatisfactory because of its instability, and the uplift forces and high downpull forces exerted on it. As the test gate was raised, pressure conditions over the gate were such as to cause it to oscillate. Downpull forces were as high as 650 kips or about twice those considered allowable.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1954
- Accession Number
- ADA637610