Introductory technical guidance for mechanical and civil engineers interested in operating machinery for lift gates for dams and locks. Here is what is discussed: 1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION AND APPLICATION 2. VERTICAL GATES FOR NAVIGATION LOCKS 3. VERTICAL GATES FOR WATER REGULATING AND PROTECTION STRUCTURES 4. OPERATING EQUIPMENT FOR VERTICAL LIFT GATES 5. LIFT GATE DESIGN COMPONENTS 6. LIFT GATE DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS AND CRITERIA 7. CONTROL SYSTEM CONSIDERATIONS.
Introductory technical guidance for mechanical and civil engineers interested in operating machinery for lift gates for dams and locks. Here is what is discussed:1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION AND APPLICATION2. VERTICAL GATES FOR NAVIGATION LOCKS3. VERTICAL GATES FOR WATER REGULATING AND PROTECTION STRUCTURES4. OPERATING EQUIPMENT FOR VERTICAL LIFT GATES5. LIFT GATE DESIGN COMPONENTS6. LIFT GATE DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS AND CRITERIA7. CONTROL SYSTEM CONSIDERATIONS.
Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers, mechanical engineers and construction managers interested in operation and maintenance of navigation dams and locks. Here is what is discussed: 1. MAINTENANCE AND EMERGENCY CLOSURE 2. MAINTENANCE OF GATED NONNAVIGABLE SPILLWAY STRUCTURES 3. EMERGENCY CLOSURE OF GATED, NONNAVIGABLE SPILLWAY STRUCTURES 4. MAINTENANCE OF GATED, NAVIGABLE SPILLWAYS 5. EMERGENCY CLOSURE OF A GATED, NAVIGABLE SPILLWAY. 6. MAINTENANCE AND EMERGENCY CLOSURE OF A FIXED-CREST SPILLWAY 7. FLOATING PLANT 8. GALLERIES, ADITS, AND OPENINGS 9. SEEPAGE CONTROL MEASURES AND FEATURES
Lock Gates and Other Closures in Hydraulic Projects shares the authors practical experience in design, engineering, management and other relevant aspects with regard to hydraulic gate projects. This valuable reference on the design, construction, operation and maintenance of navigation lock gates, movable closures of weirs, flood barriers, and gates for harbor and shipyard docks provides systematic coverage on all structural types of hydraulic gates, the selection of gate types, and their advantages and disadvantages. The discussion includes the latest views in new domains, such as environmental impact of hydraulic gate projects, sustainability assessments, relation with the issues of global climate change, handling accidents and calamities, and the bases of asset management. Heavily illustrated, this reference provides a generous amount of case studies based on the author's own and their colleagues' experiences from recent projects in Europe, America and other continents. - Presents extensive coverage of the operational profiles of hydraulic closures, including gates in navigation locks, movable closures on river weirs, closures of flood barriers, spillway closures and valves, and more - Outlines the different structural types of hydraulic gates, including miter gates, vertical lift gates, flap and hinged crest gates, radial gates, rolling and barge gates, sector gates and many other - Clearly outlines the selection process for gates for navigation locks, river weirs, flood barriers, hydroelectric plants, shipyard docks and other hydraulic structures - Provides comprehensive discussion of design loads and other actions to which hydraulic gates may be subjected during their service life, followed by an overview of analysis methods and tools - Addresses the newest challenges and concerns in hydraulic gate projects, such as environmental impact of hydraulic gate projects, risk-based design, sustainability issues, handling accidents and calamities, and gate maintenance in view of asset management - Presents the experiences from many recent projects in Europe and America, including the rolling gates in large European sea locks, gates in the Panama Canal new locks, flood barriers in New Orleans and the Netherlands
Hydraulic gates are utilized in multiple capacities in modern society. As such, the failure of these gates can have disastrous consequences, and it is imperative to develop new methods to avoid these occurrences. Dynamic Stability of Hydraulic Gates and Engineering for Flood Prevention is a critical reference source containing scholarly research on engineering techniques and mechanisms to decrease the failure rate of hydraulic gates. Including a range of perspectives on topics such as fluid dynamics, vibration mechanisms, and flow stability, this book is ideally designed for researchers, academics, engineers, graduate students, and practitioners interested in the study of hydraulic gate structure.
