Tunnels: Difference between revisions

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Typical tunnel diagram (FERC)

Tunnels are long underground excavations with two or more openings to the surface, usually having a uniform cross section used for access, conveying flows, etc. Tunnels are most often used in mountainous areas. Tunnels can be divided into two basic types, lined and unlined.

Best Practices Resources

Engineering Guidelines for the Evaluation of Hydropower Projects: Chapter 12- Water Conveyance, FERC

Design Standards No. 3: Water Conveyance Facilities, Fish Facilities, and Roads and Bridges (Ch. 4: Tunnels, Shafts, and Caverns), USBR

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-{{Document Icon}} [[Engineering Guidelines for the Evaluation of Hydropower Projects: Chapter 12- Water Conveyance| Engineering Guidelines for the Evaluation of Hydropower Projects: Chapter 12- Water Conveyance, FERC, 2018]]
+{{Document Icon}} [[Engineering Guidelines for the Evaluation of Hydropower Projects: Chapter 12- Water Conveyance| Engineering Guidelines for the Evaluation of Hydropower Projects: Chapter 12- Water Conveyance, FERC]]
-{{Document Icon}} [[Design Standards No. 3: Water Conveyance Facilities, Fish Facilities, and Roads and Bridges (Ch. 4: Tunnels, Shafts, and Caverns)| Design Standards No. 3: Water Conveyance Facilities, Fish Facilities, and Roads and Bridges (Ch. 4: Tunnels, Shafts, and Caverns), USBR, 2014]]
+{{Document Icon}} [[Design Standards No. 3: Water Conveyance Facilities, Fish Facilities, and Roads and Bridges (Ch. 4: Tunnels, Shafts, and Caverns)| Design Standards No. 3: Water Conveyance Facilities, Fish Facilities, and Roads and Bridges (Ch. 4: Tunnels, Shafts, and Caverns), USBR]]
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