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“Spillway approach configuration will influence the abutment contraction coefficient, the nappe profile, and possibly the flow characteristics throughout the spillway chute and stilling basin.” <ref name="EM110-2-1603">[[Hydraulic Design of Spillways (EM 1110-2-1603) | EM 1110-2-1603 Hydraulic Design of Spillways, USACE, 1992]]</ref>
“[[Spillway Approach|Spillway approach]] configuration will influence the abutment contraction coefficient, the nappe profile, and possibly the flow characteristics throughout the spillway chute and stilling basin.” <ref name="EM110-2-1603">[[Hydraulic Design of Spillways (EM 1110-2-1603) | EM 1110-2-1603 Hydraulic Design of Spillways, USACE, 1992]]</ref>


“Crest piers, abutments, and approach configurations of a variety of shapes and sizes have been used in conjunction with spillways... Not all of the designs have produced the intended results. Improper designs have led to cavitation damage, drastic reduction in the discharge capacity, unacceptable waves in the spillway chute, and harmonic surges in the spillway bays upstream from the gates. Maintaining the high efficiency of a spillway requires careful design of the spillway crest, the approach configuration, and the piers and abutments. For this reason, when design considerations require departure from established design data, model studies of the spillway system should be accomplished.” <ref name="EM110-2-1603">[[Hydraulic Design of Spillways (EM 1110-2-1603) | EM 1110-2-1603 Hydraulic Design of Spillways, USACE, 1992]]</ref>
“Crest piers, abutments, and approach configurations of a variety of shapes and sizes have been used in conjunction with [[spillways]]... Not all of the designs have produced the intended results. Improper designs have led to [[cavitation]] damage, drastic reduction in the discharge capacity, unacceptable waves in the spillway chute, and harmonic surges in the spillway bays upstream from the gates. Maintaining the high efficiency of a spillway requires careful design of the spillway crest, the approach configuration, and the piers and abutments. For this reason, when design considerations require departure from established design data, model studies of the spillway system should be accomplished.” <ref name="EM110-2-1603">[[Hydraulic Design of Spillways (EM 1110-2-1603) | EM 1110-2-1603 Hydraulic Design of Spillways, USACE, 1992]]</ref>


“Another factor influencing the discharge coefficient of a spillway crest is the depth in the approach channel relative to the design head... As the depth of the approach channel … decreases relative to the design head, the effect of approach velocity becomes more significant. The slope of the upstream spillway face also influences the coefficient of discharge… the flatter upstream face slopes tend to produce an increase in the discharge coefficient. <ref name="EM110-2-1603">[[Hydraulic Design of Spillways (EM 1110-2-1603) | EM 1110-2-1603 Hydraulic Design of Spillways, USACE, 1992]]</ref>
“Another factor influencing the discharge coefficient of a spillway crest is the depth in the approach channel relative to the design head... As the depth of the approach channel … decreases relative to the design head, the effect of approach velocity becomes more significant. The slope of the upstream spillway face also influences the coefficient of discharge… the flatter upstream face slopes tend to produce an increase in the discharge coefficient. <ref name="EM110-2-1603">[[Hydraulic Design of Spillways (EM 1110-2-1603) | EM 1110-2-1603 Hydraulic Design of Spillways, USACE, 1992]]</ref>


==Best Practices Resources==
==Best Practices Resources==
{{Document Icon}} [[Dams National Engineering Handbook: Chapter 50- Earth Spillway Design|Dams National Engineering Handbook: Chapter 50- Earth Spillway Design (Natural Resources Conservation Service)]]
{{Document Icon}} [[National Engineering Handbook: Chapter 50 - Earth Spillway Design | National Engineering Handbook: Chapter 50 - Earth Spillway Design (Natural Resources Conservation Service)]]
{{Document Icon}} [[Hydraulic Design of Spillways (EM 1110-2-1603)|Hydraulic Design of Spillways (EM 1110-2-1603) (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)]]
{{Document Icon}} [[Hydraulic Design of Spillways (EM 1110-2-1603) | Hydraulic Design of Spillways (EM 1110-2-1603) (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)]]
{{Document Icon}} [[Design Standards No. 14: Appurtenant Structures for Dams (Ch. 3: General Spillway Design Considerations)|Design Standards No. 14: Appurtenant Structures for Dams (Ch. 3: General Spillway Design Considerations) (Bureau of Reclamation)]]
{{Document Icon}} [[Design Standards No. 14: Appurtenant Structures for Dams (Ch. 3: General Spillway Design Considerations) | Design Standards No. 14: Appurtenant Structures for Dams (Ch. 3: General Spillway Design Considerations) (Bureau of Reclamation)]]


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Revision as of 20:02, 21 October 2022



Spillway approach configuration will influence the abutment contraction coefficient, the nappe profile, and possibly the flow characteristics throughout the spillway chute and stilling basin.” [1]

“Crest piers, abutments, and approach configurations of a variety of shapes and sizes have been used in conjunction with spillways... Not all of the designs have produced the intended results. Improper designs have led to cavitation damage, drastic reduction in the discharge capacity, unacceptable waves in the spillway chute, and harmonic surges in the spillway bays upstream from the gates. Maintaining the high efficiency of a spillway requires careful design of the spillway crest, the approach configuration, and the piers and abutments. For this reason, when design considerations require departure from established design data, model studies of the spillway system should be accomplished.” [1]

“Another factor influencing the discharge coefficient of a spillway crest is the depth in the approach channel relative to the design head... As the depth of the approach channel … decreases relative to the design head, the effect of approach velocity becomes more significant. The slope of the upstream spillway face also influences the coefficient of discharge… the flatter upstream face slopes tend to produce an increase in the discharge coefficient. [1]

Best Practices Resources

National Engineering Handbook: Chapter 50 - Earth Spillway Design (Natural Resources Conservation Service)

Hydraulic Design of Spillways (EM 1110-2-1603) (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)

Design Standards No. 14: Appurtenant Structures for Dams (Ch. 3: General Spillway Design Considerations) (Bureau of Reclamation)


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