Cavitation

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Learn more about the dangers of cavitation at DamFailures.org

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Examples

Learn more about the damage that was caused by cavitation at Glen Canyon Dam (DamFailures.org)

Best Practices Resources

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)

Cavitation in Chutes and Spillways (EM 42) (Bureau of Reclamation)

Trainings

On-Demand Webinar: Intro to Cavitation in Chutes and Spillways

On-Demand Webinar: Designing Spillways to Mitigate Failure Modes

Citations:

Revision ID: 4456
Revision Date: 11/18/2022