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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.” [1]

Best Practices Resources

Dams 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)


Citations:

  1. ↑ EM 1110-2-1603 Hydraulic Design of Spillways, USACE, 1992


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