ASDSO Dam Safety Toolbox

Erosion/Energy Dissipation

From ASDSO Dam Safety Toolbox
Jump to: navigation, search

The terminal end of an outlet works must be designed to resist erosion. Should the decision be made to rehabilitate a dam, lack of consideration of erosion in the stilling basin could result in damage to a newly installed system.

Types of Erosion


Note: The content on this page was originally created as part of DamOutletWorks.org (DOWL, 2018). It has subsequently been updated and reformatted as part of the Dam Safety Toolbox.
Revision ID: 4689
Revision Date: 12/02/2022