Accession Number:

AD0735767

Title:

Pressure Tests in Flood-Control Conduits, Summersville Dam, Gauley River, West Virgina.

Descriptive Note:

Final rept.,

Corporate Author:

ARMY ENGINEER WATERWAYS EXPERIMENT STATION VICKSBURG MISS

Personal Author(s):

• Hart,Ellis D.

Report Date:

1968-04-01

Pagination or Media Count:

30.0

Abstract:

Prototype tests were conducted at Summersville Dam to determine the head losses caused by surface resistance and by the manifold trifurcation of the main tunnel into the discharge conduits. Discharge coefficients for various valve openings were also obtained. The findings were compared with existing data. Dissimilarities are believed to be largely due to the difficulty in obtaining a consistent piezometric grade line, necessitating the use of an average value. Author

Descriptors:

• *DAMS
• STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS
• FLUID FLOW
• FLOODS
• WEST VIRGINIA

Subject Categories:

• Civil Engineering

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE