MODEL TESTS OF HYDRAULIC PERFORMANCE OF PIT 6 DAM STILLING BASIN

Journal of Hydraulic Engineering

Volumn 126, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 638-652

  Nakato, Tatsuaki ^a  

^a University of Iowa   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAMS; FLOORS; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; STILLING BASINS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; HYDRAULIC MODELS; SPILLWAY GATES; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

CALIFORNIA; ELECTRICS COMPANY; GAS COMPANIES; GENERATING CAPACITY; HYDRAULIC PERFORMANCE; HYDROELECTRIC INSTALLATIONS; HYDROELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; MODEL TESTS; RADIAL GATES; SAN FRANCISCO;

HYDRAULIC MODELS; STILLING BASINS;

OGEE SPILLWAYS;

DAM; HYDRAULIC PERFORMANCE; SCALE MODEL; STILLING BASIN;

EID: 0034282557     PISSN: 07339429     EISSN: 19437900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9429(2000)126:9(638)     Document Type: Article

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