Stress-Strain Field in an Innovative Metallic Dam Gate Used to Control the Water Flow

The paper aims to determine the stress and strain field in metallic dam gates to identify an optimal constructive solution for their design, from the point of view of strength in service. The study is of a dam with a central, oscillating pivot, which has the role of closing the gates when the downst...

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Published inMaterials Vol. 15; no. 7; p. 2689
Main Authors Itu, Calin, Vlase, Sorin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland MDPI AG 06.04.2022
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Concrete construction
Dam engineering
dam gate
Dams
Design
Designers
Hydraulics
metallic skin
Numerical analysis
Strain
structure
Water flow
Water levels
break
water flow
dam gate
structure
metallic skin
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Summary:The paper aims to determine the stress and strain field in metallic dam gates to identify an optimal constructive solution for their design, from the point of view of strength in service. The study is of a dam with a central, oscillating pivot, which has the role of closing the gates when the downstream water level becomes too high and can thus flood the upstream portion of the river. It starts from a constructive solution initially proposed by the designers, which is then modified in several steps, until a better solution is reached in terms of strength to mechanical stress. This solution is obtained after analyzing several structural scenarios. The final results ensure an excellent behavior of the mechanical stresses, and represent a constructive solution that is easy to achieve and is economically convenient.
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ISSN:1996-1944
1996-1944
DOI:10.3390/ma15072689