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

• Published in: Materials Vol. 15; no. 7; p. 2689
• Main Authors: Itu, Calin, Vlase, Sorin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 06.04.2022; MDPI
• Subjects: break; 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

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...