Assignment on dam engineering

1. What do you understand by reservoir planning and why do we need it?

2. How do you classify dams based on the material of construction and load resistance
mechanism? Elaborate on the relative advantage of gravity dam and embankment dams under
extreme/special load condition
3. Define the following terms with the help of sketch
a. Length of dam
b. Hydraulic height, structural height
c. Maximum base width
d. Grout hole
e. Cutoff trench, slurry trench
f. Inspection, Drainage and Entrance gallery
4. What are the stresses related to water and how does they interfere with the stability of dam?
5. Explain briefly how the stability of earthen dam slopes are checked by the slip circle method
6. In an embankment dam;
a. Discuss the difference between horizontal and vertical piping in an earth dam.
b. Suggest permanent measure to check vertical piping.
7. Explain how the following parameters affect design of an earth dam
a. Optimum moisture content
b. C and Φ value of the soil
c. Sudden draw down of the reservoir
8.
a. Explain the meaning and importance of equipotential lines and stream line in
connection with seepage analysis of earthen dams.
b. Derive an expression for calculating the seepage discharge through earthen dam body
made of isotropic soils and what correction factor is required to be multiplied with this
expression when the soil is anisotropic?
9. For an overflow section of a dam with operation head (Ho)=3m, with an approach velocity of
2m/s, where the height of the spillway is 20m from the bed, determine the horizontal force due
to water pressure on the u/s face and the dynamic force on the downstream end of the spillway
(curved surface with radius of curvature 5m, internal angle is 60 o). Take: coefficient of discharge
of the spill way =2.1.
10. In a gravity dam with height of 120m, 65m bottom width, with the downstream face slope of
0.7:1, considering a 7m crest width, 3m free board, drainage gallery at 8m from the upstream
face hypothetical section. If there is a seismic disturbance of 0.1g upstream determine:
a. the stress distribution at the base of the dam under full reservoir and empty reservoir
condition.
b. Determine the safety of the dam with respect to overturning, sliding and material
failure
 11. An earthen dam made of homogeneous material has the following data:
a. Hydraulic data
i. Level of top of the dam 210m
ii. Level of deepest river bed 192m
iii. HFL of reservoir 208m
iv. Width of top of the dam 10m
v. Upstream slope 3:1
vi. Downstream slope 2.5:1
vii. Length of horizontal filter from d/s toe inwards 16m
b. Properties of the material of the dam
i. Dry density 18KN/m3
ii. Saturation density 21KN/m3
iii. Average angle of friction 300
iv. Average cohesion 16KN/m2
c. The foundation soil consists of 4m thick layer of soil having the following properties:
i. Average unit weight 17kN/m3
ii. Average cohesion 54kn/m3

Average angle of internal friction 70 check the dam section for the following :

a. Sloughing of u/s slope during sudden drawdown

b. Stability of foundation against shear

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