Sleeve Valves for a Wastewater Application
Point Loma Tunnel Outfall
Design of the Inlet/Outlet Tower for the Domenigoni Valley Reservoir Project
South Holston Power Intake Penstock Rehabilitation
Dinorwig Power Station Replacement of the Main Inlet Valve Trunnion Bearings with the Penstock Pressurised
Development of Control Schemes for Spherical Valves
Gas Leaks, Gas-Related Fires, and Performance of Seismic Gas Shutoff Valves During the Northridge Earthquake
Sodium Hypochlorite at Seattle Water's Open Reservoirs
Selecting Controls for Water Distribution Systems
Use of Hydraulic Control Valves in Deep-Well Pump Station Design Under Low/No Discharge Pressure
How to Improve Control of Flow and Reduce Cavitation
Laplace Valve Stroking for Complex Piping Systems
LaPlace valve stroking to control water hammer is applied in complex piping systems with friction and without friction. Two types of system are analyzed. The law of operation of the valves...
Water Pipelines: Tackling Toxics
In the spring of 1988, residents of Girwood, Alaska contacted the state's environmental agency to complain of foul-tasting drinking water. While most complaints came after...
Testing of Outlet Works Emergency (Guard) Gates Under Unbalanced Head Conditions ? Background and History
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has responsibility for ensuring the proper operation, maintenance, and safety of over 300 dams and reservoirs throughout the 17 Western States. Storage of...
Testing Outlet Works Gates and Valves at USBR Dams Under Unbalanced-Head Conditions: Tieton Dam Unbalanced-Head Gate Test
The Tieton Dam outlet works installation geometry is the most common type used in U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) earthfill dams. An emergency guard gate is located in a gate chamber...
Testing Outlet Works Gates and Valves at USBR Dams Under Unbalanced Head Conditions: Close-coupled Guard and Regulating Gates at Yellowtail and Flaming Gorge Dam
Part of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) program for unbalanced testing of outlet works guard gates and valves at its dams involves testing facilities with 'close-coupled' guard and...
Laplace Valve Stroking to Control Water Hammer
The method of Laplace valve stroking to control water hammer is presented. Attention is directed to the most frequently encountered of the simple systems: a single pipe originating at...
Regulation of Flow Downstream of Weirs
Reregulation weirs are one means adopted by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to provide continuous improved minimum flow and wetted area for aquatic life downstream if hydroprojects...
Hydraulic vs. Mechanical Drives for Steel Structures
GIS: New York's Pipe Dream
To be of any use to managers, infrastructure data must be compiled in a form they can use. The answer for the 1990s is a geographic information system that electronically combines data...
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