Civil Engineering Guidelines for Planning and Designing Hydroelectric Developments , Volume 1 Planning, Design of Dams, and Related Topics, and Environmental Division |. Planning Division ll. Design Part A. Dams and Related Topics Part. Environmental Approved for publication by the Eneray Division of the ‘American Society of Civil Engineers Pubighed by the ‘American Society of Civil Enginoers ‘43 East 47th Street 7, New York, New York 100172308ABSTRACT Gil Engineering Guidelines for Planning and Designing Hycroelectic Develop- ‘ments was prepared under the auspices o the Hycropower Comutice ol the ASCE Energy Division. The Guidelines is cvided into five volumes. The ist volume eon Cems the planning and designing ol dams and related topics, and enmrormnonal 'ssues, Volume 2 discusses the design of waterways Inducing such elements a Intakes, tunnels and shafts, penstocks, surge tanks, an gates, Voume 3 covers the Gesign of ponerhouses and related topics. Whle the fst three volumes deal math onventional hycroelectne projects. the fourth volume e concerned wih tne plat. ring, designing, and constructon of small-scale hygroelectne project, The last vo. lume provides information on the planning, designing. operalion and maintenance ot ‘elements concerned with pumped storage, This vouime ends witha ciscassion on diferent aspects of tdal dower including design and constuction eonsidraions Thus, the Guidelines provides comprehensive coverage and the necessary Init: ‘mation on the type ané depth of studies needed for developing and designing hyeroelectic project, ‘The material presented in this publication has been prepared in accordance with general recognized englneerrg piles and pracices and ctor general mi ‘ation only. This information should not be used without frst securing competent ‘advice win respect tts sutabity for any general or specific appicalos, ‘The contents a his publication are not intend tobe and should not be construed sdb clandar of Aenean Sonny ol Cl engee's (ASCE) othe Elec Power Research Insitute (EPA) and are ot intended for use as a reference input chase specications, contracts, regulations, statutes, or any other legal Gocumment. No reterence made inthis publication to any specific method, product, process, of Service constitu oF implies an endorsement, recommendation, o* wartantythereot bby ASCE or EPA, sponsors ofthe work ‘ASCE and EPA make no representation or warranty of any kind, whether expressed axils, concerning the auras, compltoness sua Gry cary ‘ation, arparalus, roduc, or process discussed inthis publication, and assume No liablty thereto ‘Anyone using this information assumes all ability arising ftom such use, including but not imited to mfringement of any patent or patents Copyright © 1989 by the American Society of Givi Engineers AT Plghts Reserved Lorry of Congress Catalog Card No. 09-045862 Senes ISON 0-87265-7255 Volume ISBN 0-67262-726-8 Manulactured nthe Untod States of America,FOREWORD Civil Engineering Guidelines for Planning and Designing Hydroelectric Developments was prepared by the Hydropower Committee of the ASCE Energy Division. The committee's work on the Guidelines received substantial financial support from the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), without which the preparation of these Guidelines would have been impossible. ‘The Guidelines began in response to the formulation of the purpose of the Hydropower Committee at the meeting in Houston, Texas, in October 1983, when the committee was reactivated. The purpose of the committee as restated in 1983, was to “investigate and disseminate information on all phases of hydro- electric power.” At the time there was a noticeable gap between the state of the art and the literature. ‘There was a need for a comprehensive document that pulled together the widely recognized hydro-related design information using appropriate text and references. Because of the small initial membership of the Hydropower Committee, the original intent was merely a civil engineering hydroelectric design symposium involving publication of state-of-the-art papers. Additional papers would be added later to close apparent information gaps. However, as more members joined the committee, the objective and scope of the Guidelines grew. Membership reached almost 40 — the largest ever for the Hydropower Committee and among the highest of all technical committees in the Energy Division. In early 1986, the outline of the Guidelines was finalized, and the work of writing a completely new document began in eamest, ‘The objective of the Guidelines is to provide material that is useful to an engineer having 5 to 10 years experience and basic knowledge of the design of hydroelectric developments. The Guidelines provide comprehensive coverage and the necessary information on the type and depth of studies needed for developing and designing a successful hydroelectric project. ‘The Guidelines emphasizes the planning and design of the “powertrain,” which includes the intakes, power conduits, powerhouses, and associated elements. The intent was to include the technology and practices that have developed during the past 25 years, but also to recognize precedent designs of earlier periods, especially that after World War Il ‘The text is arranged so that engineers can add their own notes in the margins. QuarkXPress electronic publishing software was used to lay out all of the pages of the Guidelines. Many of the authors’ original drafts were printed using IBM-compatible computers, and the files were converted to a Macintosh for- mat. Equations were created using a Macintosh software program, ‘The Hydropower Committee intends to publish a revision to the Guidelines early in 1991. To this end, a form is enclosed that allows readers to order this revision or to offer comments, corrections, or additions. Recognition is due to the Hydropower Committee members, especially those who remained active con- tributors until completion of the Guidelines and dedicated many hours of their personal time to this undertaking. Recognition is also due to the organizations, both public and private, that supported the par- ticipation of the committee members, allowing them to attend meetings and providing the office assis- tance required for the chairmen and control members to administer related committee activities. James Birk and Charles Sullivan of EPRI were instrumental in the successful completion of the work by recognizing the committee's capability to develop the Guidelines and by securing the necessary funding ASCEJEPRI Guides 1989