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Er.B.LAKSHMANA RAO, B.Tech., M.B.A.,

F.I.E.,C.Engr.,
Engineer-in-Chief(Rtd), Central Designs Org.,
Hyderabad
09440817277--- blakshmanarao@yahoo.co.in

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PURPOSES OF THE
RESERVOIRS

IRRIGATION
HYDRO POWER GENERATION
FLOOD CONTROL AND RIVER
TRAINING
BALANCING RESERVOIRS
DRINKING WATER SUPPLY AND
SANITATION
FISH CULTURE
SOIL CONSERVATION
INLAND NAVIGATION
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DATA REQUIRED FOR DESIGN OF SPILLWAYS

(a) Index Plan showing the location of Project, Towns and Cities nearby,
Railways and Road ways, Canal system and Command Area.
(b) General Layout of the Head works.
(c) Reservoir Standards
(d) Report on Hydrology of the Project containing the computation of
the Design Flood (PMF/SPF/1000 year/500 year Flood as the case
may be ) and the detailed calculations along with the Catchment
Area Plan.
(e) Tail water Rating Curve along with longitudinal and cross sections
of the river / Stream at closer intervals duly indicating the OMFLs
(f) Seismic Zone Standing committees Recommendations on
seismic coefficients
(g) Geological Report along with the Logging of bores, permeability
test results etc., from the Geological Survey of India.

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NAGARJUNA SAGAR DAM

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NAGARJUNA SAGAR DAM

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NAGARJUNA SAGAR

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BHAKRA DAM

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TEHRI DAM

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RANJIT SAGAR DAM

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NATHPA JHAKRI DAM

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INDIRA SAGAR DAM

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BAGLIHAR DAM,
R.CHENAB - J&K

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MULLAPERIYAR DAM KERALA

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HIRAKUD DAM ORISSA

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TUNGABHADRA DAM,
KARNATAKA

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SARDAR SAROVAR DAM,

NARMADA

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PONG DAM ON BEAS - HIMACHAL

PRADESH

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RANA PRATAP SAGAR CHAMBAL RAJASTHAN

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UKAI DAM, TAPI,

GUJARAT

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UJJAASHTRANI DAM BHIMA, MAHARASHTRA

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SALAULIM - GOA

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KRISHNARAJA SAGAR DAM KARNATAKA

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BHADRA DAM KARNATAKA

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SATHANUR DAM PENNALIYAR TAMILNADU

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METTUR DAM TAMILNADU

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BHAVANI SAGAR TAMILNADU

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SRISAILAM DAM

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IDUKKI DAM KERALA

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IDUKKI DAM KERALA

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BANASURA SAGAR KALIPETTA

KERALA

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PULICHINTALA PROJECT
A PANAROMIC VIEW

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CHAGALLU RESERVOIR

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SRISAILAM DAM

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SRISAILAM DAM

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NAGARJUNA SAGAR

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JANJHAVATHI RUBBER DAM DRY

CONDITION

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RUBBER DAM

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FLOW OVER RUBBER DAM

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YOGI VEMANA RESERVOIR

(MADDILERU) - SPILLWAY

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TALIPERU PROJECT -SPILLWAY

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SINGUR PROJECT
SPILLWAY

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KOIL SAGAR DAM

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BHAKRA NANGAL DAM

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BHAKRA NANGAL DAM,PUNJAB

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ARCH DAM , IDUKKI , KERALA

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DAMODAR VALLEY DAM

INDIA

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DAMODAR VALLEY DAM

INDIA

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MORNING GLORY SPILLWAY AND ARCH DAM,

MONTICELLO

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MORNING GLORY SPILLWAY (MONTI CELLO DAM, U.S.A.)

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THE HOLE DURING DRY

SEASON

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MORROW POINT DAM

COLARADO USA

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DAM ON LONG RIVER CHINA

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THREE GORGES DAM,

CHINA

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DREISCHLUCHTEN POWER
DAM CHINA

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HOOVER DAM, USA

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HOOVER DAM - VEGAS

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HOOVER DAM - USA

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HOOVER DAM

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GRAND COULEE SPILLWAY ON COLUMBIA RIVER

WASHINGTON STATE USA

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GRAND COULEE DAM

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GRAND COULEE DAM

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DWORSHAK DAM IDAHO

USA

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STEPPED SPILLWAY

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NORIS DAM EAST

TENNESSEE USA

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NIAGARA SPILLWAY, USA

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ROOSEVELT DAM USA

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JOHNY DAM COLUMBIA USA

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MELTON DAM-STEPPED SPILLWAY

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HYDRO POWER DAM ALQUEVA

EUROPE

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CRESTA DAM,NORTH CALIFORNIA, U.S.A.

TILTING GATES

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BUTTRESS DAM

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BONNEVILLE DAM
COLUMBIA

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CHUTE SPILLWAY ALCEVA

PORTUGAL

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WARRAGAMBA DAM- AUSTRALIA

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TARBELA DAM - PAKISTAN

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RED RIDGE STEEL DAM, USA

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RUBBER DAM, USA

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RED RIDGE WOODEN

DAM, USA

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R.C.C. DAM
GROUT ENRICHED VIBRATED
ROLLER
COMPACTED CONCRETE

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CLASSFICATION OF RESERVOIRS
Classification
Storage
Small
mcum

0.5-10

Intermediate
mcum

10-60

Large
mcum

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flood

Design

7.5 - 12 m
flood

100 year

12 - 30 m

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> 30 m

S.P.F.
P.M.F.

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DESIGN STAGES

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HYDRAULIC DESIGN
STRUCTURAL DESIGN
FOUNDATION TREATMENT
MODEL STUDIES
INSTRUMENTATION

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HYDRAULIC DESIGN

DESIGN FLOOD DISCHARGE

TAIL WATER RATING CURVES
FREE BOARD COMPUTATIONS
CREST LEVEL , F.R.L., T.B.L
VENTWAY, No. OF VENTS, Size of
Vents

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STRUCTURAL DESIGN
STABILITY ANALYSIS OF BODY WALL
INCLUDING SEISMIC ANALYSIS
FACTORS OF SAFETY AGAINST
SLIDING
DESIGN OF COMPONENTS VIZ. PIERS,
GALLERIES,SUMPWELLS, ADITS, STAIR
WELLS, SPILLWAY BRIDGE, WALKWAY
BRIDGE Etc.,
ENERGY DISSIPATION ARRANGEMENTS
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FORCES TO BE CONSIDERED
VERTICAL FORCES:
1.SELF WEIGHT OF BODY WALL
2.INTERMEDIATE PIER
3.RADIAL GATE / VERTICAL GATE
4.HOIST PLATFORM & EQUIPMENT
5.WEIGHT OF WATER
6.SPILLWAY BRIDGE
7.SEISMIC FORCE
8.UPLIFT FORCE

HORIZONTAL FORCES:
1.WATER PRESSURE FORCE
2.EARTH PRESSURE FORCE
3.SILT PRESSURE FORCE
4.HYDRODYNAMIC FORCE
5.SEISMIC FORCE
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STABILITY OF THE SPILLWAY BODY WALL

The stability of the Spillway body wall is to be checked for
the following Load combinations as per the I.S.6512-1984
A: DAM COMPLETED- NO WATER IN RESERVOIR- NO TAIL WATER
B: F.R.L. IN RESERVOIR- NORMAL TAIL WATER LEVELNORMAL UPLIFT

( No tensile stresses are allowed in Load combination B)

C: MAXIMUM WATER LEVEL- ALL GATES OPENWATER LEVEL- NORMAL UPLIFT
D:
COMBINATION A +
E:
COMBINATION B +
F:
COMBINATION C +
INOPERATIVE )
G:
COMBINATION E +
INOPERATIVE )

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MAXIMUM TAIL

EARTH QUAKE
EARTH QUAKE
EXTREME UPLIFT ( DRAINS ARE
EXTREME UPLIFT ( DRAINS ARE

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Energy Dissipation Arrangements

To minimize erosion of strata on the
downstream
of the spillway, energy dissipation shall be done
using the following methods.

Types of energy dissipators:

Bucket type
Roller bucket Solid and
Slotted
Trajectory bucket
Stilling basin type
Horizontal apron
Sloping apron
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KADDAM PROJECT
ENERGY DISSIPATION

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FOUNDATION
TREATMENT
CURTAIN GROUTING
CONSOLIDATION
GROUTING

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GALLERY IN
CHAGALLU BARRAGE

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MODEL STUDIES
To study
Co-efficient of discharge
Adequacy of vent way provided
Negative pressures on Crest and
Glacis
Energy Dissipators efficiency

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PULICHINTALA PROJECT
MODEL STUDIES

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3D MODEL STUDIES

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GROYNE IN GODAVARI

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INSTRUMENTATION

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SPILLWAY

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BRIDGES

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JURALA
PROJECT
SPILLWAY BRIDGE

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SWARNAMUKHI
BARRAGE

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GUNDLAKAMMA PROJECT

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SPILLWAY BRIDGES
Spillway bridges are to be provided
over the spillway piers to have access
between the left flank and right flank
of reservoir.
Spillway Bridges may be provided on
u/s side or d/s side of Radial gates
Spillway bridges are also utilised for
movement of Gantry Crane for lifting
of Stop Log Elements
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 As per the requirement the width of

carriage way may be 4.25m or 7.5m
The Bridge may have
Foot path on one side
Foot paths on both sides
Without footpaths
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Components of Spillway Bridge

Deck Slab
Longitudinal Girders
Cross Girders
Neoprene Bearings
Pedestals

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Instruments used in
Spillways

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Stress meters
Strain meters
Thermo meters
Vertical plumb bob
Inverted plumb line
Joint meters
Pore pressure cells
Uplift measuring cells
Seismometers
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HYDRO MECHANICAL
COMPONENTS

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GATES
Radial Gates
For High Heads; H > 6m

Vertical Gates
For low heads;

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RADIAL GATE

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GUNDLAKAMMA PROJECT

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RADIAL GATE DESIGN

Radius of gate - H to 1.25 H
( H= vertical distance between top of gate and the
horizontal through sill)

Trunnion Location:
1.5 m clear of water profile

Location of Sill:
Slightly downstream of crest and to be located as far as
possible a vertical plane tangent to the u/s face of the
skin plate will intersect the spillway at or d/s from the
crest

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KOVVADA KALVA PROJECT

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Radial Gates -

DATA REQUIRED

U/S and D/S equations of Ogee crest of

Spillway
Sill level of Radial and Stop log gates
Top of the gate.
Radius of the gate.
Trunnion level.
Hoist level and its location.
Road bridge level and all other important
details
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STOP LOG GATES

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YELERU PROJE

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LIST OF B.I.SCODES FOR DESIGN OF SPILLWAYS

Sl.No

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COMPONENT

I.S.CODE No.

Reservoir capacity-Maximum flood discharge

SPF/PMF/5OO/1OOO/year flood and fixing of
spillway capacity and considering gate inoperative
condition.

5477-1971
11223-1985

Site Selection

6966-1989

3.

Permeability in rock below Gravity Dams

11216-1985

4.

In-situ Permeability test

5529-1985

Selection of Spill ways and dissipators

10137-1982

Foundation treatment Consolidation GroutingPressure grouting

6066-1994

Design Criteria of solid Gravity Dams

stability analysis, Load combinations, Loads
Factors of safety against sliding
Fetch and free board computations

6512-1984

Hydraulic design of High Ogee Overflow Spillways

Ogee Profile, U/S and D/S Quadrants, computation
of Coefficient of discharge, provision of Breast
wall etc.,

6934-1998

Hydraulic Design of Bucket type Energy dissipator

(a) Solid Roller (b) Slotted Roller
(c) Trajectory Bucket

7365-1985

10

Hydraulic jump type stilling basins

4997-1968

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11

Structural arrangement of energy dissipator for

spillways

11527-1985

12

Drainage arrangements of Energy Dissipators,Spacing

of contraction joints, size and spacing of half round
pipes-details of no fine concrete blocks.

11772-1986

13

Water stops at transverse contraction joints in

Spillways,NOF dams and at junctions of galleries

12200-2001

14

Construction of Spill ways-preparation of foundations

and anchorage, maximum size of aggregates for
different components, blocks lengths etc.,

11155-1994

15

Galleries and other openings in dams drainage gallery,

inspection gallery, instrumentation gallery ,adits ,sump
well and pump chambers ,stair wells, lift etc.,
general and structural design

12966-1990&1992
parts 1&2

16

Curtain Grouting from galleries spacing ,depth of

grouting ,size and inclination of grout holes-pressure of
grouts etc.,

11293-1993
Part-2

17

Shear parameters at interface of foundations of Dam

with Rock.In-situ shear test on rocks

7746-1991

18

General construction of plain and R.C.C.for dams

457-1957

19

Aggregates ,Fine and Coarse for concrete

383-1997
(reaffirmed)

20

HYSD bars and wires for concrete Reinforcement

1786-1990
(Reaffirmed)

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Drainage system for gravity dams, their foundations

and abutments
(a)spacing ,size and depth of drainage holes
(b)size of porous concrete and formed drains

10135-1985

22

Earth Quake resistant design of structures seismic

zone, and computations, hydrodynamic forces and
values at different elevations

1893 -1984

23

Dewatering during construction

9759-1981
(Reaffirmed-1998)

24

Extreme weather concreting

(1)Hot weather
(2) Cold weather

7861-1975
(Reaffirmed-2002)

25

Temperature control of mass concrete for dams

14591-1999

26

Computation of seepage provision of sump well and

pump chamber-size of sump etc.,

4721-2000

27

Radial gates radius, trunion level etc.,

4623-2000

28

Instrumentation

7436(part-ii)-1997

part-1-2000

Location of measuring instruments in concrete & masonry

dams.

Selection ,splicing, Installation and providing

protection to the open ends of cables used for
connecting type measuring devices in concrete and
masonry dams.

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10334-1982

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B.I.S CODES
.
S. No.

IS CODE AND YEAR

DESCRIPTION

(latest)

IS:800-1994

General construction in steel code of practice

IS:807-1976

Code of practice for Design, manufacture,erection

and testing structural portion of cranes and hoists

IS:3177-1999

Code of practice for Electric overhead traveling cranes

and Gantry cranes other than steel work cranes

IS:4622-1992

Recommendations for fixed wheel gates structural design

IS:4623-2000

Recommendations for structural design of Radial gates

IS:5620-1985

Recommendations for structural design criteria for low

head slide gates

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IS:13591-1992

Criteria for design of Lifting Beams

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B.I.S CODES
8

IS:6938-1989

Code of practice for design of Rope drum and chain Hoists

for Hydraulic Gates

Is:9349-1986

Recommendations for structural design of medium and

high head slide gates

10

IS:10210-1993

Criteria for design of hydraulic hoists for gates

11

IS:11228-1985

Recommendations for design of screw hoist for hydraulic gates

12

IS:11388-1985

Recommendations for design of Trash racks for intakes

13

IS:11855-1986

General requirements for rubber seals for hydraulic gates

14

IS:14177-1994

Guide lines for painting system for hydraulic gates and hoists

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