Typical hss are lock gates, tainter gates, tainter valves, bulkheads and stoplogs, vertical lift gates, components of hydroelectric and pumping plants, and miscellaneous structures such as lock wall accessories, local flood protection gates, and outlet works gates. Illinois waterway, peoria lock and dam, 1071 wesley road, creve coeur, tazewell county, il haer il164b18. While roller gates attracted the greatest attention in the national civil engineering journals, most of the gates used in the 9foot channel project were tainter gates. A critical factor in tainter gate design is the amount of stress transferred from the skinplate through the radial arms and to the trunnion, with calculations pertaining to the resulting friction encountered when raising or lowering the gate. Anami, keiko, ishii, noriaki, and knisely, charles w. Proceedings of the asme 2017 pressure vessels and piping conference. From all types of cast and fabricated gates to custom valves and actuation, rodney hunt brings a.
Miter gates spillway tainter gates vertical lift gates closure gates bulkheads and stoplogs l ton, p. Retrospective consideration of a plausible vibration mechanism for the failure of the folsom dam tainter gate noriaki ishii1, keiko anami2 and charles w knisely3 corresponding author. In crosssection, a tainter gate and its armature resemble a pieshaped wedge. Tainter gates and valves powerful eaton hydraulic systems provide the force and accuracy necessary to raise and lower radial arm floodgates used on dams and locks to control water flow. Tainter gates are usually controlled from above with a chaingearboxelectric motor assembly. Evaluating existing passive anchorage systems for tainter gates article pdf available in practice periodical on structural design and construction 231 december 2017 with 889 reads. C36 plate c19 miter guide, horizontally framed miter gates. A licensee may request a recategorization by the ferc. Erbisti erbisti 2nd edition 2nd edition design of hydraulic gatesdesignofhydraulicgates an informa business revised and updated, this second edition of design of hydraulic gates maintains the same goal as the original. The theory is applied to the 87ton tainter gate at the folsom dam, which according to eyewitness testimony, experienced flowinduced vibrations and failed in l995. Gates 2, 3, and 4 need to be cleaned, sand blasted, and painted. Awmas aluminium and stainless steel flow control products are supplied as standard designs or tailor made to meet specific site requirements. Griffin and the umvd team designed the 1,724footlong movable dam with 3 steel roller gates, each 25 feet deep and 80 feet long, and 30 submergible steel tainter gates, each 30 feet high and 40 feet long. Journal of the hydraulics division proceedings of the.
C34 plate c18 quoin and miter blocks, horizontally framed miter gates. Files are uploaded to the server and addressed to one or more email recipients. Other options include a multiple piece bulkhead type gate for center of control structure only closed after 5 yr event otherwise open for recreational boats with 2 tainter gates for controlling flows. Discharge ratings for tainter gates and roller gates at. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. Awma tainter gates are a traditional radial undershot gate. In addition to repairing the operability of the gates, the gates need the following repairs found during the tainter gate inspection. Pressure is transferred from the curved face through the horizontal support beams to the radial arms at the sides of the opening. Toledo bend dam is a 108foot high zoned earthfill dam that spans 11,000 feet and is located along the border of texas and louisiana. Since 1840, rodney hunt has pioneered safe and reliable flow control solutions in thousands of applications around the world. The overall economy and efficiency of this type of gate result from the radial bearing. Gates are used on flood control projects, navigation projects, hydropower projects, and multipurpose projects i. It is a segment gate, a type of radial gate, and it is not a tainter invention, so.
The arms act as columns and transfer thrust to a common bearing located on either side of the gate opening. Journal of the hydraulics division pap 19 0 hy4 proceedings of the american society of civil engineers bibliography on the hydraulic design of spillways progress report task force on hydraulic design of spillways, committee on hydraulic structures, hydraulic division hydraulics branch official file copy. Army corps of engineers had developed tainter gates. Design of spillway tainter gates free download as pdf file. Dynamic stability identification of a fullscale taintergate and extension of gateopening range for operation. They are particularly well adapted to crest control because of their simplicity of design, construction, and installation. Limited access, varying concrete conditions, hazardous surroundings, and degraded mechanical components are all variables when considering a gate installation. Watch technologies is replacing 12 gates for the american dam on the rio grande river and the american canal, which divert flow to the rio grande basin. The resulting data are to be used to reevaluate the design calculations for wave forces on tainter gates.
Tainter gates are use to control the water level in a dam. The engineers located the roller gates in the center of the dam, flanked on either side by 15 tainter gates. In either case, they are always made to the customers exact specifications. Features undershot regulation manual, electic or hydraulic actuation options. In the study, reflection coefficients ranged from 0. Proceedings of the asme 2015 pressure vessels and piping conference. Their shape, a convex curved faceplate supported from behind by two triangular arms, brilliantly transfers what can be enormous loads to two trunnion pins fixed to the sides of a.
Plate c16 fixed pintle assembly, horizontally framed miter gates. Tainter gate meaning tainter gate definition tainter gate explanation. Tainter gates can be engineered for unique applications or can be manufactured from a standardized waterman design. Rodney hunt tainter gates are normally used to control the flow of water or wastewater over a dam or drainage structure to provide a wide and unobstructed opening. A3 a11 a6 pages 490 and 491 from reference a5 model scale ratios a16 a7 geometry for flow under an open tainter gate a17 a8 radial gate arrangement ref. The watersurface elevations on the inland waterway navigation system of the upper mississippi river are controlled during normal operating conditions by various flow controls at 29 locks and dams. A radial or taintor gate acts similar to a section of a drum. Tainter gates, also referred to as radial gates are primarily used as spillway flood control gates due to their simplicity and efficient design.
Geological survey openfile report 03473 columbia, south carolina. Tainter gates are the heavyweights in the gate market. Discharge ratings for these tainter and roller gates were developed for use in computing discharge through dam no. These gates, which are sometimes very large, are sturdily. To address this issue, gates has implemented a new online webbased file transfer system. The total bridge length which includes the tainter and roller gates, the locks, and the storage yard is 1,093 ft. They consist of a curved skinplate reinforced by horizontal or vertical stiffening ribs and supported by radial arms on each side of the gate. Tainter gate, is not the tainter product, is a segment gate, the first known was in paris in 1853 years before tainter created the american one i wrote it in tainter article. Their shape, a convex curved faceplate supported from behind by two triangular arms, brilliantly transfers what can be enormous loads to two trunnion pins fixed to the sides of a concrete bay. In early 2014, during routine tainter gate operation testing and maintenance, one of the chains used to lift and lower the gates at the wanapum dam failed. They provide a light weight economical gate that can be opened and closed with a minimum of effort. The strudl approach described herein was intended to demonstrate the validity of the procedure. The headwater navigation pool and tailwater elevations at lock and dam no. After further inspections it was determined that 18 chains for the twelve spillway gates required refurbishment due to aging chain pins.
Tainter gate at mcalpine dam, 1998, ohio river mile. On the red river control structure, we are looking at possibly 3 tainter gates, 30 wide x 40 high, or more gates with smaller sizes. From the smaller end, triangular arms extend toward the wider, waterside face of the gate. The gates should be fixed pending the results of the spillway capacity evaluation.
All tainter gates at high and significant hazard potential dams are considered category 1 gates by default. Trunnion friction radial gate failure key concepts and factors affecting risk load carrying mechanism spillway radial gates. These gates are called tainter gates after their designer, jeremiah burnham tainter 18361920. Eaton cylinders, hydraulic power units, valve manifolds, and electrical controls provide a complete system package. Looking left to right the dam consists of a concrete arch buttress section, one larger tainter gate gate 1, a powerhouse foundation, three smaller tainter gates gates 24, and a concrete overflow spillway. Army corps of engineers this manual supersedes em 111022105, dated 31 march 1993, em 111022701, dated 30 november. Pdf evaluating existing passive anchorage systems for. Computation of flow through watercontrol structures using program damflo. The recommended strudl solution procedure for use in the design office environment is presented in the companion report, contract report k761, volume ii, general purpose computeraided analysis and design of tainter gates. Awma specialise in supplying high quality, high performance water control infrastructure for all industries. Radial or tainter gates are probably the most widely used crest control gates.
They are used to manage large flow or storage applications. Gate and actuator installation gate replacement and repair is not only a challenging construction project, it is a science. Computation of flow through watercontrol structures using. Raystown dam tainter gate rehabilitation, huntingdon. The primary purpose of this project is to fully rehabilitate the two spillway tainter gates at raystown dam to improve safety, functionality, and reliability of the system to ensure it continues for the next lifecycle of the equipment. Design guidelines for dynamic stability of tainter gates. We have worked with municipalities, utilities, contractors, consulting engineers, and plant operators to solve their toughest design, operation, and application problems. Spillway tainter gates are effectively applied for use on spillways of various projects due to favorable operating and discharge characteristics.
Dynamic stability identification of a fullscale tainter. The recipients then receive an email with a link and password to download the files. C33 plate c17 diagonals, horizontally and vertically framed miter gates sheet 1 of 2. The tainter gate failure at folsom dam awakened numerous dam owners to the thus, when lcra determined that their tainter gates needed gate repairs 237474834designofspillwaytaintergates.
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