DAMS.

DOESN’T ALLOW MASSIVE SPATE .

ROEL JAY NALANGAY

DAM

a barrier that stops or

restricts the flow of water
or underground streams.
PURPOSE
PURPOSE

Storage
PURPOSE

Diversion Works
PURPOSE

Flood Control
TYPES OF DAMS
 TYPES OF DAMS

A. CREST – provide roadway or walkway

C. TOE - in contact with ground on the downstream side
D. FOUNDATION – Excavated surface or undisturbed mat. EMBANKMENT
H. BLOWOFF – drains the reservoir.
I. FREEBOARD – vertical distance between spillway and crest
J. PERVIOUS MATERIAL – allows water to pass through
K. IMPERVIOUS MATERIAL – do not allow water to pass through
TYPES OF DAMS

TARBELA DAM
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ,Pakistan
 TYPES OF DAMS

A. CREST – provide roadway or walkway

B. HEEL – in contact with ground on the upstream side
C. TOE - in contact with ground on the downstream side GRAVITY
D. FOUNDATION – Excavated surface or undisturbed mat.
E. SPILLWAY – provides controlled conveyance of water
flows downstream of the dam
F. GALLERY – small room used to monitor dam’s performance
G. OUTLET – “Sluiceway”, release water for hydropower/supply
H. BLOWOFF – drains the reservoir.
I. FREEBOARD – vertical distance between spillway and crest
TYPES OF DAMS

DWORSHAK DAM
Clearwater Country, Idaho ,USA
 TYPES OF DAMS

A. CREST – provide roadway or walkway

B. HEEL – in contact with ground on the upstream side
C. TOE - in contact with ground on the downstream side ARCH
D. FOUNDATION – Excavated surface or undisturbed mat.
E. SPILLWAY – provides controlled conveyance of water
flows downstream of the dam
G. OUTLET – “Sluiceway”, release water for hydropower/supply
H. BLOWOFF – drains the reservoir.
I. FREEBOARD – vertical distance between spillway and crest
TYPES OF DAMS

HOOVER DAM
border between the U.S. states of Nevada and
Arizona.
 TYPES OF DAMS

A. CREST – provide roadway or walkway

B. HEEL – in contact with ground on the upstream side
C. TOE - in contact with ground on the downstream side BUTTRESS
D. FOUNDATION – Excavated surface or undisturbed mat.
E. SPILLWAY – provides controlled conveyance of water
flows downstream of the dam
G. OUTLET – “Sluiceway”, release water for hydropower/supply
H. BLOWOFF – drains the reservoir.
I. FREEBOARD – vertical distance between spillway and crest
TYPES OF DAMS

Brgy. Balicotoc, Ilog, Negros Occidental

DATA
DATA

1. Layout of Project Area

2. Topographic Map of Project Area
3. Topographic Map of Dam Site
4. Profile of Canals
5. Cross Sections of Rivers, Waterways
6. Rivers, Waterways Profile
7. Types of Riverbed Materials
8. Test results on Samples from Boreholes/Test Pits
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