Identification of Hydraulic Parameters Influencing the Hydraulic Erodibility of Spillway Flow Channels
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Département des Sciences Appliquées, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, 555 Boulevard de l’Université, Chicoutimi, QC G7H 2B1, Canada
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Hydro-Québec, Unité de Production et d’Expertise en Barrages, 75 Boulevard René-Lévesque Ouest, Montréal, QC H2Z 1A4, Canada
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Water 2021, 13(21), 2950; https://doi.org/10.3390/w13212950
Received: 16 September 2021
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Revised: 4 October 2021
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Accepted: 15 October 2021
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Published: 20 October 2021
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Erosion Processes in Hydraulic Engineering)
The rock mass erosion of dam spillways, a phenomenon involving the interaction between the hydraulic load of water and the capability of the rock mass to resist its destruction, remains a critical safety issue. The erosion resistance of a rock mass can be estimated through several erodibility indices, including those of Kirsten, Pells or Bollaert. Several indices have been developed to link rock resistance to the hydraulic parameters of water, i.e., the hydraulic load applied on a rock mass. The developed indices use the average flow velocity, the average shear stress on the bottom of the flow channel, the stress applied to the internal joints of fractured rock mass, the dynamic impulse force, and the power dissipation of water to represent the erosive force of water. From these indices, several methods of assessing hydraulic erosion have been developed, and all use the threshold line concept. Nonetheless, several uncertainties are associated with these methods. This paper presents and discusses the various means of calculating the erosive force of water as a hazard parameter for predicting potential rock erosion. The representativeness of these approaches is also discussed, and we clarify nuances associated with each method. We then provide guidelines for future research aimed at improving estimates of the erosive force of the water within spillway flow channels.
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Keywords:
hydraulic erodibility; hydraulic jump; hydraulic load; plunging flow; power dissipation; rock mass
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Koulibaly, A.S.; Saeidi, A.; Rouleau, A.; Quirion, M. Identification of Hydraulic Parameters Influencing the Hydraulic Erodibility of Spillway Flow Channels. Water 2021, 13, 2950. https://doi.org/10.3390/w13212950
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Koulibaly AS, Saeidi A, Rouleau A, Quirion M. Identification of Hydraulic Parameters Influencing the Hydraulic Erodibility of Spillway Flow Channels. Water. 2021; 13(21):2950. https://doi.org/10.3390/w13212950
Chicago/Turabian StyleKoulibaly, Aboubacar Sidiki, Ali Saeidi, Alain Rouleau, and Marco Quirion. 2021. "Identification of Hydraulic Parameters Influencing the Hydraulic Erodibility of Spillway Flow Channels" Water 13, no. 21: 2950. https://doi.org/10.3390/w13212950
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