Meaning of fusegate | Babel Free

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A modular spillway sill invented in 1989 to improve dam safety by increasing water storage.

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“The amount of ballast in each fusegate and the elevation of the intake well determine the pool elevation at which a fusegate will tip, that is, rotate downstream.”

“One or more prefabricated fusegate units are positioned within a precast concrete frame on an overflow spillway crest, held in place by gravity forces. Additional reservoir storage is provided to the fusegate crest.”

“The purpose of these physical model tests were mainly to measure water pressure distribution into the chamber and on the fusegate structure for a given upstream water head above the fusegate crest.”

“Ordinary floods spill over the fusegate barrier. Larger floods cause the chamber to fill as the water spills over the well lips (Fig. 9.24 (b)).”

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