Meaning of fusegate | Babel Free

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

Examples

“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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