FIELD: building, particularly to protect dams.
SUBSTANCE: method involves forming additional water spillaway channel including a number of self-flowing siphons passing over dam crest, wherein the siphons are assembled of prefabricated units which are delivered to dam when water in water pool reaches dangerous level; permanently installing short and long siphon necks are on the dam by positioning short neck of each siphon below water level in upper pool and by locating long neck thereof below water level in lower pool; assembling vacuum plant; connecting suction chamber of vacuum plant with uppermost siphon point by pipeline; evacuating the siphons and filling thereof with water.
EFFECT: provision of emergency water discharge over the dam and provision of water level reduction in water pool, prevention of scour creation and dam failure.
2 cl, 1 dwg
