WATER RETAINING DAM Russian patent published in 2017 - IPC E02B7/02 

FIELD: construction.

SUBSTANCE: water retaining dam consists of the inlet section 1, the upstream apron 2, the retaining structure 3, behind which the stilling basin 4 with a wall 5, the downstream apron 6, the downstream apron terminal device 7 and the outlet section 8 are installed sequentially. The retaining structure 3 consists of a weir 9 with sidewalls 10 which are arranged at an angle 55÷75° to the flow axis. The wall 5 of the stilling basin 4 is formed as a broken line repeating the drain front path of the retaining structure 3. At the center of the downstream apron 6, diffusers 11 are installed in staggered order. The sidewalls 10 of the weir 9 at the junction points to side abutments 12 are reinforced with land abutments 13.

EFFECT: increased reliability and improved performance characteristics of the structure.

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