Abstract: The paper deals with the characterization and the control of transient uplift generated by turbulent pressure fluctuations in spillway stilling basins. Theoretical and experimental analyses are presented, defining the ...

Abstract: Cases of damages experienced in stilling basins and on the toe of chute spillways are recognized to be due to global instantaneous uplift force resulting from imbalance between the instantaneous pressure distribution both ...

Abstract: Energy dissipation through a rectangular jet discharging into a plunge pool is a common approach in dams engineering. This paper presents the results of a new experimental study on the pressure field generated by a rectangular ...

Abstract: This paper presents a theoretically based procedure for predicting the local scour depth and shape downstream of rectangular falling jets induced by high hydraulic structures. This approach, based on a theoretical analysis ...

Abstract: This paper presents a new experimental procedure aimed at defining the global instantaneous uplift force, acting on slabs at the bottom of stilling basins. The global uplift force on slabs of different dimensions is measured ...

Abstract: This paper characterizes the temporal behavior of uplift force generated by turbulent pressure fluctuations in spillway stilling basins. Theoretical and experimental analyses are presented that define the magnitude and ...

Abstract: This paper presents a new method that is able to define the hydraulic jump peculiarities in rough-bed conditions. The findings of this paper improve the literature and guidelines on the design of a stilling basin over a ...