Water control gates : guidelines for inspection and evaluation

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors American Society of Civil Engineers. Task Committee on Condition Assessment of Water Control Gates, United States. Department of Homeland Security
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Reston, Va. : American Society of Civil Engineers, ©2012.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9780784412206
0784412200
9780784476840
0784476845
Physical Description1 online resource (v, 399 pages) : illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • ""Cover""; ""Table of Contents""; ""1 Introduction""; ""1.1 Purpose of the guide""; ""1.2 Background""; ""1.3 Scope of the document""; ""1.4 Definition of terms""; ""1.5 Referenced standards""; ""1.6 Participating organizations""; ""1.7 The original task committee""; ""1.8 Reformulated committee""; ""1.9 Interim reviews and blue ribbon committee review""; ""1.10 Acknowledgments""; ""2 Gate Descriptions and Operating Systems""; ""2.1 Introduction""; ""2.2 Description of gates""; ""2.3 Gate materials""; ""2.4 Description of gate types""; ""2.5 Gate sealing systems""
  • ""2.6 Gate operating systems""""2.7 Auxiliary systems for gates""; ""3 Gate Operation""; ""3.1 Introduction""; ""3.2 Operational plan and water control manual""; ""3.3 Staffing""; ""3.4 Gate characteristics""; ""3.5 Gate controls""; ""3.6 Hydraulic capacities and gate sequencing""; ""3.7 Loss of outflow capacity""; ""3.8 Non-routine operation""; ""3.9 Maintenance and inspections""; ""3.10 Emergency action plans""; ""3.11 Training""; ""3.12 Other""; ""4 Maintenance""; ""4.1 Maintenance manual""; ""4.2 Maintenance schedule""; ""4.3 Routine maintenance""; ""4.4 Non-routine maintenance""
  • ""4.5 Major repair actions""""4.6 Maintenance logs/records""; ""5 Inspection Overview and Preparation""; ""5.1 Introduction""; ""5.2 Gate and operating system inspections""; ""5.3 Pre-inspection preparation""; ""5.4 Personnel safety""; ""6 Visual Inspection of Structural Aspects of Gates""; ""6.1 Introduction""; ""6.2 Typical items to be inspected for gates""; ""6.3 Inspection items specific to individual gate types""; ""7 Visual Inspection of Gate Operating Systems""; ""7.1 Introduction""; ""7.2 Common hoist components""; ""7.3 Visual inspection overview""; ""7.4 Support system inspection""
  • ""7.5 Electrical and control inspections""""7.6 Mechanical inspection""; ""7.7 Hydraulic hoists""; ""7.8 Pneumatic hoists""; ""7.9 Monorail and overhead crane structural inspection""; ""7.10 Other inspections""; ""8 Gate System Performance Testing""; ""8.1 Introduction""; ""8.2 Type and frequency of testing""; ""8.3 Pre-test preparation""; ""8.4 Gate test procedures""; ""8.5 Gate operating systems""; ""8.6 Control and warning systems""; ""8.7 Auxiliary power systems""; ""8.8 Miscellaneous tests""; ""8.9 Documentation""; ""9 Evaluation""; ""9.1 General""; ""9.2 Loads and load combinations""
  • ""9.3 Evaluation criteria""""9.4 Structural evaluation""; ""9.5 Operating system evaluation""; ""9.6 Functional evaluation""; ""9.7 Potential failure mode analysis""; ""Appendix A: Inspection Checklists""; ""Appendix B: Gate and Operating Equipment Inspection and Testing Procedures""; ""Appendix C: Crane Inspection Activities""; ""Appendix D: Curvilinear Pressures""; ""Appendix E: PFM Examples""; ""References""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""