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Statische Berechnung von Abwasserkanälen und -leitungen nach ATV-DVWK-A 127, 3. Auflage 08.2000
(2001)
Standsicherheit von Linern
(2000)
With the assessment of sewers and drains generally recognised criteria such as tightness, stability, hydraulic capability and efficiency are valid. For the assessment of the stability, however, there are often uncertainties. In this connection the ATV-DVWK Advisory Leaflet ATV M 127-2 represents a practical development of the system of rules and standards for the stability of earth-bedded pipelines that is called upon in the case of dimensioning for rehabilitation procedures. Nevertheless, further assumptions about the pipe-soil system are necessary which often are based on individual appraisals and experiences of the designer. To that end, in the years 1999 to the beginning of 2002, extensive experiments and theoretical investigations were carried out at the Universities of Bremen and Muenster as well as at the Bremen hanseWasser GmbH in order to assess more reliably the load-carrying capacity in particular of damaged host pipes in the ground. The research was supported by the Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMB+F) under the short title ASSUR. The paper gives a view of the essential contents of the research; further information can be taken from the final report to ASSUR.
The German Code ATV-M 127-2 published in 2000 for the design of linings to rehabilitate sewers has proved itself a helpful guideline to find the optimum wall thickness of any liner material, e.g. CIPP or stainless steel sleeves. Many rehabilitation projects in different European countries have been performed successfully using this code. The code differentiates between three host pipe states: State I for untight sewers without cracks, state II for sewers with longitudinal cracks but a stable soil pipe system and state III for cracked pipes with larger deformations and considerable risk to collapse in the near future. State II sewers but installed close to the traffic surface must be calculated as a state III situation too. According to the code stress, deformation and stability tests are necessary. For many practical cases charts with stress factors and imperfection reductions allow to design without a computer. Numerous theoretical and experimental papers are available which mainly deal with circular linings. An evaluation of design codes carried out by experts of different countries shows a fairly good coincidence of the required wall thicknesses, but the assessment of pipeline damages by engineers is sometimes resulting in quite different assumptions necessary for the design input parameters. The paper reports about the progress in liner design since the 1st edition of the code. Additional clauses have to be introduced into the 2nd edition for non circular geometries (e.g. for hood and rectangular profile), imperfections describing practical and theoretical situations and new applications (e.g. railway crossings). International discussion can be useful to find safe and resources saving constructions.
Ten opzichte van de richtlijnen voor direct in de bodem ingebedde leidingen (In Duitsland betreft het de richtlijn ATV A127[1], in Frankrijk de Fascicule 70, in Nederland Cur n° 122 voor betonbuizen) vereist de richtlijn voor de statische berekening van linersystemen (kousrelining, u lining, buis in buislining...) voor de sanering van beschadigde riolen een grondig andere aanpak en berekeningsmethodiek. Onder meer zijn voor liners volgende parameters van belang: Toestand van de beschadigde leiding. Wanneer de oude leiding vervormd is, zal bij close fit renovatiesystemen zoals kousliners ook de liner zelf voorvervormingen vertonen. Bij deze onvolkomenheden wordt onderscheid gemaakt tussen lokale intrusie (opbolling) globale voorvervorming (ovalisatie); Materiaalkarakteristieken van de liner samenhangend met de uitharding (vorming van ringspleet enz.); Hoge drukspanningen door externe waterdruk in combinatie met de geringe wanddikte en de relatief lage elasticiteitsmodulus van de liner; De liggingcondities van de liner in de beschadigde leiding (aanwezigheid van scheuren, radiale en axiale verplaatsing enz..); Specifieke eigenschappen van de materialen waaruit de liner is opgebouwd (Elasticiteitsmodulus en buigtreksterkte op lange termijn) Vragen in verband met de stabiliteit van saneringsystemen werden de afgelopen jaren uitgebreid in internationale fora en wereldwijd bediscussieerd, [2] tot [5], en om de mechanische draagkracht ervan na te gaan werden omvangrijke proeven uitgevoerd, [2], [4], [6], [12] en [18]. Aan de hand van het document Merkblatt ATV-M 127-2 [14] is het mogelijk om statische berekeningen op een voor liners adequate wijze uit te voeren en is het mogelijk controleberekeningen uit te voeren zoals dit in Duitsland in het document Merkblatt ATV-M 143-3 [13] geëist wordt.
Für elastisch gebettete, kreiszylindrische Konstruktionen wird im Fall getrennter Belastungs- und Bettungswirkung das Last-Verschiebungsverhalten analysiert. Es zeigt sich, dass das System eine Grenzlast hat, nach deren Überschreitung die aufnehmbare Belastung absinkt. Für Anwendungsfälle in der Praxis und zur Auswertung von Modell- und Großversuchen wird ein Diagramm für die Ermittlung der Grenzlasten angegeben. Die untersuchten Bereiche des Steifigkeitsparameters ß und des Konstruktionsparameters k* umfasst Anwendungen wie Tunnelwandungen, Rohre und Rohrauskleidungen aus PVC und Polyethylen sowie Durchlässe aus kalt gewellten und kalt gebogenen Stahlblechen. Es wird die Gültigkeit des gewählten, linear elastischen Stoffgesetzes der Konstruktion abgegrenzt. Beim Erddruckproblem kann die Last- und Bettungswirkung nicht mehr voneinander getrennt werden. Hierfür werden Versuche und rechnerische Ansätze dargestellt, die einen Einblick in das Verhalten der Konstruktion bei Laststeigerung ermöglichen. Unter idealisierten Voraussetzungen existiert im überkritischen Bereich des zunächst mehrwelligen Beulproblems ein weiterer Indifferenzpunkt und eine einwellige Beulform.
Potential and risks of water reuse in Brandenburg (Germany) – an interdisciplinary case study
(2024)
For Brandenburg, a region in Germany with increasing water shortage and drought events, water reuse can counteract competition scenarios between drinking water supply, agricultural irrigation, and industrial use. Centralized and decentralized sources for reclaimed water are found to potentially substitute 245 or 28% of irrigation water, respectively, in agriculture production in Brandenburg. For such a reuse scenario, the
fate of organic micropollutants is examined for diatrizoate (DZA) and carbamazepine (CBZ). Retention in local sandy soil and transfer into roots and leaves of arugula are analyzed in lysimeter studies and greenhouse pot experiments. Vertical transport was found for DZA and accumulation in or on arugula roots with a root concentration factor of 1,925+34% but a low bioconcentration factor due to intrinsic molecule properties. CBZ was not found to be mobile in the sandy soil but accumulates in arugula roots and leaves by factors of 70+7% and 155+12%, respectively. Further research on potential plant uptake and groundwater enrichment for more substances is highly recommended as well as tertiary wastewater treatment prior to water reuse.
Entwicklung eines Bewertungssystems für ökonomisches und ökologisches Bauen und gesundes Wohnen
(2003)
Quo vadis Baubetrieb?
(2001)
Sauber aus dem Reaktor
(2004)
In this paper typical bypass efficiencies of sediment bypass tunnels (SBTs) used to counter reservoir sedimentation are described, distinguishing between two layouts of the tunnel intake. It results that SBTs are an effective measure to reduce the sedimentation of dam reservoirs, particularly of type (A) with intake at the reservoir head. The hydroabrasive wear of tunnel inverts is significant and
has to be mitigated by using adequate invert liners. The invert abrasion can be estimated based on an abrasion model where a correct input value of the bed material resistance coefficient is paramount to limit model uncertainties. Based on abrasion measurements at prototype SBTs typical values of the material resistance coefficient are recommended for high-strength concrete, natural stones and steel liners. The field experiences gathered so far and the comparison of various invert materials suggest granite pavers as a promising lining material for severe abrasion conditions.
Worldwide, a large number of reservoirs impounded by dams are rapidly filling up with sediments. As on a global level the loss of reservoir volume due to sedimentation increases faster than the creation of new storage volume, the sustainability of reservoirs may be questioned if no countermeasures are taken. This paper gives an overview of the amount and the processes of reservoir sedimentation and its impact on dams and reservoirs. Furthermore, sediment bypass tunnels as a countermeasure for small to medium sized reservoirs are discussed with their pros and cons. The issue of hydroabrasion is highlighted, and the main design features to be applied for sediment bypass tunnels are given.
Wärmeentnahme aus Abwasser
(1984)
Nordrhein-Westfalen braucht eine gut aufgestellte Wasserforschung,
um den heutigen und künftigen Herausforderungen im
Land sowie auch national und international gewachsen zu sein.
Eine erste Erfassung der Wasserforschung in Nordrhein-Westfalen
im Sommer 2017 vermittelte Fakten zu Bestand, Defiziten
und Entwicklungspotenzialen. Mehr als 750 Wissenschaftler
forschen in Nordrhein-Westfalen in über neunzig Forschungsgruppen
verschiedener Disziplinen zum Thema Wasser. Die
Schwerpunkte liegen primär in den Ingenieurwissenschaften,
aber auch in den Natur-, Geo-, Sozial-, Wirtschafts- und Rechtswissenschaften.
Universitäten, Fachhochschulen, An-Institute
sowie außeruniversitäre Forschungsinstitutionen tragen zur
breit aufgestellten Wasserforschung bei, die unter anderem in
sechs Forschungszentren und zahlreichen Kooperationsprojekten
untereinander vernetzt ist. Der guten nationalen Vernetzung der
Akteure stehen befriedigende internationale und stark ausbaufähige
europäische Kontakte gegenüber. Die internationale
Sichtbarkeit und Attraktivität der Wasserforschung in Nordrhein-
Westfalen wird ihren Spitzenleistungen in einzelnen Bereichen
nicht gerecht. Ein vertiefter Praxistransfer von Forschungsergebnissen
offeriert der Wasserwirtschaft innovative, praxistaugliche
Lösungen und zudem der Umweltwirtschaft interessantere
Marktchancen. Besonders günstige Randbedingungen
sind in den innovationsfähigen Kommunen und Wasserverbänden
des großen, dicht besiedelten und an Landschaftstypen reichen
Bundeslandes Nordrhein-Westfalen zu sehen. Im nächsten
Schritt wird zu analysieren sein, wie die Potenziale der Wasserforschung
in Nordrhein-Westfalen effizienter genutzt und ausgebaut
werden können, um zur zukunftssicheren und nachhaltigen
Ausrichtung der Wasserwirtschaft in Nordrhein-Westfalen,
zu wissenschaftlicher Exzellenz und umweltwirtschaftlichem Erfolg
des Landes beizutragen.
This report examines the strength of young and early age concrete that has been systematically exposed to horizontal, sinusoidal vibrations with varying vibration parameters. Specimens were subjected to vibrations of predefined vibration times (4–14 h) and the compressive strength was determined after a period of 28 days. It was found that the different parameters have no critical influence on compressive strength and that vibration prior to initial setting of the concrete can increase its strength. Additional information to examine the reasons for this increase was obtained by further investigations (nuclear magnetic resonance, x-ray diffraction, and thermogravimetric analysis).
Die klimabedingte Zunahme extremer Wetterereignisse ist eine der Herausforderungen in der gegenwärtig durch Krisen geprägten Zeit. Gefahren gehen von großräumigen Hochwasserereignissen und von kleinräumigen Überflutungen innerhalb besiedelter Bereiche aus. Ursache sind ausgeprägte Extremniederschläge. Das Schadpotenzial hängt maßgeblich von den lokalen Bedingungen ab. Ein Starkregen richtet im Flachland mit versickerungsfähigen Böden wesentlich weniger Schäden an als im Bereich eines Kerbtalgewässers, wenn dort die Hochwasserwelle auf bebaute Talbereiche trifft. Auch sind die Folgen einer als urbane Sturzflut bezeichneten Überflutung in dicht besiedelten Räumen in der Regel dramatischer als bei ländlich geprägten Siedlungsstrukturen. Aber nicht nur dem Problem „zu viel Wasser“, sondern auch der zunehmenden Herausforderung „zu wenig Wasser“ muss sich die Wasserwirtschaft stellen. Trockenheit und Hitze führen vor allem in Innenstädten immer häufiger zu Bedingungen, in denen das Leben und Arbeiten zur Belastung wird. Vielerorts sinkende Grundwasserspiegel stellen die Bewirtschaftung natürlicher Wasserressourcen und nicht zuletzt die öffentliche Wasserversorgung in Deutschland vor bislang weitgehend unbekannte Herausforderungen. Einen absoluten Schutz gegen Überflutungen und vor Hitzeperioden gibt es nicht. Wir müssen Vorsorge betreiben, um die Belastungen zu begrenzen. In der letzten Zeit hat dafür der Begriff der „Resilienz“ im wasserwirtschaftlichen Kontext eine besondere Bedeutung gewonnen. Dazu erforderliche Konzepte greifen die Wassertage Münster im Jahr 2023 auf. Zu den Maßnahmen der wasserbewussten Stadtentwicklung zählen beispielsweise die gezielte Versickerung und Verdunstung von Niederschlagswasser oder die Ableitung von Oberflächenabflüssen bei seltenen Starkregen in weniger kritische Bereiche. Thematisiert wird auch der Umgang mit (Ab-)Wasser als Ressource. Hierbei werden die Bedeutung und Chancen der Wasserwiederverwendung betrachtet.
A major drawback of sediment bypass tunnels is the potential for severe invert abrasion due to intense bedload sediment transport. This paper briefly describes the abrasion phenomena as well as the available models used to predict invert material loss. The application and calibration is demonstrated on the basis of the Mud Mountain sediment bypass tunnel, Washington, USA.
This paper describes the design of the new tunnel invert lining of the 9-foot tunnel at Mud Mountain Dam, Washington, USA. The tunnel diverts all bed load sediments into the tailwater. Major invert abrasion has been observed in the existing steel lining. The new invert design consists of 0.59 m2 and 0.79 m2 granite blocks that are 0.25 m thick and placed tightly together along the tunnel. Stability analysis showed factors of safety ranging from 1.2 to 2.6 against uplift. This will be achieved with strip drains placed in the bedding material along the tunnel. A service-design-life analysis was performed using abrasion prediction modelling.
This model was based on abrasion measurement data acquired from granite field tests at Pfaffensprung sediment bypass tunnel, Switzerland. The estimated annual abrasion depths for the granite were approximately 0.50 mm/year for average sediment transport conditions.
Sediment bypass tunnels are an effective and sustainable strategy against reservoir sedimentation. Sediments are diverted into the down-stream during floods without deposition in the reservoir, hence mor-phological and ecological variability increases. One major drawback of these tunnels is the severe invert abrasion due to a combination of high flow velocities and bedload sediment transport. The abrasion phenom-ena is briefly described, different abrasion prediction models are pre-sented and their applicability for the estimation of concrete abrasion is discussed.
Due to high bedload sediment transport, many sediment bypass tunnels (SBT) are prone to severe invert abrasion. However, there is little information about the flow characteristics in SBTs after invert abrasion initiated and progresses with time. In the present study, laboratory flume experiments were performed to investigate how the hydraulic conditions change after abrasion patterns developed on the invert. A typical invert abrasion pattern was produced using 3D-printing technique and implemented in the laboratory flume. Flow depths were measured to compare the initial with the abraded state.
Furthermore, turbulence measurements using 2D-laser Doppler anemometry technique were performed to obtain the mean and turbulence flow characteristics. This paper describes results of these measurements focusing on the streamwise and vertical flow velocities, turbulence intensities and Reynolds shear stress.
Four dams in Japan and Switzerland with Sediment Bypass Tunnels (SBT) as a measure against reservoir sedimentation were monitored to analyse the effects of sediment supply on the downstream environment based on up- to downstream differences in geomorphological and biological characteristics. SBT operation times ranged from 93 years at Pfaffensprung and 17 at Asahi to only three years at Solis and no operation at Koshibu. Sediment grain size distribution was monitored, and microhabitats and invertebrates were analysed in terms of richness and composition. Results showed that grain sizes were coarser down- than upstream at dams with newly established SBTs, while they were similar or finer for dams with long SBT operation. Analysis of biotic data revealed that microhabitat and invertebrate richness was low directly below the dam but increased further downstream the longer the SBT operation. Sedentary species dominated at locations where bed conditions were stable, e.g. directly downstream of the dam at Koshibu. Recovery of downstream environment with increasing SBT operation time was disclosed by the Bray–Curtis similarity index, which evaluated an overlap between up- and downstream reaches for both microhabitat composition and invertebrate communities. With increasing operation time, both indices increased, revealing the positive effects of long-term SBT operation.
Positive effects of reservoir sedimentation management on reservoir life: Examples from Japan
(2016)
The effectiveness of different strategies against reservoir sedimentation is demonstrated herein using data sets of Asahi, Nunobiki and Dashidaira reservoirs in Japan. The applied strategies encompass
sediment routing with a bypass tunnel, drawdown flushing during floods and sabo dam construction in the catchment. It is shown that bypassing and flushing are very efficient strategies enlarging reservoir life by 3 to 21 times up to many hundreds of years. Furthermore, it is revealed that also efforts in the catchment, e.g. sabo dam construction, is effective enlarging reservoir life by 2.4 times.
In order to prevent reservoir sedimentation, sediment bypass tunnels can be an efficient countermeasure restoring sediment continuity of impounded rivers. Although supercritical open channel flow conditions in these tunnelsprevent tun-nel blockage, in combination with the high bypassed sediment volume it may lead tosevere abrasion damages on inverts. Consequently,wear termed hydroabra-sionoccurs. Based on laboratoryexperiments, a theoretical model was devel-oped to predict abrasion rates and service life timeof sediment bypass tunnels. Insituexperiments are further conducted for model calibration to provide an abrasion prediction approach for field applications.Finally,recommendations concerning the hydraulic design of the tunnel as well as the structural design ofthe invertareprovided.
The Gaulwerk hydropower plant (HPP) has a design discharge of 3.5 m3/s and generates about 6.5 GWh per year. The HPP has been in operation since 1963 and uses the flow of two alpine streams. The HPP impounds a 300 m long reservoir with a 6.50 m high weir. The storage is completely filled with sediments and is classified as a valuable habitat for fauna and flora. Due to the sedimentation, the area upstream of the reservoir head inundates about two to three times per year during small flood events, leading to complaints from affected landowners and adjacent municipalities. To investigate sustainable solutions, a study of alternatives has been carried out in which three alternatives to im-prove both the sediment and flood situation are being investigated. In addition, the residual flow release will be adjusted and fish facilities realized in all alternatives. The paper will summarize the analysis of the alternatives encompassing the (1)
flood situation, (2) sediment management, (3) reha-bilitation measures of the hydraulic structures and their costs and (4) the environmental impact.
Abrasion in a concrete-lined sediment bypass tunnel is estimated using a Japanese state-of-the-art prediction model and validated by measured invert abrasion data at Asahi Reservoir, Japan. The model is described in detail, certain shortcomings are disclosed, and a revised version is proposed. The model consists of a kinetic energy term accounting for the impact by saltating particles, and a friction work term accounting for the grinding stress. It is found that the latter term yields concrete abrasion values being consistently a multiple compared to its kinetic term contradicting other research. Based on that, and a possible particle impact angle inconsistency, it is proposed to omit the friction work term. It is shown that the calculated abrasion is overestimated by 138% on average compared with that measured, if both terms are accounted for. However, promising results are obtained with only 30% overestimation by neglecting the friction work term.
Reservoir sedimentation is an increasing problem affecting the majority of reservoirs both in Switzerland and worldwide. As many dams are more than 50 years of age, this problem is becoming more and more serious nowadays. Res-ervoir sedimentation leads to various severe problems such as a decisive de-crease of the active reservoir volume leading to both loss of energy production and water available for water supply and irrigation. These problems will intensify in the near future, because sediment supply tends to increase due to climate change. Therefore, countermeasures have to be developed. They can be divided into the three main categories sediment yield reduction, sediment routing and sediment removal. This paper focuses on the sediment routing using sediment bypass tunnels. Sediment bypass tunnels are an effective means to decrease the reservoir sedimentation process. By routing the sediments around the reservoir into the tailwater, sediment accumulation is reduced significantly. However, the number of sediment bypass tunnels in the world is limited primarily due to high investment and maintenance costs. The main problem of all bypass tunnels is the invert abrasion due to high velocities in combination with high sediment transport. Three Swiss bypass tunnel examples suffering invert abrasion are presented in this paper. Furthermore, VAW started a research project to investigate the invert abrasion process by conducting hydraulic scale tests in the laboratory. The goal of this research project is to establish general design criteria for optimal flow con-ditions where both sediment depositions in the tunnel are avoided and the result-ing abrasion damages are kept at a minimum.
Reservoir sedimentation is increasingly affecting the majority of reservoirs all over the world. As many dams are more than 50 years of age, this problem is becoming more and more seriou403s nowadays. Reservoir sedimentation leads to various severe problems such as a decisive decrease of the active reservoir volume leading to both loss of energy production and water available for water supply and irrigation. These problems will intensify in the very next future, because sediment supply tends to increase due to climate change. Therefore coun-termeasures have to be developed. They can be divided into the three main categories sediment yield reduction, sediment routing and sediment removal. This paper focuses on sediment routing by means of sediment bypass tunnels. Sediment bypass tunnels are an effective measure to stop or at least decrease the reservoir sedimentation process. By routing the sediments around the reservoir into the tailwater in case of flood events sediment accumulation of both bed load and suspended load is reduced significantly. However, the number of sediment bypass tunnels in the world is limited primarily due to high investment and above all maintenance costs. The state-of-the-art design criteria of constructing bypass tunnels are summarized herein; major problems such as tunnel invert abrasion are discussed. The need for further research regarding sediment transport in bypass tunnels and invert abrasion is highlighted.
Reservoir sedimentation, a serious problem affecting the majority of reservoirs worldwide, was not systematically accounted for in the past. After 50 years of operation, a constantly decreasing reservoir volume becomes currently a serious challenge for reservoir owners, against which countermeasures have to be developed. This research focuses on sediment routing using a bypass tunnel to convey sediments past a dam.
By transporting sediments into the tailwater past a dam, their accumulation in the reservoir is reduced significantly. However, the global number of sediment bypass tunnels is limited primarily due to high investment and maintenance cost. The main problem of all bypass tunnels is the massive invert abrasion due to high flow velocities combined with high sediment transport rates. Therefore, VAW started two research projects to counter this problem. The main goal of the first project Layout and design of sediment bypass tunnels is to investigate the invert abrasion process by conducting hydraulic laboratory tests and to establish general design criteria for optimal flow conditions in which both sediment depositions in the tunnel are avoided and the resulting abrasion damages are kept at a minimum. The second project Optimizing hydroabrasive-resistant materials at sediment bypass tunnels and hydraulic structures investigates the hydraulic resistance of different tunnel invert materials, such as high performance concrete or cast basalt plates in prototype tests at the Solis bypass tunnel. The sediment transport measurement technique used in this project was optimized during preliminary model tests.
The Solis reservoir is located in the Alps in Grisons, Switzerland and is operated by the electric power company of Zurich (ewz). Since its construction in 1986, high sediment input during flood events has led to major aggradations in the reservoir. Up to date, nearly half of the original reservoir volume has been filled with sediments from upstream mountain torrents. The deltaic deposition starts extending into the active water volume. Therefore, ewz plans a sediment bypass tunnel to flush the incoming bedload around the dam to the downstream reach. In a first step the reservoir level during flood events is lowered to the minimum operation level. The delta is subjected to free surface flow and the bedload is transported over the delta and deposited further downstream. This sediment relocation decreases the delta volume within the active storage. During further flood events, the incoming sediment is led to the bypass tunnel intake using a guiding structure and flushed through the tunnel. If the flood exceeds the capacity of the bypass tunnel, the surplus flow passes the tunnel intake towards the bottom outlets with the bedload still being flushed through the tunnel. A skimming wall located upstream from the tunnel intake prevents driftwood blocking by leading it to the reservoir front where it can be safely removed. Both the sediment relocation due to water level drawdown and the flushing through the bypass tunnel are investigated and optimized in a hydraulic model at the Laboratory of Hydraulics, Hydrology and Glaciology (VAW) of ETH Zurich. Additionally, the sediment relocation process in the model is compared with a relocation test in the prototype.
Sediment transport in high-speed flows over a fixed bed. 2: Particle impacts and abrasion prediction
(2017)
Single bed load particle impacts were experimentally investigated in supercritical open channel flow over a fixed planar bed of low relative roughness height simulating high-gradient non-alluvial mountain streams as well as hydraulic structures. Particle impact characteristics (impact velocity, impact angle, Stokes number, restitution and dynamic friction coefficients) were determined for a wide range of hydraulic parameters and particle properties. Particle impact velocity scaled with the particle velocity, and the vertical particle impact velocity increased with excess transport stage. Particle impact and rebound angles were low and decreased with transport stage. Analysis of the particle impacts with the bed revealed almost no viscous damping effects with high normal restitution coefficients exceeding unity. The normal and resultant Stokes numbers were high and above critical thresholds for viscous damping. These results are attributed to the coherent turbulent structures near the wall region, i.e. bursting motion with ejection and sweep events responsible for turbulence generation and particle transport. The tangential restitution coefficients were slightly below unity and the dynamic friction coefficients were lower than for alluvial bed data, revealing that only a small amount of horizontal energy was transferred to the bed. The abrasion prediction model formed by Sklar and Dietrich in 2004 was revised based on the new equations on vertical impact velocity and hop length covering various bed configurations. The abrasion coefficient kv was found to be vary around kv ~ 105 for hard materials (tensile strength ft > 1 MPa), one order of magnitude lower than the value assumed so far for Sklar and Dietrich's model.
Particle dynamics are investigated experimentally in supercritical high-speed open channel flow over a fixed planar bed of low relative roughness height simulating flows in high-gradient non-alluvial mountain streams and hydraulic structures. Non-dimensional equations were developed for transport mode, particle velocity, hop length and hop height accounting for a wide range of literature data encompassing sub- and supercritical flow conditions as well as planar and alluvial bed configurations. Particles were dominantly transported in saltation and particle trajectories on planar beds were rather flat and long compared with alluvial bed data due to (1) increased lift forces by spinning motion, (2) strongly downward directed secondary currents, and (3) a planar flume bed where variation in particle reflection and damping effects were minor. The analysis of particle saltation trajectories revealed that the rising and falling limbs were almost symmetrical contradicting alluvial bed data. Furthermore, no or negligible effect of particle size and shape on particle dynamics were found. Implications of experimental findings for mechanistic saltation-abrasion models are briefly discussed.
The derivation of an abrasion prediction model for concrete hydraulic structures valid in supercritical flows is presented herein. The state of the art saltation-abrasion model from Sklar and Dietrich (2004) is modified using the findings of a recent research pro-ject on the design and layout of sediment bypass tunnels. The model correlates the im-pacting parameters with the invert material properties by an abrasion coefficient kv. The value of this coefficient is verified by a similarity analysis to bedrock abrasion in river systems applying a correlation between the abrasion rate and the bed material strength. A sensitivity analysis reveals that the saltation-abrasion model is highly dependent on an adequate estimation of kv. However, as a first order estimate the proposed model en-ables the practical engineer to estimate abrasion at hydraulic structures prone to super-critical flows.
Supercritical sediment-laden open channel flows occur in many hydraulic structures including dam outlets, weirs, and bypass tunnels. Due to high flow velocities and sediment flux severe problems such as erosion and abrasion damages are expected in these structures (Jacobs et al., 2001). Sediment bypass tunnels (SBT), as an effective measure to decrease reservoir sedimentation by bypassing sediments during floods, are exceptionally prone to high abrasion causing significant annual maintenance cost (Sumi et al., 2004; Auel and Boes, 2011). The Laboratory of Hydraulics, Hydrology and Glaciology (VAW) of ETH Zurich conducted a laboratory study to counteract these negative effects (Auel, 2014). The main goals of the project were to analyze the fundamental physical processes in supercritical flows as present in SBTs by investigating the mean and turbulence flow characteristics (Auel et al., 2014a), particle motion (Auel et al., 2014b; 2015b), and abrasion development caused by transported sediment. Besides new insights into the three listed topics, paramount interest is given to their inter-relations and the development of an easily applicable abrasion prediction model (Auel et al., 2015a). This paper presents selected results on the second topic, i.e. the analysis of saltation trajectories of single coarse particles in supercritical flow.
An experimental investigation of supercritical uniform and gradually varied open channel flows is presented for a wide range of Froude numbers and flume width-to-flow depth aspect ratios. The instantaneous streamwise and vertical flow velocities were measured in a laboratory flume over the entire width using a two dimensional–laser Doppler anemometry (2D-LDA) system to determine turbulence intensities, and bed and Reynolds shear stresses. The mean velocity patterns show undulation across the flume, indicating the presence of counterrotating secondary current cells. These currents redistribute turbulence intensities and bed and Reynolds shear stresses across the flume. For aspect ratios ≤ 4−5, i.e., narrow open channel flow, the velocity-dip phenomenon is identified both in the streamwise velocity and the Reynolds shear stress distributions. For high aspect ratios, i.e., wide open channel flow, the strength of secondary currents diminish toward the flume center, resulting in a 2D flow farther away from the walls and no velocity-dip phenomenon. Froude number effects on the flow characteristics are less pronounced compared to the aspect ratio effects. At high Froude numbers, the results for narrow and wide open channel flows agree well with literature data. The log-law holds in the inner region across the entire flume width for all investigated Froude numbers and aspect ratios. The Reynolds shear stress distribution agrees well with the computed spanwise bed shear stress distribution. At the flume side walls, the bed shear stresses are 20–50 % higher than the mean values. These results are verified with an engineering example in which high sediment transport and corresponding deep abrasion patterns at the side walls were observed.
Hydroabrasion tritt im alpinen Raum hauptsächlich bei Wasserbauwerken auf, die durch hohe Fließgeschwindigkeiten und große Sedimentfrachten belastet werden. Dies sind beispielswei-se Wehrschwellen in Flüssen, Wasserfassungen von Wasserkraftwerken und vor allem Sedi-mentumleitstollen. Letztere dienen dazu sedimentreiche Hochwasserspitzen um die Talsperre herum in den Unterlauf des Flusses zu leiten. Sie verhindern so eine fortschreitende Verlan-dung des Stauraums.
Es gibt verschiedene Konzepte, dem Problem der Hydroabrasion entgegen zu wirken. Einer-seits kann der Umleitstollen hydraulisch optimiert werden, um die Einwirkung auf die Sohle zu minimieren. Auf der anderen Seite kann deren Widerstand verbessert werden. An der Ver-suchsanstalt für Wasserbau, Hydrologie und Glaziologie (VAW) der ETH Zürich werden zur Zeit zwei Forschungsarbeiten durchgeführt, die sich jeweils diesen Aspekten widmen. Dieser Beitrag befasst sich mit der hydraulischen Optimierung von Sedimentumleitstollen mit Hilfe von großskaligen Laborversuchen.
In insgesamt drei Versuchsreihen werden die Mittelwert- und Turbulenz-Fließcharakteristik von schießendem Abfluss in einer Versuchsrinne mittels eines Laser-Doppler Anemometrie-Systems (LDA) aufgenommen, die Fortbewegungsart des Sediments mittels eines High-Speed Kamera-Systems analysiert sowie die Abrasion der Stollensohle untersucht. In Abhängigkeit des Sohlgefälles, des Durchflusses, der Größe und Menge der Sedimentfracht erfolgt die Fortbewegung des Sedimentkorns hüpfend, rollend oder gleitend und verursacht unterschied-liche Abrasionserscheinungen in der Stollensohle. Die Ergebnisse der LDA Experimente zei-gen, dass, abhängig vom Verhältnis Gerinnebreite zur Abflusstiefe, Sekundärströmungen auf-treten. Diese Sekundärströmungen beeinflussen im untersuchten Froude-Zahlenbereich 2, 4 und 8 das longitudinale Strömungsprofil sowie die Verteilung der Sohlen- bzw. Reynolds-Schubspannungen und der Turbulenzintensität und somit letztlich die Fortbewegungsart des Sedimentkorns in der Wassersäule.
Mittels der drei Versuchsreihen sollen bestmögliche hydraulische Bedingungen für Sedimen-tumleitstollen gefunden werden, um die Hydroabrasion und somit die Unterhaltskosten signi-fikant zu minimieren.
Single glass sphere motion recordings were conducted in a transitional-rough bed open channel at steady and highly supercritical flow similar to hydraulic conditions in sediment bypass tunnels. A high speed camera with a maximum resolution of 2,560 × 2,160 pixels was used to record the movement of bedload particles with diameters of D = 5.3, 10.3 and 17.5 mm. An in-house developed Particle Tracking Velocimetry (PTV) program was used to determine the transport mode and velocities of each particle for a wide range of Froude numbers up to Fo = 6. The relative roughness defined as the ratio of the bed roughness height ks to the water depth h varied from ks/h = 0.02–0.03. Particles were observed to move in rolling and saltation modes depending on the Shields number. The particle velocity shows a linearly increasing relationship with both friction velocity and Froude number nearly independent on the particle diameter. A linear relationship was also found between rolling and saltating particle velocities indicating that particle velocity does not depend on the transport mode in the range of the investigated hydraulic conditions. Scaling of particle velocity with the wave celerity plotted as a function of the Froude number adequately merged external data sets with the present data. As a consequence, a linear fit for a large Froude number range was obtained.
Without adequate measures, reservoirs are not sustainable, neither the
reservoir itself due to continuous sedimentation, nor the downstream ecosystem due to altered sediment continuity. Appropriate actions are inevitable and require a systematic sedimentation management. Sediment bypassing constitutes one effective strategy that routes sediment load around reservoirs during floods. A sediment bypass system has the advantage that only newly entrained sediment is diverted from the upstream to the downstream reach thereby re-establishing sediment connectivity. Hence, such a system contributes to a sustainable water resources management while taking the downstream environment into consideration. This paper gives a state-of-the-art overview
encompassing design, bypass efficiency, hydraulics, challenges due to abrasion, positive effects on both downstream morphology and ecology, and makes design recommendations.
Entlandung des Stausees Solis mit Hilfe eines Geschiebeumleitstollens – hydraulische Modellversuche
(2009)
Das Reservoir der Talsperre Solis in Graubünden wurde 1986 vom Elektrizitätswerk der Stadt Zürich (ewz) in Betrieb genommen. Bei Hochwasserereignissen werden grosse Sedimentmengen in den Stausee transportiert. Über 25 % des ursprünglichen Reservoirvolumens sind bereits verlandet. Aus diesem Grund plant ewz den Bau eines Geschiebeumleitstollens, der das bei Hochwasser ankommende Sediment um die Talsperre herum in Richtung Unterwasser leitet. Die Versuchsanstalt für Wasserbau, Hydrologie und Glaziologie (VAW) der ETH Zürich untersucht und optimiert in einem hydraulischen Modell den projektierten Umleitstollen. Bei Hochwasser wird der Stausee auf den minimalen Betriebswasserspiegel abgesenkt, der Verlandungskörper liegt grösstenteils frei, das Sediment erodiert. Mit Hilfe einer Leitkonstruktion wird die Strömung in Richtung Einlaufbauwerk des Stollens gelenkt und der Abfluss sowie das Geschiebe durch diesen geleitet. Bei Abflüssen, die die Ausbaukapazität des Stollens (HQ5) überschreiten, wird die überschüssige Strömung in den vorderen Bereich des Sees in Richtung Grundablass abgeführt. Das Geschiebe wird dennoch nahezu vollständig in den Stollen eingeleitet. Bei Hochwasser mit Schwemmholzaufkommen wird mit Hilfe einer Tauchwand sowie einer Teilablleitung des Hochwasserabflusses in den vorderen Seebereich verhindert, dass Schwemmholz in den Umleitstollen
eingezogen wird.
Sediment bypass tunnels are an effective countermeasure against reservoir sedimenta-tion. They are operated at supercritical sediment-laden open channel flow conditions. The major drawback of these tunnels, besides high construction costs, is the severe invert abrasion caused by these flows provoking high annual maintenance costs. The project goal was to analyze the fundamental physical processes and to develop design criteria to decrease these negative effects. A laboratory study was performed in a scaled hydraulic model flume. The project was divided in three main test phases giving new insights into the dynamics of turbulence structures and particle motions, resulting bed abrasion and their interactions in a supercritical open channel flow, respectively. In phase A the mean and turbulent flow characteristics were investigated. In phase B single sediment particle motion was analyzed. In phase C the invert abrasion development in time and space was examined.
Phase A revealed that secondary current cells affect the turbulent flow pattern leading to high bed shear stress at the wall vicinity. In phase B it was found, that particles were dominantly transported in saltation. Relationships between the saltation probability, and particle hop lengths and heights to the flow Shields parameter were found. The specific impact energy was determined by the impact velocity, number of impacts and the amount of particles transported in time. In phase C the results show that bed abrasion progresses with time both in the lateral and vertical direction. Two lateral incision chan-nels developed along the flume side walls at narrow flow conditions occurring at low flume-width to flow-depth aspect ratios b/h < 4-5, whereas randomly distributed pot-holes were found at wide channels where b/h > 4-5. The observed abrasion patterns match well with the spanwise bed shear stress distributions found in phase A. Further-more it was found that the abraded mass linearly increases with the transported sedi-ment mass allowing for a linear fit. Further results showed that abrasion increased with flow intensity and sediment transport rate, with highest values for the mean particle diameter category, whereas abrasion decreased with increasing material strength.
Finally, a new formulation was developed based on Sklar’s saltation abrasion model. A new abrasion coefficient CA is introduced correlating the impact energy and material properties with the gravimetric abrasion rate.