2018 – Experiences in the Use of TCP/IP Technologies and IP Cameras for Remote Surveillance of Dams
Vicent Espert, Luis Alberto Arguedas
Recent advances in communication technologies have made available an array of new systems and functionalities that dam operators can use to improve automation and centralisation in the daily surveillance tasks of their portfolios. These functionalities include real-time monitoring, target-oriented video surveillance and the remote management of PLCs and data loggers.
The present paper aims to outline some integration possibilities using TCP/IP technologies for remote operations and video surveillance.
The case study features a comprehensive dam instrumentation upgrade, in which the acquisition systems were complemented with a series of IP cameras designed to be triggered by local and remote events.
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2018 – Potential Biological and Geochemical Clogging of Vibrating Wire Piezometers in Low-lying Acid Sulphate Soil
Learn moreBuddhima Indraratna, Pankaj Baral, Bandula Kendaragama, Jay Ameratunga & Senura Athuraliya
Installing a suite of appropriate instruments such as piezometers, settlement plates, extensometers, and inclinometers etc., in strategic locations to monitor the performance of an embankment built on soft soils is vital when there are major design uncertainties; the monitoring data can also be used to calibrate the design parameters. Questionable readings of pore water pressure (PWP) have been reported in various case studies involving the development of dams, embankment foundations and reclamation work in Australia and in South East Asia, especially in low-lying acid sulphate soil (ASS) floodplains. Despite having vertical drains (PVDs), excess pore water pressure readings from Vibrating Wire Piezometers (VWPs) do not always dissipate as fast as expected, especially after a certain period of time, typically a year. This paper describes the biological and geo-chemical factors affecting reliability of Vibrating Wire (VW) piezometers, filter-tip clogging, smearing of soil adjoining the filter, gas generation, chemical alteration or corrosion of the filter, as well as electro-osmotic effects and cavitation. To that end, several VW piezometers installed in ASS terrain were extracted after being in place for 1.5 years and the soil surrounding the tips was tested for iron related and sulphate reducing bacteria. It is found that sulphate reducing bacteria has medium to high aggressivity whereas iron related bacteria has very high aggressivity with the bacteria count exceeding 20,000. VWPs with ceramic/stainless steel filter tips installed in acidic ground with organic contents exceeding say 4-5% have shown impeded dissipation of excess pore water pressure after a year or so. Accordingly, it appears that this issue is likely in other types of piezometers fitted with such ceramic or stainless filters when installed in ASS soils. Further Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) analysis of the piezometer filter is also ongoing at the University of Wollongong (UOW) laboratory to determine how ionic precipitation causes a VW piezometer to clog. In addition, several samples were collected from Victorian Dams and are being tested in University of Wollongong (UOW) laboratory to quantify the clogging effect in Dam practice when installed in ASS terrain.
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2018 – Innovative applications of UAV-mounted remote sensing for the geotechnical assessment of Sturt River Dam
Learn moreJames Barter , Steven Micklethwaite, Sam Thiele, Steve Macklin
The assessment of the geological foundations of arch dams is required as part of the asset owner’s safety obligations (ANCOLD 2003). The task is often made difficult due to steep topography where arch dams are commonly constructed. Between 2013 and 2017, GHD was engaged by South Australia Water (SA Water) to examine the geological and geotechnical conditions of the Sturt River Flood Attenuation Dam (South Australia) abutment foundations. The dam was constructed between 1964 and 1966 within the Proterozoic “Sturt Tillite”. The foundations of the dam are characterised by a folded and fractured rock mass which creates complex spatial relationships between discontinuities and outcrop expression, difficult to assess in two-dimensional space. In collaboration with Monash University’s School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, a high resolution ortho-photogrammetric survey of the downstream dam abutments was undertaken using an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) in areas where traditional mapping could only be obtained by rope access methods. Monash also undertook digital geological mapping of inferred discontinuities based on the UAV imagery. The data was then used to construct a three-dimensional (3D) model of the shape and position of high-persistence discontinuities, potentially critical to abutment stability. In addition to digital data, a low cost, high value field investigation to “ground-truth” the digital data and reviewed existing geological information (including rope access scanline data, foundation mapping and rotary cored boreholes) to develop a holistic understanding of the persistent discontinuities in their geological context.
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2018 – Design and Construction of Ulu Jelai Reservoir Rim Stabilisations
Learn moreJames Martin, Nash Kobarajah
Ulu Jelai project is a recently completed 372MW hydroelectric peak – power project located in the Cameron Highlands of Malaysia. A combination of power generating and reservoir operating conditions together with the site topography, existing road infrastructure, geology and hydrogeological conditions pose a significant risk to the viability of the project during operation. As a result, significant reservoir rim stability treatments were designed and constructed along a 3.5km section of the right abutment of t he Susu Reservoir to reduce the risk of instability to acceptable levels. This paper describes the methods of investigations, stability assessment and design aspects of the reservoir rim stability treatments that were constructed.
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2018 – Refurbishment of the 120 year old inlet tower on Mundaring Weir
Learn moreAlex Gower, Neil Johnson, Bob Wark
This paper provides an outline of the design and construction of the works undertaken to refurbish the 120 year old intake tower at Mundaring Weir. The project drivers included asset condition, hydraulic capacity, reduction in unusable storage, and reduction in evaporation from the reservoir. The one off sale of this water together with the present value of the reduction in evaporation pays for the project construction and is a significant response to climate change that is taking place in the region. The effects of Alkali Aggregate Reaction (AAR) compromised the efficacy of the Intake Tower operating as a dry-well, while the small diameter and significant corrosion of cast iron pipes and valves had severely diminished the service capacity of the structure. The solution implemented in this project included: lining the Intake Tower with a 37 m long by 2.7 m diameter 316 stainless steel liner; construction of a new inlet 15 m below the reservoir surface using a bespoke underwater coring rig; relining of existing pipes through the dam wall; and new outlet control pipework and valves downstream of the dam.
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2018 – Omega-type External Waterstops on a CFRD – An Australian First
Learn morePaul Maisano, Peter Buchanan, Thomas Schmidt
Kangaroo Creek Dam is a concrete face rockfill dam (CFRD) located on the Torrens River, approximately 22 km north east of Adelaide. The dam is currently undergoing a major upgrade to align it with updated safety guidelines set by the Australian National Committee on Large Dams (ANCOLD) to better withstand major flood events or earthquakes. As part of this upgrade, external omega-type waterstops have been installed on the vertical and perimetric joints to mitigate the impact of expected joint deformations due to seismic loading. Two profiles were selected for the external waterstops; one capable of extending 200 mm for the perimetric joint and the outer two vertical joints on each side, and one capable of extending 100 mm for the remaining vertical joints and the horizontal joint between the new face slab and the original face slab. Using the external omega-type waterstops as the second waterstop for the extended perimetric joint simplified construction, particularly with respect to reinforcement details adjacent to joints. It is understood that this is the first time in Australia that an omega-type waterstop is being fitted to a CFRD slab. This paper demonstrates the benefits of retrofitting waterstops to existing dam joints when required, provides general installation details, details for providing a continuous barrier with the existing waterstops by overlapping internal and external waterstops, and lessons learnt from the waterstop installation.
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