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<p>Created page with "{{HonorSubpage}} <section begin=Body /> <b>1. <section begin=req1 /><noinclude><translate> </noinclude>What is a dam? Briefly describe what it does and how it is different fro..."</p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{HonorSubpage}}<br />
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<b>1. <section begin=req1 /><noinclude><translate><br />
</noinclude>What is a dam? Briefly describe what it does and how it is different from a levee.<br />
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<b>2. <section begin=req2 /><noinclude><translate><br />
</noinclude>Explain how beavers build dams and why. How do beaver dams affect the environment? How else can dams be created in nature?<br />
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<b>3. <section begin=req3 /><noinclude><translate><br />
</noinclude>What are the benefits of dams? What are some potentially negative aspects of dams?<br />
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<section begin=challenge /><b>4. <section begin=req4 /><noinclude><translate><br />
</noinclude>Complete one of the following:<br />
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:<b>a. <section begin=req4a /><noinclude><translate><br />
</noinclude>Research or interview an engineer or other expert on dam safety. Have the expert explain the inspection techniques that they use to identify a failing dam.<br />
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<b>5. <section begin=req5 /><noinclude><translate><br />
</noinclude>List five materials historically used in constructing a dam embankment.<br />
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<b>6. <section begin=req6 /><noinclude><translate><br />
</noinclude>Explain the following terms:<br />
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:<b>a. <section begin=req6a /><noinclude><translate><br />
</noinclude>Arch Dam<br />
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:<b>b. <section begin=req6b /><noinclude><translate><br />
</noinclude>Buttress Dam<br />
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:<b>c. <section begin=req6c /><noinclude><translate><br />
</noinclude>Gravity Dam<br />
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:<b>d. <section begin=req6d /><noinclude><translate><br />
</noinclude>Diversion Dam<br />
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:<b>e. <section begin=req6e /><noinclude><translate><br />
</noinclude>Hydroelectric Dam<br />
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:<b>f. <section begin=req6f /><noinclude><translate><br />
</noinclude>Levee or Dike<br />
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:<b>g. <section begin=req6g /><noinclude><translate><br />
</noinclude>Locks<br />
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:<b>h. <section begin=req6h /><noinclude><translate><br />
</noinclude>Low Head Dam<br />
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:<b>i. <section begin=req6i /><noinclude><translate><br />
</noinclude>Run-of-the-river Dam<br />
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:<b>j. <section begin=req6j /><noinclude><translate><br />
</noinclude>Saddle Dam<br />
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:<b>k. <section begin=req6k /><noinclude><translate><br />
</noinclude>Cut-off Trench<br />
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:<b>l. <section begin=req6l /><noinclude><translate><br />
</noinclude>Fish Passage/Ladder<br />
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:<b>m. <section begin=req6m /><noinclude><translate><br />
</noinclude>Rock Toe<br />
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:<b>n. <section begin=req6n /><noinclude><translate><br />
</noinclude>Spillway<br />
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:<b>o. <section begin=req6o /><noinclude><translate><br />
</noinclude>Piping<br />
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<b>7. <section begin=req7 /><noinclude><translate><br />
</noinclude>Explain why someone should consider a low-head dam dangerous and avoid while canoeing, kayaking, or swimming.<br />
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<b>8. <section begin=req8 /><noinclude><translate><br />
</noinclude>Make a sketch of a hydroelectric dam and label the following components:<br />
:* Forebay<br />
:* Tailbay<br />
:* Rotor<br />
:* Stator<br />
:* Shaft<br />
:* Wicket gates (guide vanes)<br />
:* Runner or trubine<br />
:* Penstock<br />
:* Spiral case<br />
:* Draft tube<br />
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<b>9. <section begin=req9 /><noinclude><translate><br />
</noinclude>Describe the function of the following hydroelectric dam components:<br />
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:<b>a. <section begin=req9a /><noinclude><translate><br />
</noinclude>Rotor and stator<br />
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:<b>b. <section begin=req9b /><noinclude><translate><br />
</noinclude>Wicket gates<br />
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:<b>c. <section begin=req9c /><noinclude><translate><br />
</noinclude>Runner<br />
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<b>10. <section begin=req10 /><noinclude><translate><br />
</noinclude>What are the different types of runners or turbines?<br />
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<b>11. <section begin=req11 /><noinclude><translate><br />
</noinclude>How do the following items affect the consideration, design or construction of a dam?<br />
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:<b>a. <section begin=req11a /><noinclude><translate><br />
</noinclude>Wildlife<br />
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:<b>b. <section begin=req11b /><noinclude><translate><br />
</noinclude>Water quality<br />
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:<b>c. <section begin=req11c /><noinclude><translate><br />
</noinclude>Emergency Spillway<br />
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:<b>d. <section begin=req11d /><noinclude><translate><br />
</noinclude>Emergency Action Plan<br />
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:<b>e. <section begin=req11e /><noinclude><translate><br />
</noinclude>Safety<br />
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:<b>f. <section begin=req11f /><noinclude><translate><br />
</noinclude>Geotechnical investigations<br />
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:<b>g. <section begin=req11g /><noinclude><translate><br />
</noinclude>Discharge structure<br />
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:<b>h. <section begin=req11h /><noinclude><translate><br />
</noinclude>Slope stability<br />
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:<b>i. <section begin=req11i /><noinclude><translate><br />
</noinclude>Hydrology and hydrologic analysis<br />
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:<b>j. <section begin=req11j /><noinclude><translate><br />
</noinclude>Flow net analysis<br />
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:<b>k. <section begin=req11k /><noinclude><translate><br />
</noinclude>Permitting<br />
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<b>12. <section begin=req12 /><noinclude><translate><br />
</noinclude>Read Daniel 5 and research how Darius the Mede captured Babylon. Find two other places in the bible where dams were mentioned.<br />
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