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1. Embankment Breach Research: Observed Internal Erosion Processes

Author:
Sherry L. Hunt,   et al.   ; Abdelfatah K. Ali; Ronald D. Tejral;     Show all 3 Authors
Source:
Transactions of the ASABE v.64 no.2 pp. 745-760
ISSN:
2151-0032
Subject:
Agricultural Research Service; clay; erodibility; geometry; quality control; sand; soil texture; steel; texture; water content
Abstract:
... HighlightsThis study provides data from internal erosion tests on four intermediate-scale homogeneous embankment dams.Soil properties influence the breach formation process and breach timing.Results showed that observed erosion rates of the internal flow path varied by several orders of magnitude.Quality control of embankment construction can greatly influence breach development.Abstract. Internal ...
DOI:
10.13031/trans.13701

2. WinDAM C: Analysis Tool for Predicting Breach Erosion Processes of Embankment Dams Due to Overtopping or Internal Erosion

Author:
Sherry L. Hunt,   et al.   ; Darrel M. Temple; Mitchell L. Neilsen; Abdelfatah Ali; Ronald D. Tejral;     Show all 5 Authors
Source:
Applied engineering in agriculture v.37 no.3 pp. 523-534
ISSN:
0883-8542
Subject:
Agricultural Research Service; agriculture; bioinformatics; computer software; rodents; root growth; simulation models; trees; Kansas; Oklahoma
Abstract:
... HighlightsThe computational models comprising the current version of WinDAM, called WinDAM C, are summarized.WinDAM C estimates the response of an earthen embankment subjected to overtopping or internal erosion.WinDAM C is a model that quantifies erosion/breach processes observed in physical embankment failure tests.Understanding the current technology and limitations provides a basis for further ...
Handle:
10113/7504436
DOI:
10.13031/aea.14334

3. Lessons Learned in Stepped Chute Instrumentation

Author:
Sherry L. Hunt,   et al.   ; Kem C. Kadavy;     Show all 2 Author
Source:
Applied engineering in agriculture 2021 v.37 no.3 pp. 513-521
ISSN:
0883-8542
Subject:
acoustics; agriculture; air; fiber optics; fluid mechanics; instrumentation; surface roughness
Abstract:
... Design procedures for hydraulic structures such as stepped chutes depend on data from physical model studies. While designers have turned to computational fluid dynamic (CFD) models in recent years as a cost saving, data from physical models are often necessary to provide engineers confidence in CFD models. For decades, researchers worldwide have examined non-aerated and aerated flow conditions in ...
Handle:
10113/7504435
DOI:
10.13031/aea.14333

4. USBR Type III and Type IV Stilling Basins and Rock Aprons Associated with Stepped Chutes

Author:
Sherry L. Hunt,   et al.   ; Kem C. Kadavy;     Show all 2 Author
Source:
Applied engineering in agriculture 2018 v.34 no.2 pp. 389-394
ISSN:
0883-8542
Subject:
Agricultural Research Service; agricultural engineering; basins; chutes; energy; hydraulic engineering; prototypes; water flow; Oklahoma
Abstract:
... Stilling basins are commonly used as energy dissipators for structural chutes. Classical research conducted by scientists of the U. S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) led to the development of design criteria for a variety of stilling basin configurations as the outlet works for smooth chutes, but little is known about the performance of these dissipators when paired with stepped chutes. Research at ...
DOI:
10.13031/aea.12638

5. Stepping up research efforts

Author:
Sherry L. Hunt,   et al.   ; Kem C. Kadavy;     Show all 2 Author
Source:
International Water Power & Dam Construction 2014 v.66 no.1 pp. 20-22
ISSN:
1365-3970
Subject:
chutes; hydraulic structures; mathematics and statistics
Abstract:
... A research programme is providing practical, straight-forward design solutions for broad-crested stepped chutes applied to slopes ranging from 10 to 30°. ...
Handle:
10113/58308

6. Inception point for embankment dam stepped spillways

Author:
Sherry L. Hunt,   et al.   ; Kem C. Kadavy;     Show all 2 Author
Source:
Journal of Hydraulic Engineering 2013 v.139 no.1 pp. 60-64
ISSN:
0733-9429
Subject:
dams (hydrology); energy; gravity; prediction; surface roughness; water flow
Abstract:
... Retrofitting embankment dams with stepped spillways has become a common design practice. particularly for those dams that change hazard classification from low to high. For embankment dams retrofitted with stepped spillways, the chute length is often insufficient for developing aerated flow or and inception point. The inception point is a key spillway design parameter used in energy dissipation, f ...
Handle:
10113/58282
DOI:
10.1061(ASCE)HY.1943-7900.0000644

7. My life in the watershed: then, now, and beyond

Author:
Sherry L. Hunt
Source:
Proceedings of the 12th National Watershed Conference, May 15-18, 2011, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 2011 v. no. pp. -
Subject:
Natural Resources Conservation Service; adults; career education; children; dams (hydrology); floods; irrigation; livestock; recreation; watersheds; wildlife; Oklahoma
Abstract:
... "My Life in the Watershed" tells the first-hand account of a young girl growing up in southwestern Oklahoma, the impact growing up in a watershed had on her life, and the vision she sees for her children and her children's children, so they will continue to benefit from the USDA Small Watershed Program as she has. This story begins three generations ago discussing the Oklahoma floods of the 1940s ...
Handle:
10113/620846

8. One step at a time: Developing design criteria for stepped spillways

Author:
Sherry L Hunt,   et al.   ; Kem C Kadavy;     Show all 2 Author
Source:
Dam Safety 2011. Proceedings of the Association of State Dam Safety Officials Annual Conference 2011 v. no. pp. -
Subject:
Agricultural Research Service; agricultural land; air; concrete; conservation practices; conservation programs; drought; energy; engineers; hydraulic structures; infrastructure; streams; watersheds; Oklahoma
Abstract:
... The story of the USDA Small Watershed Program began seventy-five years ago when the U.S. was experiencing years of drought followed by years of flooding. The Flood Control Acts of 1936 and 1944 and the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act of 1954 set the stage for one of the most successful conservation programs in U.S. history. The Program established the principle of combining conservat ...
Handle:
10113/620843

9. A step in the right direction: New flow depth relationships for stepped spillway design

Author:
Sherry L Hunt,   et al.   ; Kem K Kadavy; Greg J Hanson;     Show all 3 Authors
Source:
Dam Safety 2012. Proceedings of the Association of State Dam Safety Officials Annual Conference 2012 pp. -
Subject:
air; concrete; dams (hydrology); energy; water flow; Oklahoma
Abstract:
... A common deficiency for embankment dams changing from a low hazard to a high hazard dam is inadequate spillway capacity. Roller compacted concrete (RCC) stepped spillways are a popular method to address this issue. Stepped spillway research has gained momentum in recent years due to the need for design guidance when an RCC spillway is retrofitted to an existing embankment. Researchers at the USDA- ...
Handle:
10113/620842

10. Plunge basins

Author:
Sherry L Hunt,   et al.   ; Jimmy Crowder; Karl Visser;     Show all 3 Authors
Source:
Outlet works energy dissipators 2010 ch.4 pp. 84-89
Subject:
basins; energy flow; stream flow; water reservoirs
Abstract:
... An outlet works is a combination of structures and equipment required for the safe operation and control of water released from a reservoir to serve various purposes like regulating stream flow and water quality; releasing floodwater; and/or providing irrigation, municipal, or industrial water. Outlet works may include an intake structure, conduit, control house-gates, regulating gate or valve, ga ...
Handle:
10113/620395

11. Large-scale stepped spillway testing

Author:
Sherry L Hunt,   et al.   ; Kem C Kadavy;     Show all 2 Author
Source:
Dam Safety 2010. Proceedings of the Association of State Dam Safety Officials Annual Conference 2010 pp. -
Subject:
Agricultural Research Service; agricultural land; concrete; dams (hydrology); demographic statistics; energy; infrastructure; models; Oklahoma
Abstract:
... Hazard classifications for many earthen embankment dams have changed due to shifting demographics surrounding the structures. Originally designed to protect agricultural land, these embankments are now surrounded by residential communities and other infrastructure. To meet federal and state dam safety regulations as set by the new hazard classification, dam rehabilitation is often required. The US ...
Handle:
10113/620848

12. The importance of the USDA Small Watershed Program to the rural United States

Author:
Sherry L. Hunt,   et al.   ; Gregory J. Hanson; Darrel M. Temple; Larry Caldwell;     Show all 4 Authors
Source:
Water resources impact 2011 v.13 no.6 pp. 9-11
ISSN:
1522-3175
Subject:
Natural Resources Conservation Service; agricultural programs and projects; control methods; erodibility; innovation adoption; rural areas; rural development; rural programs; seepage; soil erosion; vegetated waterways; watersheds; United States
Abstract:
... The Flood Control Act of 1944 and The Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act of 1954 granted the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS, formerly the Soil Conservation Service) the authorization to provide both financial and technical assistance for the construction of flood control measures. The flood control provided by the more than 11 ...
Handle:
10113/58246

13. Hydraulic jump stilling basins

Author:
Sherry L Hunt,   et al.   ; Rick Benik; Chuck Cooper;     Show all 3 Authors
Source:
Outlet works energy dissipators 2010 ch.2 pp. 23-68
Subject:
Agricultural Research Service; energy flow; hydraulic structures; stream flow; water quality
Abstract:
... An outlet works is a combination of structures and equipment required for the safe operation and control of water released from a reservoir to serve various purposes like regulating stream flow and water quality; releasing floodwater; and/or providing irrigation, municipal, or industrial water. Outlet works may include an intake structure, conduit, control house-gates, regulating gate or valve, ga ...
Handle:
10113/620847

14. Converging stepped spillways: Simplified momentum analysis approach

Author:
Sherry L. Hunt,   et al.   ; Darrel M. Temple; Steven R. Abt; Kem C. Kadavy; Greg Hanson;     Show all 5 Authors
Source:
Journal of Hydraulic Engineering 2012 v.138 no.9 pp. 796-802
ISSN:
0733-9429
Subject:
concrete; dams (hydrology); engineers; models; momentum; prediction; topography; watersheds
Abstract:
... Roller compacted concrete (RCC) stepped spillways are growing in popularity for providing overtopping protection for aging watershed dams with inadequate auxiliary spillway capacity and for the construction of new dams. Site conditions, such as limited right-of-way, topography, and geological formations, often dictate that these spillways converge. Convergence increases the flow depth near the tra ...
Handle:
10113/58298
DOI:
10.1061(ASCE)HY.1943-7900.0000584