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Hydraulic Design Section

The Dalles Tainter Gate

Who we are

The Portland District Hydraulic Design Section is a group of 12 Hydraulic Engineers and 1 Technician.  Collectively, we boast 8 Professional Engineers with 7 advanced degrees in engineering including 2 PhD's.  We work together to provide hydraulic engineering solutions to a wide range of engineering challenges in the Columbia and Willamette River Basins and throughout the region.

What we do

Our specific functions vary widely, but include the following:

  • Perform hydraulic design of structures and consulting service on wide variety of hydraulic problems.
  • Provide technical assistance and hydraulic design support during planning, design, construction and monitoring of fish passage facilities.
  • Design and perform field prototype tests and investigations to evaluate hydraulic adequacy & performance and to diagnose problems at existing projects.
    Manage complex, diverse and multi-disciplinary product delivery teams including management of AE contracts and consultants.
  • Provide technical guidance, procurement, consultation and review of physical model studies at Waterways Experiment Station and contract labs.
  • Procure, review and develop 1D, 2D and 3D numerical models to aid in design and operation of project facilities, especially related to fish passage.
  • Inspect and evaluate hydraulic features of projects for dam safety and rehabilitation purposes.
  • Extensive flow measurement capabilities including acoustic scintillation flow measurements in turbine intakes, Acoustic Doppler Velocimeter and Price AA and Pygmy Current Meter measurements.
  • Design intake towers, spillways and outlet works including modifications to existing structures.
  • Design temperature control towers and facilities.
  • Peform navigation lock inspections and provide design and technical assistance for navigation lock emptying/filling systems.
  • Design and analyze fish screens, fish ladders and control sections, and culverts/bridges for fish passage.
  • Provide hydraulic support for biological field testing and analysis.
  • Support to other Districts and agencies through independent technical review and technical assistance/consulting.

Experience and Expertise

Hydraulic Design offers a broad range of engineering and design experience, coupled with a long sucessful history of working with other Corps resources (Districts, Waterways Experiment Station and the Hydroelectric Design Center) and the Architectural engineering community.  Portland District currently has several multidisciplinary open-end contracts for engineering services.

Experts in accurate flow measurement in a variety of conditions utilizing various types of instrumentation.

  • Price AA and Pygmy Current Meters
  • Acoustic Doppler Velocimeter (ADV)
  • Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP)
  • Acoustic Scintillation Flow Meter (ASFM)
  • Turbine Survival
  • Dissolved gas abatement
  • Navigation lock filling and emptying system design
  • Intake towers, spillways, and outlet works (high and low head)
  • Design of fish passage, collection and monitoring facilities
  • Physical hydraulic modelling
  • Numerical modelling, 1D, 2D, and 3D (CFD) steady and unsteady
  • Design of Temperature control tower, appurtenant facilities
  • Dam safety evaluations
  • Navigation lock inspection, design, and technical assistance
  • Emergency Response
  • Environmental Restoration
  • Open Channel Design
  • Fish Screen Design
  • Simulation and design of dewatering systems and fish facilities
  • Culvert design- with and without fish passage
  • Fish ladder design
  • Weir design
  • Miter, slide and tainter gates
  • Pipe and penstocks
  • Pipe network design

How to reach us:

Call:
Section Chief at:
(503) 808-4835

Write:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Portland District
P.O. Box 2946
333 SW First Avenue
Portland, OR 97208-2946
ATTN: CENWP-EC-HD


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