Revised Chapter 3 – Gravity Dams

The Division of Dam Safety and Inspections has revised Engineering Guidelines Chapter 3, Gravity Dams.

The revision clarifies drain efficiency (Page 3-3), the definition of sliding safety factor (Page 3-28) and corrects the Factor of Safety calculation in Appendix C (pages 3-53/3-54).

Please forward comments and/or suggestions on the chapter to Bruce Brand at bruce.brand@ferc.gov or Bill Allerton at william.allerton@ferc.gov.

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