Catalog Record
Data and Report from S&T Project 20200: Gate Design Optimization and Composite Gate Lab Scale Testing
Finite element analysis and advanced software design suites allow for optimization of structures that reduce weight and costs while increasing safety for personnel. Correlation between lab testing, FEA results, and hand calculations will allow for design advancements that can be utilized across Reclamation facilities and result in updated design standards for future use. Scale bulkhead gates, steel and composite, were fabricated and tested with the results being compared to FEA and hand calculation results. FEA simulations were modified to replicate testing data.
Generation Effort
S&T Project 20200: Gate Design Optimization and Composite Gate Lab Scale Testing
Location
Western US
Themes
Infrastructure and Assets
Reclamation Project
Reclamation Program
Science and Technology Program
Location Information
Location Name
Western US
Location Description
The 17 western states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Wyoming, California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona..
Location Parent
State(s)
Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
Unified Region(s)
Missouri Basin, Arkansas-Rio Grande-Texas-Gulf, Upper Colorado Basin, Lower Colorado Basin, Columbia-Pacific Northwest, California-Great Basin
Timezone
MT
Elevation
[ N/A ]
Vertical Datum
NAVD88
Coordinates (lat, long)
See
Location Details
Horizontal Datum
WGS84
