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Dam Safety Case History. Columbia Lock and Dam March 8, 1997. “A number of courageous people worked in sometimes dangerous circumstance to perform their missions. We are grateful that throughout all of this no one was injured and we were all successful in our efforts.” - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Dam Safety Case HistoryDam Safety Case History
Columbia Lock and Dam
March 8, 1997
““A number of courageous people worked in sometimes A number of courageous people worked in sometimes dangerous circumstance to perform their missions. dangerous circumstance to perform their missions. We are grateful that throughout all of this no one was We are grateful that throughout all of this no one was injured and we were all successful in our efforts.”injured and we were all successful in our efforts.” CCHamby 97CCHamby 97
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Location Location Map 2Map 2
• Columbia L&D
• Thatcher L&D
• Felsenthal L&D
• Jonesville L&D
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Columbia L & D DescriptColumbia L & D Descript
84’ x 600’ Lock
4@50’ Wide Tainter Gates
200’ Wide Navigation Pass
Guide Wall
FlowFlow
West Abutment
Miter Gate
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The AccidentThe Accident
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Columbia Lock and DamColumbia Lock and Dam8 March 978 March 978 March 978 March 97
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Columbia Lock and DamColumbia Lock and Dam
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Columbia Lock and DamColumbia Lock and Dam
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Columbia Lock and DamColumbia Lock and Dam
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10pm10pm10pm10pm
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Columbia Lock and DamColumbia Lock and Dam
1am1am1am1am
9 March 979 March 979 March 979 March 97
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Columbia Lock and DamColumbia Lock and Dam
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2:45am2:45am2:45am2:45am
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6am6am6am6am
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Photo Barge in Gate 1Photo Barge in Gate 1
• photo
10 Mar 97
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Photo Barge in Photo Barge in Gate 1Gate 1
10 Mar 97
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Photo Barge in Gate Photo Barge in Gate 11
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Gate 1 Gate 1 DamageDamage
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Barge Removed from Barge Removed from Gate 1Gate 1
• photo
11 Mar 97
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Barge Removed
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Identifying the Identifying the ProblemsProblems
• Remove Two Sunken Barges
• Damaged & Inoperable Tainter Gate
• Too Much Flow thru the Nav Pass
• The River Forecast is Bad News
• There is no heavy equipment upstream
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Lock UnderwaterLock Underwater
• ___ photo fig II-1 (where is the lock?)
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Lock UnderwaterLock Underwater
• ___ photo fig II-2
Highway Barriers
Lock ChamberLock Chamber
Miter Miter GateGate
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Highway BarriersHighway Barriers
• Borrow from LADOTD
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Highway BarriersHighway Barriers
• ___ photo fig II-3
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Highway BarriersHighway Barriers
• ___ photo fig II-4
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Miter Gate ExtensionMiter Gate Extension
• Designed and Built Wooden Extension
• __photo fig II-5
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Miter Gate ExtensionMiter Gate Extension
Fig II-6 9 Apr
Timber over miter gate and barriers along the wall
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Operating the LockOperating the Lock
• __photo fig II-7 opening the gate valves
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Passing the Passing the Salvage Salvage Derrick Derrick BargeBarge
• __photo fig II-8 derrick barge goes through the lock
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Salvage OpsSalvage Ops
• Orientation of barges fig IV-2
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Salvage OpsSalvage Ops
• ___ fig IV-1
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Salvage Ops – Ent Pipe Salvage Ops – Ent Pipe SktchSktch• Sketch diver going through the
pipe to cut holes
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Salvage Ops – Ent Pipe Salvage Ops – Ent Pipe Phot0Phot0
• ___ figs IV-3 pipe in water
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Salvage Ops - DiverSalvage Ops - Diver
• Photo diver going through Photo diver going through the pipe to cut holesthe pipe to cut holes
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Salvage Ops - TenderSalvage Ops - Tender
• Photo diver going through Photo diver going through the pipe to cut holesthe pipe to cut holes
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Salvage Ops - Salvage Ops - SpectatorsSpectators
• TV Media
• Spectators photo
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Salvage Ops – Barge Salvage Ops – Barge ExposedExposed
• ___ figs IV-4
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Salvage Ops – Barge Salvage Ops – Barge RisingRising
• ___ figs IV-4
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Salvage Ops – Barge Salvage Ops – Barge RaisedRaised
• ___ figs IV-4
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Salvage Ops- Chain Salvage Ops- Chain ConnectionConnection
• ___ figs IV-x
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Stone Repairs Sketch 1Stone Repairs Sketch 1
• Show plan view sketch of all holes
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Stone Repairs Sketch Stone Repairs Sketch guideWxguideWx
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Stone Repairs Sketch Stone Repairs Sketch tainterxtainterx
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Stone Repair Photo new Stone Repair Photo new stonestone
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Stone Repair Photo drop Stone Repair Photo drop stonestone
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Stone Repairs Sketch US Stone Repairs Sketch US fix xfix x
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Stone Repairs Sketch nav Stone Repairs Sketch nav xx
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Navigation Pass FlowNavigation Pass Flow
• __photo fig II-10 water thru nav pass 9Apr
• add sound from VHF tape
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Navigation Pass Navigation Pass DamageDamage
• __photo fig II-10 9 Apr
• Additional Surveys made after river slowed down
• Slab fell into the hole (show 3D survey or fig III-10)
• Show cross section with hole and stability prob
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Stone Repairs Sketch nav Stone Repairs Sketch nav origorig
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Stone Repairs Sketch nav Stone Repairs Sketch nav holehole
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Navigation Pass Repair Navigation Pass Repair PhotoPhoto
• __photo 30 May
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Bent strut Bent strut frameframe
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Bent strut Bent strut frame frame
measurementmeasurementss
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Gate DamageGate Damage• Trunion bolts
• Center hole jack
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Installed Stop logs Installed Stop logs
• Fig IV-14
• ___
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WorkBargeWorkBarge
• Bullet
• ___
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Second Second Barge Barge
Flips on Flips on to it’s to it’s SideSide
8 June 97
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Secure the TrunionSecure the Trunion
• Bullet
• ___
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Marking Marking the VEEthe VEE
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RestraintRestraintss
Restraint Applied
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Gentle Gentle ForceForce
Tightening Up the Restraint
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Heat the Heat the VEE’sVEE’s
• photo
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Shrinking the Vee’sShrinking the Vee’sShrinking the Vee’s – Cooled by Pressurized H2O
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Job DoneJob Done
• photo
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Gate 1 BeforeGate 1 BeforeBefore
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• after Gate 1 Gate 1 AfterAfter
Brace
Cover Plate
After
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Summing it upSumming it up
$1.25m
Overall Repair Overall Repair ExpenseExpense