DETAILED STUDY OF HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES OF THREE GORGES DAM SITUATED ON YANGZTE RIVER IN CHINA

Authors

  • Arsalan Farooq Asstt. Professor, IUST, Awantipora

Keywords:

Three gorges dam; power station; hydraulic structure; foundation; navigation.

Abstract

The paper presents in detail study of one of the largest hydroelectric dam ever built in the human history. The three gorges is landmark achievement in the field of civil engineering. The motivation behind the construction of dam of this scale was to meet the energy demands of 60 million Chinese people. The main hydraulic structure consists of reservoir, dam, PowerStation, navigation facility.

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Published

2019-02-28

How to Cite

Farooq, A. . (2019). DETAILED STUDY OF HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES OF THREE GORGES DAM SITUATED ON YANGZTE RIVER IN CHINA. International Journal of Technical Innovation in Modern Engineering & Science, 5(2), 123–126. Retrieved from https://ijtimes.com/index.php/ijtimes/article/view/2289

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 2 (2019): Vol. 5 No. 2: Volume 5 Issue 2 (February-2019)

Section

Articles