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Estimating development of the Urridafoss ice jam by using a river model

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Abstract

When frazil ice is produced in a river, any water storage reservoir must be able to accumulate the ice produced during the winter season without clogging the reservoir outlets. Diversion of the water flow to places where it can cause flooding and damage must also be prevented. The heat loss theory and the hydraulic theory for the analysis of the development of wide channel ice jams are discussed and shown. The results are combined in a new method to calculate the maximum thickness and the extent of an ice jam. The results are compared to the HEC-RAS model for the development of a very large ice jam in Thjorsa river in Iceland. The results are found in good agreement with historical data, and suggestions are made for the improvement of observation plans for engineering investigations that are being conducted at this site in preparing the construction of the Urridafoss hydroelectric dam project.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the International Symposium on Dams in the Societies of the 21st Century, ICOLD-SPANCOLD - Dams and Reservoirs, Societies and Environment in the 21st Century
PublisherTaylor and Francis/ Balkema
Pages667-671
Number of pages5
ISBN (Print)0415404231, 9780415404235
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2006
EventInternational Symposium on Dams in the Societies of the 21st Century, ICOLD-SPANCOLD - Dams and Reservoirs, Societies and Environment in the 21st Century - Barcelona, Spain
Duration: 18 Jun 200618 Jun 2006

Publication series

NameProceedings of the International Symposium on Dams in the Societies of the 21st Century, ICOLD-SPANCOLD - Dams and Reservoirs, Societies and Environment in the 21st Century
Volume1

Conference

ConferenceInternational Symposium on Dams in the Societies of the 21st Century, ICOLD-SPANCOLD - Dams and Reservoirs, Societies and Environment in the 21st Century
Country/TerritorySpain
CityBarcelona
Period18/06/0618/06/06

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