CLASSIFICATIONS OF FLOOD

CONTROL WORKS

By definition, flood control

structures are hydraulic structures to
protect the flow of water during
inundation.
• DAMS – for purposes of flood control, dams are used to retard flood
runoff and minimize the effect of sudden floods.

• DIKES – are flood prevention structures constructed above the

ground level of the inland, in order to hold the flood
discharge preventing the inland from flooding.

• CHANNELS – any conduit in which water flows with a free surface.

• REVETMENTS – any materials placed on a river banks as protection

against erosion.
 TYPES OF REVETMENTS
 Riprap – is large rocks or blocks of concrete placed
against the slope.

 Grouted Riprap – when the stones in the riprap are

fastened together by grout of mortar (mixture of sand and
cement).
 Gabions and Mattresses – are rectangular wire baskets
filled with stones and used as slope protection against
erosion and scouring.
 Rubble Concrete – concrete in which large stones are
added to the freshly placed concrete while it is still soft
and plastic.
  Stone Masonry – is stones with sand and cement
mortar in the joints between them.
 Reinforced Concrete Revetment – a facing of concrete
material built to protect an
embankment or shore structure from
wave erosion.
 Sheet Piles – closely spaced piles of wood, steel or
concrete driven vertically into the ground
to form a wall.

• SPURDIKES – are river training structures constructed along the

banks of rivers to deflect the flow of the river channel
and to protect the river banks from scouring.

• GROUNDSILL – is a river structure to prevent the riverbed

degradation, to stabilize the riverbed and to
maintain the longitudinal and cross-sectional
profiles.
DIKE
 CRUSHED GRAVEL
COMPUTED
SCOUR

RIPRAP
DEEPEST RIVERBED LEVEL/
COMPUTED SCOUR LEVEL

(300m
mSPECIFIC

GROUTED RIPRAP

LOO
SE
 GABIONS

MATTRESSES
RUBBLE CONCRETE
REINFORCED CONCRETE REVETMENT
SHEET PILE
The alignment of spurdikes
deflected toward the
downstream 10° to 15° with
the line perpendicular to
the riverbank at straight
sections.
GROUNDSILL
CLASSIFICATIONS OF DRAINAGE WORKS
By definition, drainage structures are hydraulic structures built to
drain water from an area having a natural outlet for precipitation
accumulation.
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• DRAINAGE MAINS/OUTFALLS
• PIPE CULVERTS AND STORM DRAINS
• MANHOLES, INLETS, CURB AND GUTTER AND CATCH BASINS
• PUMPING STATIONS
CLASSIFICATIONS OF WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS
By definition, water supply system include the source(s) of supply,
storage facilities, transmission facilities, treatment facilities,
pumping facilities, and distribution facilities.

• PIPELINE
 Transmission Mains – is to convey water from the source to
the distribution mains.
 Distribution Mains – from the distribution main, water is
distributed to the consumers.
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• RESERVOIRS AND STORAGE TANKS – are employed in the
distribution system to meet
peak demands, to equalize
pressure and to store water.
• PUMPING FACILITIES
 Pumps – are devices used in transferring water or other
liquids from one place to another through pipes.

• FIRE HYDRANTS