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    The document discusses the components and functions of diversion headworks. It explains that diversion headworks such as weirs and barrages are used to divert water from rivers into canals. The key components include the weir/barrage, divide wall, fish ladder, pocket/approach channel, scouring sluices, canal head regulator, river training works, and silt prevention devices. The functions of diversion headworks are to raise the water level in the river, regulate water intake into the canal, control silt entry, reduce fluctuations in river supply, and store water during short supply periods.

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    The document discusses the components and functions of diversion headworks. It explains that diversion headworks such as weirs and barrages are used to divert water from rivers into canals. The key components include the weir/barrage, divide wall, fish ladder, pocket/approach channel, scouring sluices, canal head regulator, river training works, and silt prevention devices. The functions of diversion headworks are to raise the water level in the river, regulate water intake into the canal, control silt entry, reduce fluctuations in river supply, and store water during short supply periods.

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    In the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful

    Dr. Shakil Ahmad, NICE (SCEE) NUST

    Lecture 9

    Diversion Head Works

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    Reservoir

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    Headwork & its Classes
    Headwork Hydraulic structure which supplies water to off-taking canal
    Classes of Headwork
    1. Diversion Headwork
     Serves to divert the required supply into the canal from river
    2. Storage Headwork
     Comprises the construction of a dam across a river
     Water stores during excess supplies & releases during demand

    Guddu Barrage  Diversion Headwork Tarbela Dam  Storage Headwork

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    Functions & Classes of Diversion Headwork
    1. Functions of Diversion Headwork
     Raises the water level in the river
     Regulates the intake of water into the canal
     Controls the silt entry into the canal
     Reduces fluctuations in supply level of river
     Stores water over small periods of short supplies
    2. Classes of Diversion Headwork
    a) Temporary Spurs/Bunds
     Temporary structure constructed every year after floods
    b) Permanent Weirs & Barrages
     Permanent structure if designed properly

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    Diversion Headwork  Weir & Barrage
    1. Weir
    Solid obstruction across the river to raise water level

    2. Barrage
    Function of barrage is same as weir, but the heading water by gates

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    Components of a Diversion Headwork

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    Components of a Diversion Headwork

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    1. Weir or Barrage: Solid obstruction put across the river to raise water level upstream & divert it into the
    off-taking canal
    2. Divide Wall / Divide Groyne: Built at right angle to the axis of main weir & under sluices or pocket portion
    to separate the floors of main weir & under sluices to prevent turbulence by preventing cross-currents &
    ensuring flow in straight approach channel through the pocket. It also provides a comparatively still pocket in
    front of canal head regulator, which helps in depositing silt in the pocket & entry of relatively clear water
    into the canal
    3. Fish Ladder: Constructed along divide wall which helps in migrating fish move upstream or downstream
    within the river
    4. Pocket or Approach Channel: Pocket portion is constructed in front of the scouring sluices by keeping the
    floor level of the pocket portion lower than the floor level of main weir, which helps in depositing silt in a
    comparatively still pocket
    5. Scouring Sluices / Under Sluices: They control silt entry into the canal in addition of scouring of silt
    deposited in the river bed above the approach channel i.e. pocket portion
    6. Canal Head Regulator: A structure constructed at the head of canal taking off upstream/behind of a weir
    to regulate the water supply in canal in addition of controlling silt entry into the canal especially during
    floods
    7. River Training Works (Guide Banks, Marginal Bunds / Levees): Works constructed to direct & guide the
    river flow. Guide banks are made for guiding the stream near a weir so as to confine it in a reasonable width
    of the river, while marginal bunds or levees are earthen dikes constructed roughly parallel to the river to
    increase the water surface elevation of the river due to backwater effect of the weir or due to flood, to
    safeguard the property, etc.
    8. Silt Prevention Devices (Silt Excluder, Silt Extractor / Ejector): Silt excluder is constructed in the river bed
    in front of canal head regulator, by which silt is excluded from the water which is entering into the canal
    through canal head regulator. While silt extractor/ejector is constructed in the canal to extract/eject/thrown
    out the silt after it has entered the canal.

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    Components of a Diversion Headwork

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    Components of a Diversion Headwork

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    Silt Extractor/Ejector Model for Canal

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