An Incident at Ogston Reservoir
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Published:2004
A.K. Hughes, P. Kelham, D.S. Littlemore, S.D.R. Harwood, 2004. "An Incident at Ogston Reservoir", Long-term benefits and performance of dams: Proceedings of the 13th Conference of the British Dam Society and the ICOLD European Club meeting held at the University of Kent, Canterbury, UK from 22 to 26 June 2004., Henry Hewlett
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In the autumn of 2001 an incident occurred at Ogston Reservoir which led to the catastrophic failure of the pipework in the drawoff shaft. An uncontrolled release of water commenced which was only prevented by the quick actions of two operatives in the shaft. This paper describes the investigations carried out to establish the cause of failure, the remedial works which were carried out and the lessons learnt.
Introduction
Incident
Advice
Proposed Approach
Project Programme and Enabling Works
Permanent Works
Construction Phase
Investigation of Valve Failure
Conclusions
Acknowledgements
