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5. ABUTMENTS AND CONTACTS WITH ABUTMENT<br />

� Erosion<br />

� Differential movement<br />

� Cracks<br />

� Settlement, slides, depressions, bulges, sinkholes<br />

� Leakage water (seepage)<br />

� Animal burrows<br />

� Vegetation at the dam toe (large shrubs, trees)<br />

6. APPROACHING CHANNEL<br />

� Instability of the side channel<br />

� Tilting of sidewalls<br />

� Erosion or back cutting<br />

� Sloughing<br />

� Restriction by vegetation<br />

� Obstruction with debris<br />

� Log boom, condition or need<br />

� Concrete lining deterioration, cracking or settlement<br />

7. OUTLET WORKS – SPILLWAY, SPILLWAY’S CHUTE, STILLING BASING/POOL<br />

� Concrete surfaces show:<br />

Spalling or scaling<br />

Cracking<br />

Erosion<br />

Exposed reinforcement<br />

� Energy dissipators show:<br />

Sign of deterioration<br />

Covered with debris<br />

Sign of inadequacy<br />

Obstruction<br />

� Slab movement, heaving, settlement<br />

� Wall movement, settlement, tilting<br />

� Undermining foundation from plunge poll by erosion<br />

� Poor hydraulic performance, hydraulic jump in bucket<br />

� Excessive vibration<br />

8. OUTLET WORKS – INLET STRUCTURES/CONDUIT<br />

� Seepage into structure<br />

� Debris or obstruction<br />

� Displaced floor slabs<br />

� Poor hydraulic conditions, turbulence or vortices<br />

� Vibrations, interference with flow<br />

� Concrete surfaces show:<br />

Spalling or scaling<br />

Cracking<br />

Erosion<br />

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