Abstract
In this study, a new evaluation method for the water supply safety of a dam is proposed. This method considers both climatic conditions and storage characteristics of a dam. The annual variation of dam storage is represented by a broken-line model, the lines of which are determined by only three factors: the monthly design water supply during the dry period; dam storage at the end of the dry period; and changes in dam storage during the wet period. From the results of bivariate frequency analysis, a unique broken-line model is derived under multiple scenarios with the given return periods for the evaluation of water supply. The proposed method is applied to a total of five major dams in Korea. It is shown that the water supply safety of a dam can be quantified by using the concept of the return period, and five major dams have water supply safety corresponding to return periods of 10-50 years. Among them, the Soyanggang Dam is found to be the most stable with respect to water supply safety in Korea.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 05017011 |
Journal | Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management |
Volume | 143 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2017 Oct 1 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2017 American Society of Civil Engineers.
Keywords
- Bivariate frequency analysis
- Dam storage
- Design water supply
- Return period
- Water supply safety
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Civil and Structural Engineering
- Geography, Planning and Development
- Water Science and Technology
- Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law