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Cherokee and Douglas dams Deformation monitoring during structural modifications for PMF (Probable Maximum Flood) and Seismic Loadings AMTS at Cherokee Non-overflow Zone Douglas Dam Engineering Monitoring Renovation of dams Services Services Platform Mapping Toward the end of 2013, the TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority) provided Solutions Services specifications for the construction monitoring of both the Cherokee and Douglas Dam Renovation Projects in Tennessee. The concrete dams were built in the 1940’s and needed to be updated to more current standards to withstand a 1000 year flood. In order to withstand this type Knoxville of event, the design called for the installation of rock anchors into the concrete blocks in both the spillway and non-overflow zones for the Cherokee Dam and the non-overflow zone for the Douglas Dam. Started in 2018 6 months This construction project also included raised flood walls. During the rock anchor tensioning portion of the project, monitoring was required for the relative movement between the concrete blocks. Tennessee Valley The monitoring called for a precision of 1/16” to ensure any potential movement Authority caused by the construction activity could be controlled at a safe level. Key figures High precision 58 4 The main challenge of the monitoring task was the high precision requirements. survey prisms Cyclops system At first, a manual survey solution was evaluated. However, an Automated Data Acquisition System (AMTS) was proposed by SIXENSE and accepted by the TVA. The AMTS system provided a near real time monitoring solution for both dams with accuracy of x,y,z coordinates between 1-3mm within 300’-400’ of target prism to AMTS. [email protected] sixense-group.com.

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