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 Water
Control Plant
SMEC
possesses a highly developed capability and
extensive experience in the specialist area of
water control plant. Such plant is used for
control and isolation of large scale water
passages associated within hydro power developments irrigation
structures, dams and weirs.
The plant types include:
- spillway radial gates, flap gates and
vertical lift gates
- power intake fixed wheel guard gates,
coaster guard gates, maintenance bulkhead
gates, trashracks and trash raking
machines
- draft tube maintenance bulkhead gates
- irrigation vertical lift slide gates and
stoplogs
- high head bonneted slide gates, ring
follower gates, butterfly valves,
spherical valves and fixed dispersion
cone valves.
SMEC’s capability in the
area of water control plant has been established
and refined through years of research and
development in direct association with water,
irrigation and hydro utilities around the world.
The capability includes the application of the
latest sophisticated computerised tools and
methods to plan, size, control and detail design
water control plant.
SCOPE OF
SERVICES
- Conceptual design and feasibility
- Performance design
- Detailed design
- Specification, contract arrangement and
management
- Inspection and testing during manufacture
- Supervision of erection and placing into
service
- Plant life extension, rehabilitation and
refurbishment
 SMEC's capability
in water control plant achieved global acclaim
during the planning and implementation of the
Snowy Mountains Hydroelectric Scheme, which
effected the diversion of the major east flowing
rivers to the western slopes of the Great
Dividing Range. Since then the capability has
been refined and regularly updated in accordance
with world best practice.
The water control plant
services currently offered by SMEC are extensive
and include:
Conceptual design and
feasibility
- plant type selection
- plant sizing and cost estimation.
Performance design
 | preparation of detailed plant layout
drawings |
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| determination of structural loadings |
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| preparation of plant performance
specifications. |
Detailed
design
- detailed structural design of the
critical components of the plant
- preparation of detailed drawings suitable
for manufacturing
- hydraulic physical modelling of the plant.
Specification,
contract arrangement and management
- preparation of suitable technical
specifications in association with the
client’s commercial requirements
- analysis of tenders and recommendations
for client award
- contract documentation preparation and
printing
- review of contractors’ submissions
and drawings.
Inspection
and testing during manufacture
- arrange inspection at works, by SMEC or
international agencies
- witnessing and reporting of factory
acceptance testing.
Supervision
of erection and placing into service
- supervision of erection of all main and
ancillary plant
- supervision of precommissioning tests
- review of operation and maintenance
manuals
- planning of comprehensive commissioning
schedules
- witnessing and or conducting
commissioning tests and tests on
completion
- placing of plant into normal service.
Plant
life extension, rehabilitation and refurbishment
- site investigations, safety and condition
reporting
- recommendations for plant life extension,
replacement and/or refurbishment
- implementation of rehabilitation
activities
- improvements to the security of operation
and automation of gate controls.
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