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Project: A description of
a major project involving a rubber dam or spillway gate.
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Rubber
Dams: The
inflatable rubber dam has been used to control flow in rivers
for more than forty years. The basic characteristics of this unique
structure, in terms of design, construction and operation, are
quite well known to potential investors and/or operators. Less
well known, perhaps, is the degree to which the technology has
advanced over the past four decades and how many projects are
actually being carried out every year. At the present time, three
of the world's largest inflatable rubber dams are being installed
as storm surge barriers at a site in the Netherlands. The fact
that these dams are 8.0m high would hardly have been considered
possible five years ago.
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Spillway
Gates: The
pneumatically-operated spillway gate manufactured by Obermeyer Hydro
Inc. is a much more recent innovation than an inflatable rubber
dam but no less unique. It has been in use for about fifteen years
and already gates with heights of approximately 5.5m (18ft) have
been installed. Up to now, most spillway gates have been installed
in the USA, but, with contracts in India, Peru and Germany under
way, it is likely that its use will become as global as that of
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Mason
Bilafer Partnership: Mason
Bilafer Partnership (MBP) is an independent consulting engineer
and a specialist in the field of inflatable rubber dams and pneumatically-operated
spillway gates. Although based in the United Kingdom, MBP offers
the following services to owners, operators, consultants and contractors
around the world:
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Technical advice
- Budgetary
estimates
- Preparation
of tender documentation
- Contract
administration
- Project
management
- Installation
supervision
- Troubleshooting
- Dispute
resolution
Don
Mason of MBP has worked on rubber dam and spillway gate projects
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Free Advice:
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free advice from MBP on which type of structure is most suitable
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Contact
Us: Send
your comments, enquiries, project information or photographs
to MBP. We would be pleased to receive anything relating to
rubber dams or spillway gates.
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