Activity 1: Ricky Hamilton & Stephen Smith

Background of the Problem

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A small to midsize town built near a river is prone to flash floods from a river or flooding due to consecutive days of heavy rain. The town is now big enough so that abandoning the town is infeasible due to low public support, funding and logistics. The problem needs to be solved or the problem and disruptions will continue to happen and flood insurance prices will keep business from coming to town and slowing its growth. Problem and Goal Statement The river is flooding the town causing property damage to residents and businesses and sometimes causing land and property to wash away. Each flood costs the town and individuals money and time. The goal is to implement a permanent cost effective solution that prevents the river from flooding the town. Problem Solving Approach 1. !efine the problem" The problem is that the river is flooding causing physical, property and monetary damage. #. $rainstorming ideas" %onstruct a dam, build levees&floodwalls, reroute the river, relocation of population, dredging the river, dig streams and channels into it. '. %riteria and (estraints" )ain public support, use a certain grade of concrete during construction of pro*ect. %onstruction must come in under +1,,,,,,,,,. !isplace no more than -. of the population in a - mile radius. /. !evelop and 0ropose !esigns and %hoose Alternate 1olutions" 2e have chosen to construct the dam. After collaboration we felt the dam was the best of the solution. There are different sorts of dams for different purposes and materials. 2e will make one meant for holding back water. -. 3mplement the 0roposed 1olution" $lueprints were created, bid held for company to complete pro*ect within budget, begin surveying area, we begin the preliminary paperwork and process of relocating residents where lake and dam will be going. 4. %reate model or prototype" 5or the purposes of this paper consider this an artist rendering of the dam and recreating area that would be created to show at public events and the local channels. 60hotos is actually an aerial shot of 5ishtrap !am in East 7y.

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8ote" 9sed under Academic 5air 9se. :. Evaluate the 1olution ; its %onse<uences" !uring the step resident relocation, wildlife disruption and environmental disruption are all discussed. =. (efine the !esign" At this step well will look at any possible flaws&changes that may have arisen during the previous few steps. (epeating the engineering process may be needed to address the issues. >. %reate the 5inal !esign" 9ltimately the !am is approved and construction begins over the course of the ne?t year or two. (elocation efforts actually begin, e<uipment and material is brought in, and contracts are signed. 1,. %ommunicate the 0rocess and (esults" As construction is in progress the team leaders and elected officials are updated throughout the process as to e?pected or modified completion dates, costs, and so forth. @nce this is completed a televised ribbon cutting ceremony, tours, newspaper article, county&city website article are all held.

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Information Collected

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Aocation, concrete type, surveying dimensions&analysis were all completed and considered to have the least effect on the local wildlife, environment and population while at the same time providing the necessary flood control. !ifferent types of dams were researched. !ams are made for different reasons such as holding back water, topping dams, and recreation dams. 5or our purposes the dam selected was the one that could hold water back and do a controlled release of it through a spillway when the volume became too much for the lake. The dam is called a gravity dam and is made of mass concrete or roller compacted concrete 63nternational %ommission of Aarge !ams . A gravity dam works by its own sheer size&weight holding back water. Beasurements such as height of the dam to be, depths for the lake, and surveys are also taken. The recreational paths, shelters, playgrounds are all researched and planned. Tours of similar !ams were taken to get a feel of what the town would be dealing with.

Development of Alternative Solutions As the dam was settled on, the gravity dam. The <uestion came up of could more be done with the damC 3t was decided to build lights onto the dam to shine down so that certain recreation areas such as a baseball field could be seen. A walking track was added on top of the dam as well.

Selection of Best Solution 2e decided to go with a gravity dam. 3t best fits the needs we have of being the most cost effective over a long period of time. This also has the effect of allowing a recreation area to be built generating funds for certain activities and helping to offset the cost over time.

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Sources Aerial shot of Fishtrap Dam. (2000). Retrieved February 13, 2014 http"&&www.geocaching.com&geocache&)%1A$-DEfishtrapFdamCguidG4a1dc''=F:=d-F /1>:F=,#fF:b4,,:d/#aa#

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