AY Honor Dams and Levees

Dams and Levees

Skill Level

2

Year

2024

Version

13.11.2024

Approval authority

North American Division

Overview

Dams are everywhere. Whether you live in the mountains or the plains, far from the ocean or near, they are there. However, many don’t realize the purpose, function and benefits that they give to us each day. By studying about dams, using drawing skills to pictorially show the parts of a dam, and possible visiting a dam out in nature, you can better understand the world we live in and how God blessed us with natural resources.

The Challenging Part

The most challenging requirement of this honor is probably this:

8. Dams are complicated structures. How do the following issues affect the consideration, design or construction of a dam?

a. Wildlife

b. Water quality

c. Emergency spillway

d. Emergency action plan

e. Safety

f. Geotechnical investigations

g. Discharge structure

h. Slope stability

i. Hydrology and hydrologic analysis

j. Flow net analysis

k. Permitting