Inside the dewatered stilling basin. The structure had experienced severe
abrasion-erosion damage to the concrete in the floor of the stilling basin
and was repaired in the early 1970s. By the early 1980s, it required a
second repair. This photo shows the damaged concrete from the first repair.
For additional information, see: Holland, Terence C., Krysa, Anton, and
Luther, Mark D., "Use Of Silica-Fume Concrete to Repair Abrasion-Erosion
Damage in the Kinzua Dam Stilling Basin," Proceedings, CANMET/ACI Second
International Conference On The Use of Fly Ash, Silica Fume, Slag, and
Natural Pozzolans In Concrete, Madrid, Spain, 1986, Vol. 2, pp. 841-864.
Luther, Mark D., and Halczak, W., "Long-Term Performance of Silica Fume
concretes in the USA Exposed to Abrasion-Erosion or Cavitation -- With
10-Year Results for Kinzua Dam and Los Angeles River," Proceedings,
CANMET/ACI Fifth International Conference On The Use of Fly Ash, Silica
Fume, Slag, and Natural Pozzolans In Concrete, Milwaukee, 1995, Vol. 2, pp.
863-884.
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