Tilting Weir
A tilting weir or tilting gate is a movable weir that is used for raising and lowering a Hydraulic head, head of water by controlling the flow of water to a lower catchment area or drainage basin. Typically the plate or paddle of the tilting weir moves up and down in a narrow duct by titling, pivoting, or rotating on its bottom horizontal axis, which opens or closes the tilting weir, thus controlling the flow of water out of the higher drainage basin. Construction There are beamed tilting weirs and beamless tilting weirs. Beamed tilting weirs have a strut, bar, or beam across the top of the tilting weir. Beamless tilting weirs are used where the watercourse could be subject to a significant volume of debris. Small boats and canoes are able to cross a beamless weir. Tilting weirs are manufactured from Galvanization, galvanized Carbon steel#Mild steel, mild steel, painted Carbon steel#Mild steel, mild steel, stainless steel, or High-density polyethylene, HDPE, and are set in Channe ...
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Tilting Weir, Louth Canal
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