TSC Resources for Civil Engineering

The Structural Analysis Group (86-68110) evaluates concrete arch, gravity, multiple arch, and buttress dams, powerplants, pumping plants, and water conveyance structures, and other buildings. The group designs and analyzes a wide variety of structures, including:

Concrete arch dams
Gravity dams
Multiple arch dams
Buttress dams

Powerplants and pumping plants layout and design
Water conveyance structures
Buildings

The Plant Structures Group (86-68120) provides analysis, programming, planning, design, and construction support services to produce a wide range of project and building types, including:

Powerplants and Pumping Plants
Visitor Centers and Office Buildings
Conservation and Water Reuse Program Planning
Rural Water Planning and Design
Architectural Barriers Act (ABA) and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Evaluations

Structural Evaluation of Existing Facilities
Water and Wastewater Treatment Facilities
Switchyards and Substations
Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) and Clean Water Act (CWA) Evaluations
Recreation site development
Wetlands site landscape design

The Waterways and Concrete Dams Group (86-68130) provides hydraulic analyses for dams and hydraulic structure designs/modifications for dams. The group also designs concrete dams. Specific analysis, design, and support expertise includes:

Concrete dams including arch, gravity, multiple arch, and buttress (mass reinforced and roller compacted concrete)
Analyses including hydraulics, structural, and quantitative risk analyses for appraisals, feasibility studies, and final designs
Inspections and evaluations of major dams and hydraulic structures
Quantitative risk analysis of major dams and hydraulic structures

Hydraulic structures including spillways and outlet works associated with both services (embankment and concrete dams)
Closed circuit television inspections and evaluations of outlet works and spillway conduits, toe drains, pipelines, and gates/valves
Project management of major dams and hydraulic structures
Designs including new and modifications for concrete dams and hydraulic structures

Contact the Water Conveyance Group (86-68140) for assistance in planning and designing:

Aqueducts
Automated conveyance systems
Bridges
Canals
Concrete pipe
Diversion structures

Fish facilities
Pipelines
River improvements
Roads
Siphons
Tunnels

The Estimating, Specifications, and Construction Management Group (86-68170) ) offers engineering support in the areas of :

Construction management
Project scheduling
TSC Facilitation Services (GOAL and PASS)

Project management
Claims analysis

Materials Engineering and Research Laboratory (86-68180) performs lab and field testing in coatings, corrosion, plastics (geosynthetics/polymeric materials), concrete technology and concrete repair.

The Water Treatment Engineering Research Team (86-68221) analyzes water and wastewater quality parameters to design new facilities or to retrofit existing facilities. Designs can include: treatment plants, wells, storage tanks, pump stations, gravity/forcemain piping, manholes, or water disinfection packages. All WaTER designs meet requirements of the Safe Drinking Water Act and the Clean Water Act. The group also offers research, designs, and analyses for solar ponds and solar powered pumping.

Embankment Dams and Geotechnical Engineering Groups (86-68311, 86-68312, 86-68313) offer geotechnical engineering for earthen and concrete dams and designs embankment dams.

The Geotechnical Computer and Technical Support Group (86-68361) provides computer aided analyses, drawings, modeling, GIS spatial data analysis, GPS surveys and map creation, image processing, and more to support civil and geotechnical engineering for Reclamation.

For equipment and systems used in dams, power plants, pumping plants, water treatment plants, fish-handling facilities, water conveyance structures, and visitor and employee facilities, contact either the Mechanical Equipment Group (86-68410) or the Hydraulic Equipment Group (86-68420) about the following services:

Budgetary estimates
Design and technical specifications
Quantitative material estimates
Inspection and installation

Structural and vibration analysis
Finite element studies
Startup support
Operational and troubleshooting tests

Hydroelectric Research and Technical Services (86-68430) offers:

Power incident investigation and root cause analysis
Power apparatus and power system staged fault and equipment testing
Data acquisition systems for condition monitoring and power system analysis

Powerplant feedback control system testing and technical assistance
Design and planning support for power and water facility automation systems
Powerplant automation system replacement and upgrade planning (life cycle mgmt)

Please contact a client liaison (303) 445-2561 to help you get the most efficient services for your needs.