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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			Powerplants and pumping plants layout and design
		Gravity dams			Pumping plants
		Multiple arch dams			Water conveyance structures
		Buttress dams			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			Water and Wastewater Treatment Facilities
		Visitor Centers and Office Buildings			Switchyards and Substations
		Conservation and Water Reuse Program Planning			Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) and Clean Water Act (CWA) Evaluations
		Rural Water Planning and Design			Recreation site development
		Structural Evaluation of Existing Facilities			Wetlands site landscape design
		Architectural Barriers Act (ABA) and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Evaluations

The Concrete Dams, Spillways, Outlets 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 (masss reinforced and roller compacted concrete)			Hydraulic structures including spillways and outlet works associatred with both services (embankment and concrete dams)
		Analyses including hydraulics, structural, and quantitative risk analyses for appraisals, feasibility studies, and final designs			Closed circuit television inspections and evaluations of outlet works and spillway conduits, toe drains, pipelines, and gates/valves.
		Inspections and evaluations of major dams and hydraulic structures			Project management of major dams and hydraulic structures
		Quantitative risk analysis 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			Fish facilities
		Automated conveyance systems			Pipelines
		Bridges			River improvements
		Canals			Roads
		Concrete pipe			Siphons
		Diversion structures			Tunnels

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

		Construction management		Project management
		Project scheduling		Claims analysis

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

The Water Treatment Engineering Research Team (86-68221) analyze 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.

Geotechnical Engineering (86-68311, 86-68312, 86-68313) offers 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		Structural and vibration analysis
		Design and technical specifications		Finite element studies
		Quantitative material estimates		Startup support
		Inspection and installation		Operational and troubleshooting tests

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

		Power incident investigation and root cause analysis		Powerplant feedback control system testing and technical assistance
		Power apparatus and power system staged fault and equipment testing		Design and planning support for power and water facility automation systems
		Data acquisition systems for condition monitoring and power system analysis		Powerplant automation system replacement and upgrade planning (life cycle mgmt)