Affiliation:
1. Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Kosice, 04200 Kosice, Slovakia
Abstract
The subject of investigation presented in this article is a filling and draining system of the ship lock installed in the Gabčíkovo Waterworks. This article describes the operation and construction of the special regulation segments, i.e., the check gates that are situated in the ship locks. After the failure and replacement of the original check gate with the new, improved one, the strain gauge sensors were applied to the new check gate in order to determine stress distribution on the segment surface as well as the loading of the actuating arms. The application method and application places of the strain gauge sensors are described in detail. The performed measurements detected the occurrence of additional motional resistances during the opening and closing of the check gate. These resistances caused a partial non-functionality of the original check gate actuating mechanism.
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