• A.Venkata Vinay
• N.Sai anand
• K.V.V.Chakravarthy
• Sonu nigam
• A.Sri Kanth

Abstract: Conserving water resources inter alia optimal utilization for both agricultural and drinking water purposes is the need of the hour. Depleting water resources, project a grim picture wherein agricultural crops are irrigated with rain fed and river water resources. Current hydro graphic data suggests, it could be far away before dams/ reservoirs to be fed with desalinated water for drinking purposes and rain fed water for agricultural purposes. The paper discusses about, utilizing Aluminium Composite Panel (ACP) and Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) gate materials sustaining peak stresses, loads from the dam/ reservoirs with factor of safety ranging between 5 – 8. The gates are designed to resist Corrosion, chemical, Icing Effects from desalinated water resources. Composite gate materials are experimentally tested (destructive) using Universal Testing Machine, Impact Testing etc. CFRP is observed to improve the shock resistance, buckling under varying loads, varying high energy waves etc. The ACP enhances the overall structural strength requirements. Optimal Ply Angle of 28.50 is observed to improve the axial and shearing loads. By impregnating ACP with CFRP; a Non – Corrosive, Steady, Fire Resistant, light weight, economical, easy to use composite gates can be achieved. An Internet of Things (IoT) enabled lifting mechanism is designed for efficient control and demand based optimal lifting of gates. Dam gate hoists are made of various components which include speed reduction gear mechanism that contributes immensely in the reduction of torque and reduces the effort required to lift the gate. Structural, fatigue analysis is done on the assembly by using composite materials like CFRACP to compare the deformations, stresses and frequencies between the materials. The various types of structural sandwich composites panels available are based either in the method of preparation or on the basis of the core material used in between the skin material. The core material is used to increase the stiffness and strength of the entire panel and can be used according to the application or the area of use. Various tests like Three point bending test, tensile and compressive tests carried out in order to validate the design. After the tests are conducted the obtained results and values are compared and graphs were plotted to compare the various Bending, Tensile and Compressive Load bearing capacity of the various sandwich panels prepared with varying core materials. Foam based sandwich panels tend to have better tensile and compressive load bearing capacity as compared to Aluminium Honeycomb due to their structure and Aluminium has better flexural properties because of its core line up which can undertake bending easily.

CFRP,ACP

"DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF VERTICAL LIFT GATES IN DAMS/RESERVOIRS USING COMPOSITE MATERIALS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no.574-580, May-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905689.pdf

"DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF VERTICAL LIFT GATES IN DAMS/RESERVOIRS USING COMPOSITE MATERIALS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no. pp574-580, May-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905689.pdf