Analysis of the Domestic and Foreign Research on the Shaft Spillway

Abstract

This paper mainly expounds the current development of the shaft spillway at home and abroad and focuses on a new type of shaft spillway in Russia which is named polygonal shaft spillway because of its polygonal water funnel. This kind of spillway can greatly improve the discharge capacity of the shaft spillway. Meanwhile, it is easy to construct and is of low engineering cost and high durability.