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In the design of these structures, the PMF is commonly selected as the IDF, and then the IDF is used to determine the required freeboard; these structures’ freeboard allowance must also factor in wind setup. A leading cause of failure in these structures is piping, which refers to internal erosion. When these structures are built in seismically active areas, (10[1])they must be able to withstand earthquake-induced seiches (“saysh’s”). A split (-5[1])spacing pattern (-5[1])is commonly used when building these structures’ grout (10[1])curtains, (-5[1])which (10[1])reduce uplift pressure. (10[1])Accesses are often built in these structures for anadromous (10[1])(“uh-NAD-ruh-mus”) animals. (10[2])Seepage control (10[2])measures in these (-5[1])structures (-5[1])prevent embankment (-5[1])erosion. (10[1]-5[1])Concrete is used to build these structures (10[1]-5[1])when they have an arch or gravity (10[1])design. For 10 points, (10[1])name these structures built to create reservoirs (10[3])for purposes (10[2])like hydroelectric power generation. (10[1])■END■ (10[5])

ANSWER: dams [accept specific types of dams such as hydroelectric dams, embankment dams, gravity dams, or arch dams; accept levees or dikes; prompt on reservoirs or basins until “reservoirs” is read by asking “what structures are built to create them?”] (An IDF is an inflow design flood, and a PMF is a probable maximum flood.)
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Charles HangWUSTL ANorth Carolina A5810
Derek ChenColumbia BWUSTL B68-5
Anirudh BharadwajPennOttawa70-5
Joel MilesMinnesota AStanford7810
Jason HongBrownNorthwestern79-5
Liam KusalikWaterlooChicago B8010
Arunn SankarGeorgia TechIllinois8310
Aditya SharmaDukeToronto B9210
Yashwanth BajjiMichiganNYU9310
Geoffrey WuColumbia ATexas9310
Jonathan LauJohns HopkinsIowa State9510
Kunaal ChandrashekarToronto AMaryland9510
Shahar SchwartzBerkeley AYale A98-5
Claire JonesChicago ACornell A99-5
Jakob MyersIndianaPurdue101-5
Aidan FeinVanderbiltChicago C102-5
James McCurleyHarvardKentucky10210
Rasheeq AzadNorth Carolina BCornell B10910
Nadia DakdoukiMcGillSouth Carolina109-5
Jem BurchYale BVirginia11610
Rohan ShelkeBerkeley BTruman State12010
Nicholas TunksMinnesota BChicago D12710
Lexi TermanRutgersFlorida12710
Akshay SeetharamClaremont CollegesArizona State12710
Andrew MinagarYale ABerkeley A12910
Dennis ReppenChicago CVanderbilt12910
Maude-Sophie LockmanOttawaPenn13310
Chris SimsNorthwesternBrown13410
Matt SchiavonePurdueIndiana13410
Sean JacksonSouth CarolinaMcGill13410
Richard NiuCornell AChicago A13410
Amith PunyalaWUSTL BColumbia B13410