Alois Leobacher's research while affiliated with Austrian Power Grid AG and other places

Publications (2)

Article
The reservoir Gmünd with a capacity of approximately 900,000 m3 is located about 10 km west of the village of Gerlos. The reservoir is connected with the power house Gerlos in the Zillertal, having a head of about 610 m. For increase of power from 65 to 200 MW the power house Gerlos was extended and the flow rate of the adapted power tunnel was rai...
Article
Summary As the Durlassboden earth dam is founded on overburden material, the impervious elements are of limited depth. This has led to variations in downstream pressure heads and seepage flows as a function of reservoir water levels. The originally intended relief was provided at the downstream dam toe after the construction of the dam, but additio...