‘Tis the season in many parts of the world for heavy rains and high water. This is a good reminder to always try to get out and view your rivers and streams when they are flooding. There is nothing like a first-hand view of a flood to understand how water interacts around our infrastructure. This is invaluable information for setting up and calibrating your HEC-RAS models.
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Tuesday, December 8, 2015
Pressure and Weir Flow
Here’s a video of pressure and weir flow yesterday at a bridge near my house. This was brought on by some very intense rainfall over a short period of time. What do you think the weir coefficient would be?
‘Tis the season in many parts of the world for heavy rains and high water. This is a good reminder to always try to get out and view your rivers and streams when they are flooding. There is nothing like a first-hand view of a flood to understand how water interacts around our infrastructure. This is invaluable information for setting up and calibrating your HEC-RAS models.
‘Tis the season in many parts of the world for heavy rains and high water. This is a good reminder to always try to get out and view your rivers and streams when they are flooding. There is nothing like a first-hand view of a flood to understand how water interacts around our infrastructure. This is invaluable information for setting up and calibrating your HEC-RAS models.
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