Collaborative Hydraulics: Advancing to the Next Generation of Engineering (CHANGE) [2019]

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• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Contributors:
  Hogan, Scott ; Brown, Eric ; Girard, Laura
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Environmental impact analysis
  • Project delivery
  • Hydraulics
  • Bridge construction
  • Three dimensional displays
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Right Statement:
  Public Domain
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Abstract:
  Practicing engineers and designers have used one-dimensional (1D) hydraulic modeling tools routinely for nearly 60 years. Although user interfaces have greatly improved during this time, the underlying computational techniques have remained the same. These modeling techniques apply several simplifying assumptions that can lead to overly conservative, inadequate, or inaccurate results and are insufficient to meet many of today’s project requirements. For example, in recent years, resource agencies have increased their focus on assessment of environmental impacts associated with river crossings. As a result, 3D graphical results from a 2D hydraulic model. hydraulic engineers have become responsible for demonstrating that impacts have been avoided or minimized to the extent possible. Traditional hydraulic tools do not effectively support these levels of inquiry and analysis.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/90158/dot_90158_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 757.40 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:166e95d739c6f537eff9e78e546d88ebafd53d9e64f7ae2853dbdefe9fdde651f5ec9a951dfab6e617d9732ff6765497c068c4d052eb9bcd406510bba811b422