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      <title>Study on Hydroaccumulation Patterns in V-Shaped Slope Tunnels of Subways During Floods</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Under the broad consensus on reinforcing flood resilience in underground spaces, the hydraulic properties of metro tunnels have not been thoroughly examined. V-slope configurations are widely adopted as a standard feature in metro tunnel systems. This study aims to enhance the understanding of water propagation mechanisms in such tunnels to optimize the response of metro systems to upcoming floods. Through a combination of scaled physical model experiments and VOF numerical simulations, the research reveals key stages and patterns of water accumulation in V-shaped slope tunnels. The flood propagation process is divided into four stages: downhill flow on a single slope, uphill flow undergoing deceleration and accumulation, emergence of hydraulic jump, and wave reflection and oscillation. By investigating hydraulic jump characteristics and the evolution of submersion under varying conditions, the research highlights the local flow field discontinuity and identifies the incompatibility of existing hydraulic models with metro tunnel flooding prediction. It emphasizes the importance of considering detailed flood front movements and the surge of water depth for early flood warning in metro tunnels. The findings enhance predictive accuracy for inundation timing and dynamic flood progression.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:58:59 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Energy Dissipation in Eighteen-Foot Broken-Back Culverts Using Laboratory Models</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[This report represents Phase III of broken-back culverts with a drop of 18 feet. The first phase of this research was performed for a drop of 24 feet, and the second phase of this research was carried out for a drop of 6 feet. This research investigates the reduction in scour downstream of a broken-back culvert by forming a hydraulic jump inside the culvert. A broken-back culvert is used in areas of high relief and steep topography as it has one or more breaks in profile slope. A broken-back culvert in the laboratory represents a 1 (vertical) to 2 (horizontal) slope after the upstream inlet and then continuing 114 feet at a 1 percent slope in the flat part of the culvert to the downstream outlet. Also, in this project, two other slopes, 0.6 and 0.3 percent, were simulated. The prototypes for these experiments were either a two barrel 10-foot by 10-foot, or a two barrel 10-foot by 20-foot reinforced concrete. The drop between inlet and outlet is selected as 18 feet. Three flow conditions were simulated, consisting of 0.8, 1.0 and 1.2 times the culvert depth. The Froude number (Fr1) of the hydraulic jump created in the flat part of the culvert ranges between 2.5 and 4.12. This Fr1 classifies the jump as an oscillating jump. The jump in experiments began nearly at the toe by placing sills in the flat part. For new culvert construction, the best option to maximize energy dissipation under open channel flow conditions is to use one 5-foot sill located 43.3 feet from the outlet. The maximum length of the culvert can be reduced by 30 feet to 43.3 feet. In pressure flow conditions, the optimal location was determined at a distance of 62 feet from the outlet for 2.5-foot sill and at distance of 45 feet from the outlet of face of the culvert for 3.3-foot sill. The length of the culvert can be reduced by 40 feet to 45 feet. Such a scenario is important where right-of-way problems exist for culvert construction. The sills contain two small orifices at the bottom to allow the culvert to completely drain. The impact of friction blocks was found to be minimal. No friction blocks were used to further dissipate the energy. The change of slope in the Broken-Back culvert does not significantly affect to the efficiency of the hydraulic jump.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 17:52:28 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Numerical study on 2:1 nonlinear parametric resonant responses of a Spar buoy in waves</title>
      <link>https://trid.trb.org/View/2577600</link>
      <description><![CDATA[This paper investigates the 2:1 parametric resonant behaviors of a Spar buoy in waves from the perspective of nonlinear dynamics. A coupled dynamic model of an experimental Spar buoy is established, incorporating its mooring system and nonlinear hydrostatic stiffness. The 2:1 parametric resonant behaviors of the Spar buoy are simulated in the time domain. To elucidate the mechanical mechanisms, the governing equation of pitch motion is simplified to a damped Mathieu-Duffing equation. The first-order analytical solution of the damped Mathieu-Duffing equation is derived using the perturbation method when the incident wave frequency approaches twice the pitch natural frequency of Spar buoys. A refined stability chart is generated in the parameter plane, alongside a time-efficient quantitative evaluation method for parametric resonant responses. The nonlinear pitch motions of the Spar buoy are predicted using this simplified approach and validated against the coupled dynamic model under both regular and irregular wave conditions, the bifurcation and jumping phenomenon are simulated. The findings indicate that high-order nonlinear stiffness can trigger a steady-state non-zero solution for the parametric resonant amplitude, leading to significant pitch motion during Mathieu instability. Furthermore, wave elevation can induce pitch motion resonance even when heave motion is non-resonant. The irregular waves can also excite a relatively moderate parametric resonance of pitch motion for the Spar buoy. This proposed methodology may assist designers in assessing parametric instability during the preliminary design stage for Spar buoys.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 17:10:56 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Feasibility Study of a Radial-Flow Energy Dissipator for Culvert Outlets</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Erosion at the outlets of highway culverts is a common cause of damage to culverts, to the highway right-of-way, and to adjacent property. The cost of repair and maintenance due to this damage is a serious waste, which could be reduced, if better methods were available to control the erosion damage. The cause of the erosion is understood, but to date most methods for controlling it have met with limited success. By its nature a culvert concentrates the flow of a stream into a narrower passage than the natural stream channel. For culverts on steep grades outlet velocities may range from 10 feet per second up to 30 feet per second. In order to prevent erosion at the culvert outlet these high velocities must be reduced and flow should be spread outward toward the normal width of the channel. The conventional stilling basin is not effective in increasing the width of the flow before it discharges into the natural channel. It is believed that a more effective and efficient stilling basin can be designed if a way is found to cause the flow to spread laterally before the hydraulic jump occurs. The depths would then be reduced and the structure would be less costly. The present investigation was undertaken to explore the feasibility of developing a type of stilling basin which would .be effective in causing the flow to spread rapidly as a means of achieving more efficient energy dissipation and scour control.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 16 Mar 2025 18:13:10 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>End Sills and the Forced Hydraulic Jump in Circular Culverts Operating at Low Discharge Factors</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[An experimental investigation was made to determine the effectiveness of a rectangular end sill in stabilizing a hydraulic jump a prescribed distance inside a broken-back culvert and in distributing the flow at the culvert outlet across the downstream channel width. In this way, the supercritical, high velocity flow usually characteristic of a broken-back culvert could be released to the downstream channel so that the flow condition and energy level of the natural channel could more readily be resumed. A major objective of this study was to experimentally determine the relationship between the sill height and the controlling variables associated with forcing a hydraulic jump inside a broken-back culvert without an improved inlet and for a given range of discharge factors, Q/D supra 2.5. For this portion of the investigation, the discharge factor, culvert geometry, and sill location were all varied systematically so that each of their effects on the sill height to hydraulic jump relationship could be determined. Velocity and depth measurements across various sections in the channel downstream of the sills were useful in determining the most desirable sill location within the flared wing walls and in estimating the effectiveness of the sills in distributing the flow. For the data collected during this study, a consistent relationship appears to exist between sill height and culvert geometry for a given discharge factor and a given sill location. Relating sill height to specific energy upstream of the jump results in a family of curves of constant H/D values for a given discharge factor. For a culvert of given geometry without an improved inlet and closed to the atmosphere except at its two ends, the sill height required to stabilize a jump a given distance inside the pipe increases with discharge for Q/D supra 2.5 </= 2.5. At Q/D supra 2.5 > 2.5 the headwater submerges the culvert entrance, and the air entrained by the jump inside the pipe causes a partial vacuum to develop adding an upstream force to aid the sill in stabilizing the jump. Thus less sill height is required. Considering the sill locations, the sill at the culvert outlet is probably the least desirable because of the maintenance problems it poses when debris and eroded material are deposited by flood waters inside the culvert. The sill at the mid-point of the flared wing walls appears to be the most desirable since less additional channel protection immediately downstream of such a sill is required. Protection in the form of a concrete apron or riprap is usually supplied between the wing walls so erosion by the flow over a sill at the mid-point of the wing walls would be limited. Slightly less sill height is required by a sill at the mid-point of the wing walls than one at the end of the wing walls, however, the sill at the end of the wing walls is more effective in spreading the flow across the downstream channel within a shorter distance. At distances of ten to twelve pipe diameters from the sills, the difference in flow patterns does not appear to be appreciable . With the sill located at either the mid-point or end of the wing walls, an average of 80% energy reduction was measured between the end of the sloped portion of the broken-back culvert and a section downstream of the sills.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 15 Sep 2024 17:48:23 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Energy Dissipation in Twelve-Foot Broken-Back Culverts using Laboratory Models</title>
      <link>https://trid.trb.org/View/1423511</link>
      <description><![CDATA[This report represents Phase IV of broken-back culverts with a drop of 12 feet. The first phase of this research was performed with a drop of 24 feet, the second phase of this research was carried with for a drop of 6 feet, and the third phase of this research, performed was a drop of 18 feet. This research investigates the reduction in scour downstream of a broken-back culvert by forming a hydraulic jump inside the culvert. A broken-back culvert is used in areas of high relief and steep topography as it has one or more breaks in profile slope. A broken-back culvert in the laboratory represents a 1 (vertical) to 2 (horizontal) slope after the upstream inlet and then continuing 126 feet at a 1 percent slope in the flat part of the culvert to the downstream outlet. The prototypes for these experiments were either a two barrel 10-foot by 10-foot, or a two barrel 10-foot by 20-foot reinforced concrete culvert. The drop between inlet and outlet was selected as 12 feet. Three flow conditions were simulated, consisting of 0.8, 1.0 and 1.2 times the culvert depth.  The Froude number (Fr1) of the hydraulic jump created in the flat part of the culvert ranged between 2.21 and 3.32. This Fr1 classifies the jump as an oscillating jump. The jump began nearly at the toe by placing sills in the flat part. For new culvert construction, the best option to maximize energy dissipation under open channel flow conditions is to use one 4.2-foot sill located 58.33 feet from the outlet. The maximum length of the culvert can be reduced from 45 feet to 58 feet. In pressure flow conditions, the optimal location was determined at a distance of 88 feet from the outlet for 2.5-foot sill. The length of the culvert can be reduced by 60 feet to 75 feet. Such a scenario is important where right-of-way problems exist for culvert construction. Also examined was a slotted sill which has a cut in the middle for cleanup purposes. In open channel flow conditions, the best option to maximize energy dissipation is to use one 5-foot slotted sill located 70 feet from the outlet. In the pressure flow conditions, the optimal slotted sill was 3.33-foot at a distance of 88 feet from the outlet.  The regular and slotted sills contain two small orifices at the bottom to allow the culvert to completely drain. The impact of friction blocks was found to be minimal. No friction blocks were used to further dissipate the energy. In sedimentation experiments under regular and slotted sills, there was no sedimentation left.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2016 11:04:34 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Energy Dissipation in Thirty-Foot Broken-Back Culverts Using Laboratory Models</title>
      <link>https://trid.trb.org/View/1369876</link>
      <description><![CDATA[This research investigates the reduction in scour downstream of a broken-back culvert by forming a hydraulic jump inside the culvert. A broken-back culvert is used in areas of high relief and steep topography as it has one or more breaks in profile slope. A broken-back culvert in the laboratory represents a 1 (vertical) to 2 (horizontal) slope after the upstream inlet and then continuing 90 feet at a 1 percent slope in the flat part of the culvert to the downstream outlet. The prototypes for these experiments were either a two barrel 10-foot by 10-foot, or a two barrel 10-foot by 20-foot reinforced concrete culvert. The drop between inlet and outlet was selected as 30 feet. Three flow conditions were simulated, consisting of 0.8, 1.0 and 1.2 times the culvert depth. This report represents Phase V of broken-back culverts with a drop of 30 feet. The first phase of this research was performed with a drop of 24 feet, the second phase of this research was carried with for a drop of 6 feet, the third phase of this research, performed was a drop of 18 feet, and the fourth phase of this research was performed with a drop of 12 feet. The Froude number (Fᵣ₁) of the hydraulic jump created in the flat part of the culvert ranged between 2.53 and 5.66. This Fᵣ₁ classifies the jump as an oscillating to steady jump. The jump began nearly at the toe by placing sills and friction blocks of different sizes in the flat part. For new culvert construction, the best option to maximize energy dissipation under open channel flow conditions is to use one 5.83-foot sill located 33.33 feet from the outlet. The maximum length of the culvert can be reduced from 25 feet to 30 feet that was for middle sill. For existing and new culverts, the best option is to use one end sill with height of 6.67-foot. In pressure flow conditions, the optimal location was determined at a distance of 31.67 feet from the outlet for 4.17-foot sill. The length of the culvert can be reduced by 25 feet to 30 feet. Also, for new and existing culverts, the optimal end sill is to use one 4.17-foot sill height under pressure flow conditions. Such a scenario is important where right-of-way problems exist for culvert construction. Also examined was a slotted sill which has a cut in the middle for cleanup purposes. In open channel flow conditions, the best option to maximize energy dissipation is to use one 5.83-foot slotted sill located 33.33 feet from the outlet, and for end slotted sill is to use 7.5-foot height. In the pressure flow conditions, the optimal slotted sill was 5-foot at a distance of 41.67 feet from the outlet, and for end slotted sill is to use 4.17-foot height. The regular and slotted sills contain two small orifices at the bottom to allow the culvert to completely drain. The impact of friction blocks was found to be minimal. No friction blocks were used to further dissipate the energy.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2015 16:17:34 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Energy Dissipation in a Thirty-Foot Drop Broken-Back Culvert under Open-Channel Flow Conditions</title>
      <link>https://trid.trb.org/View/1353605</link>
      <description><![CDATA[This paper investigated the reduction in degradation downstream of broken-back culverts by forming a hydraulic jump. A model was built in the laboratory focusing on a drop between inlet and outlet of 30 feet. The three flow conditions simulated included 0.8, 1.0 and 1.2 times the culvert depth. The Froude number of the hydraulic jump created in the mild part of the culvert ranged from 3.77 to 5.09. The hydraulic jumps created in the culvert were classified from oscillating to steady jumps. To locate the jump near the toe, different sill and friction block arrangements were tested. The length of the culvert was 150 feet. In the broken-back culvert, a slope of 1 (vertical) to 2 (horizontal) was used for ease of construction, with the mild part at a one percent slope. For the new culvert, the best option to maximize energy dissipation was to use one 5.83-foot sill located 33.33 feet from the outlet. The maximum length of the culvert can be reduced by 30 feet. The calculated energy dissipation of the culvert was 64 percent. For existing culverts, using an end sill was the best option utilizing a 6.67-foot sill at the end of the culvert. The energy dissipation for this case was 58 percent.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2015 09:23:31 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Energy Dissipation in Six-Foot Drop Broken Back Culverts under Open Channel Flow Conditions</title>
      <link>https://trid.trb.org/View/1311071</link>
      <description><![CDATA[This research investigates the reduction in scour downstream of a broken-back culvert by forming a hydraulic jump inside the culvert. A broken-back culvert is used in areas of high relief and steep topography because it has one or more breaks in profile slope. A broken-back culvert represents a 1 (vertical) to 2 (horizontal) slope after the upstream inlet and then continues at a 1% slope to the downstream outlet. The prototype for these experiments was a two-barrel 10-ft by 10-ft reinforced concrete culvert. Three flow conditions were simulated, consisting of 0.8, 1.0, and 1.2 times the culvert depth. The Froude number of this hydraulic jump ranges between 1.8 and 2.3. This range of Froude number values is indicative of a weak type of hydraulic jump. In a weak jump a series of small rollers develops on the surface of the jump, but the downstream water surface remains smooth. The jump was initiated near the toe by systematically positioning sills in the culvert. The sills contained two small orifices at the bottom to allow the culvert to completely drain. For new culvert construction, the best option to maximize energy dissipation under open channel flow condition is to use one 3.0 ft high sill located 69 ft from the outlet. The maximum length of the culvert, 150 ft, can then be reduced between 42 to 56 ft. Such a scenario is important where right-of-way problems exist for culvert construction.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2014 09:20:33 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Energy Dissipation in Six-Foot Drop Broken-Back Culverts under Pressure Flow Conditions</title>
      <link>https://trid.trb.org/View/1287615</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Scour reduction downstream of a broken-back culvert is studied here by forming a hydraulic jump inside a culvert. A broken-back culvert has one or more breaks in profile slope, and is used in areas of high relief and steep topography. The purpose of a culvert is to safely pass water underneath the roadways constructed in hilly topography or on the side of a relatively steep hill. A broken-back culvert model in the laboratory represents a drop between inlet and outlet of 6 feet with a slope of 1 (vertical) to 2 (horizontal) after the upstream inlet, and then continues 138 feet at a 1 percent slope in the mild part of the culvert to the downstream outlet. The prototype for these experiments was a two barrel, 10-foot by 10-foot reinforced concrete culvert. The simulated flow conditions are 0.8, 1.0, and 1.2 times the culvert depth. Pressure flow is defined by the fluid excreting pressure against the top of the model. The Froude number of the hydraulic jump created in the mild part of the culvert ranges between 1.7 and 2.3. This Froude number classifies the jump as a weak jump. In these experiments, the jump was made to begin nearly at the toe by placing sills in the flat part. For new culvert construction, the best option to maximize energy dissipation under pressure flow conditions is to use one 2-foot sill. Also, the optimal location was determined to be a distance of 42 feet from the outlet face of the culvert.  Friction blocks had minimal impact on energy dissipation in the broken-back culvert. No friction blocks were recommended to further energy dissipation. The length of the culvert cannot be reduced as the pressure flow fills up the culvert barrels completely.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2014 08:43:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Laboratory Modeling of Energy Dissipation in Broken-back Culverts – Phase II</title>
      <link>https://trid.trb.org/View/1262835</link>
      <description><![CDATA[This report represents Phase II of broken-back culverts with a drop of 6 feet. The first phase of this research was performed for a drop of 24 feet. This research investigates the reduction in scour downstream of a broken-back culvert by forming a hydraulic jump inside the culvert. A broken-back culvert is used in areas of high relief and steep topography as it has one or more breaks in profile slope. A broken-back culvert in the laboratory represents a 1 (vertical) to 2 (horizontal) slope after the upstream inlet and then continuing 138 feet at a 1 percent slope in the flat part of the culvert to the downstream outlet. The prototypes for these experiments were either a two barrel 10-foot by 10-foot, or a two barrel 10-foot by 20-foot reinforced concrete. The drop between inlet and outlet is selected as 6 feet. Three flow conditions were simulated, consisting of 0.8, 1.0 and 1.2 times the culvert depth.  The Froude number of the hydraulic jump created in the flat part of the culvert ranges between 1.8 and 2.3. This Froude number classifies the jump as a weak jump. The jump in experiments began nearly at the toe by placing sills in the flat part. The optimal location was determined at a distance of 42 feet from the outlet face of the culvert in pressure flow conditions. The sills contain two small orifices at the bottom to allow the culvert to completely drain. The  impact of friction blocks was found to be minimal. No friction blocks were used to further dissipate the energy. The  length of the culvert cannot be reduced as the pressure flow fills up the culvert barrels completely. For new culvert construction, the best option to maximize energy dissipation under open channel flow conditions is to use one sill located 69 feet from the outlet. Again, frictional blocks had minimum effect in further reduction of energy. The maximum length of the culvert can be reduced by 42 feet to 56 feet. Such a scenario is important where right-of-way problems exist for culvert construction.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2013 13:29:20 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Review of Laboratory Experiments and Computer Models for Broken-box Culverts</title>
      <link>https://trid.trb.org/View/1237861</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Oklahoma Department of Transportation plans to replace more than 120 box culverts located on  Interstate Systems, National Highway Systems, and State Transportation Systems. Severe scour and  erosion problems are observed around and downstream of box culverts. This report presents two  simultaneous efforts of laboratory analyses and analytical tools using softwares applicable to box culverts. A review of literature indicates that a research program was made in both laboratory analysis and software development over the last twenty years. However, the laboratory data collection and analysis did not focus on analyzing the box culvert problems. It pertained to individual pieces of hydraulics of drop structures and hydraulic jump. The effort on software development is more recent, in less than the past ten years. This report includes a review of detailed data analysis and three softwares developed by the Federal Highway Administration, the Nebraska Department of Roads, and the Iowa Department of Transportation.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2013 13:56:30 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Laboratory Modeling of Energy Dissipation in Broken-back Culverts</title>
      <link>https://trid.trb.org/View/1108029</link>
      <description><![CDATA[This research investigates the reduction in scour downstream of a broken-back culvert by forming a hydraulic jump inside the culvert. A broken-back culvert is used in areas of high relief and steep topography as it has one or more breaks in profile slope. A broken-back culvert in the laboratory represents a 1 (vertical) to 2 (horizontal) slope after the upstream inlet and then continuing 100 feet at a 1 percent slope in the flat part of the culvert to the downstream outlet. The pro-type for these experiments were either a two barrel 10-foot by 10-foot, or a two barrel 10-foot by 20-foot reinforced concrete. The drop between inlet and outlet is selected as 24 feet. Three flow conditions were simulated, consisting of 0.8, 1.0 and 1.2 times the culvert depth. The Froude number of the hydraulic jump created in the flat part of the culvert ranges between 2.7 and 3.6. This Fr classifies the jump as an “oscillating jump”. Such a jump moves up and down in the barrel, its location changing over time. The jump in experiments began nearly at the toe by placing sills in the flat part. The optimal location was determined at a distance of 45 and 25 feet from the outlet face of the culvert in pressure flow conditions. The sills contain two small orifices at the bottom to allow the culvert to completely drain. The impact of friction blocks was found to be minimal. No friction blocks were used to further dissipate. The length of the culvert cannot be reduced as the pressure flow fills up the culvert barrels nearly completely. For new culvert construction, the best option to maximize energy dissipation under open channel flow condition is to use one sill located 40 feet from the outlet. Again, frictional blocks were not effective in further reduction of energy. The maximum length of the culvert can be reduced by 15 feet to 44 feet. Such a scenario is important where right-of-way problems exist for culvert construction.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 10:42:47 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Wailupe Stream, Channel Improvement at Kalanianaole Highway, Honolulu, HI</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A 1:25 scale model was constructed to study structural improvements to the Wailupe Stream drainage basin. This drainage basin is located approximately eight miles southeast of Honolulu, HI. Structural features that were evaluated include the concrete lining of the stream and modification of the Kalanianaole Highway Bridge (KHB). Concrete lining near the KHB and KHB modification was designed to allow stream flow to pass under the existing bridge without overtopping. This required raising the upstream channel walls (flood walls) and adding a parapet wall on the upstream side of the bridge. During large flow events, the channel beneath the bridge will act as a conduit with pressurized flow passing beneath the bridge deck. Measured piezometric pressures and current velocities will be used to determine hydraulic loadings for design of a bridge deck restraint system.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 11:16:51 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Scattergraph Principles and Practices: Practical Application of the Froude Number to Flow Monitoring</title>
      <link>https://trid.trb.org/View/840621</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Engineers are aware of the instability associated with critical flow conditions and are generally advised to avoid them during sewer design. However, such conditions are often encountered in existing sewers and can impact the accuracy and reliability of flow monitoring data. The Froude number (Fr) is a dimensionless number used to describe flow conditions within a sewer. These conditions can be illustrated on a scattergraph using iso- Froude lines. Certain flow conditions such as hydraulic jumps, sewer bores, and undular jumps are readily identified by evaluating flow monitoring data with respect to iso-Froude lines. The concept of the iso-Froude is presented and developed in this paper. Practical examples from flow monitoring locations throughout the United States are also provided, demonstrating the scattergraph signatures of various transcritical and near-critical flow phenomena. Flow monitors can operate well in sewers under subcritical or supercritical conditions, but accuracy may deteriorate near the transition. Such conditions should be avoided when possible in flow monitoring applications.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2007 11:31:33 GMT</pubDate>
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