ANALYSIS OF RIGID OUTFALL BASINS WITH HIGH TAILWATER
THE PURPOSE WAS TO DETERMINE THE DIFFUSION CHARACTERISTICS OF A JET BOUNDED ON THE TOP BY A FREE SURFACE AND ON THE BOTTOM BY A ROUGH ESSENTIALLY RIGID BOUNDARY (ROCK-LINED BASIN). MEASUREMENTS WERE TAKEN UNDER CONDITIONS OF TAILWATER SLIGHTLY ABOVE AND SLIGHTLY BELOW THE CROWN OF THE PIPES. THESE DATA, TOGETHER WITH DATA FROM A PREVIOUS STUDY ON CULVERT OUTLET PROTECTION AND WITH DATA FROM ORIFICE JET DIFFUSION STUDIES, ARE INCORPORATED INTO A METHOD FOR DESIGNING STABLE ENERGY-DISSIPATING BASINS AT CULVERT OUTLETS WHERE HIGH TAILWATER EXISTS. /AUTHOR/
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Authors:
- Watts, Frederick J
- Simons, Daryl B
- Stevens, Michael A
- Publication Date: 1971
Media Info
- Media Type: Print
- Features: Figures; References;
- Pagination: pp 11-23
- Monograph Title: Design of culverts, energy dissipators and filter systems
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Serial:
- Highway Research Record
- Issue Number: 373
- Publisher: Highway Research Board
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Culvert outlets; Culverts; Design; Dissipation
- Old TRIS Terms: Basins; Jet diffusion; Tail water
- Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Energy; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00204431
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Apr 23 1972 12:00AM