FESWMS-TX TWO-DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS OF BACKWATER AT BRIDGES: USER'S GUIDE AND APPLICATIONS--PHASE TWO

The objective of this project has been to modify and apply the computer program (FESWMS-TX) for the two-dimensional hydrodynamic analysis of backwater at bridges. The work performed has been to simplify use of the computer program so that it may eventually become a part of the THYSYS system that is used throughout the Texas State Department of Highways and Public Transportation. Application of the model to a portion of Walnut Creek near Martin Luther King Blvd., in Austin, Texas, was performed to help identify the various needed modifications. A second objective was to demonstrate the use of Intergraph graphic capabilities to develop input for the FESWMS-TX model. An application to the confluence of two streams near Rosebud, Texas, was used to demonstrate the graphics procedure. A detailed user's manual has been developed, which is a major part of this report. (Author) this report. (Author)

• Corporate Authors:

  University of Texas, Austin

  Center for Transportation Research, 3208 Red River Street
  Austin, TX  United States  78705

  Texas State Department of Highways & Public Transportation

  Transportation Planning Division, P.O. Box 5051
  Austin, TX  United States  78763

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Mays, L W
  • Taur, C-K
• Publication Date: 1984-11

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 82 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Backwaters; Computer graphics; Computer programs; Highway bridges; Hydrodynamics; Manuals
• Uncontrolled Terms: Two dimensional
• Subject Areas: Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; I26: Water Run-off - Freeze-thaw;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00450592
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA/TX-85/38+314-2F, Res Rpt. 314-2F
• Contract Numbers: Res Study 3-5-84-314
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Aug 27 2004 9:01PM