Description

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This publication provides introductory technical guidance for civil engineers and other professional engineers, planners and construction managers interested in application of steady flow models of rivers. Here is what is discussed: 1. INTRODUCTION, 2. ASSUMPTIONS OF THE METHOD, 3. STANDARD-STEP SOLUTION, 4. RANGE OF APPLICABILITY, 5. EXAMPLE OF STEADY FLOW WATER SURFACE PROFILE STUDY, 6. INTRODUCTION TO DATA REQUIREMENTS, 7. FLOW REGIME, 8. STARTING CONDITIONS, 9. MODEL DEVELOPMENT DATA SOURCES, 10. DATA AND PROFILE ACCURACY, 11. MODEL CALIBRATION AND VERIFICATION, 12. INTRODUCTION TO SPECIAL PROBLEMS, 13. BRIDGE HYDRAULICS, 14. CULVERT HYDRAULICS, 15. LIMITS OF EFFECTIVE FLOW, 16. CHANNEL CONTROLS, 17. RIVER CONFLUENCES, 18. CHANGING FLOW REGIME, 19. ICE-COVERED STREAMS.

About the Author

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Paul Guyer is a registered civil engineer, mechanical engineer, fire protection engineer and architect with 35 years of experience designing buildings and related infrastructure. For an additional 9 years he was a principal staff advisor to the California Legislature on capital outlay and infrastructure issues. He is a graduate of Stanford University and has held numerous national, state and local offices with the American Society of Civil Engineers, Architectural Engineering Institute and National Society of Professional Engineers. He is a Fellow of ASCE, AEI and CABE (U.K.). An Introduction to Application of Steady Flow Models of Rivers