Hydraulic Design of Channels Conveying Supercritical Flow

Abstract

This is a review of the Hydrologic Criteria and Drainage Design Manual (Clark County Regional Flood Control District 1999) of the Clark County Regional Flood Control District (CCRFCD). Areas of needed research relative to channels conveying supercritical flow and corresponding channel appurtenances have been identified. The extension of features common to supercritical channel flow is presented. A case is made that extension of hydraulic design guidance of supercritical confluences (trapezoidal channels and laterals from storm drains), extensions to bridge piers, and access ramps for trapezoidal channels is needed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA454871

Entities

People

  • Richard L. Stockstill

Organizations

  • Engineer Research and Development Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Channel Flow
  • Civil Engineering
  • Confluence
  • Construction
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Flood Control
  • Floods
  • Flow
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Froude Number
  • Guidance
  • Mechanics
  • Standing Waves
  • Supercritical Flow
  • Urban Areas

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.