Description

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This publication provides introductory technical guidance for civil engineers and other professional engineers interested in modeling of unsteady flow conditions in rivers. Here is what is discussed: 1. INTRODUCTION, 2. STEADY VERSUS UNSTEADY FLOW MODELS, 3. CONDITIONS THAT REQUIRE UNSTEADY FLOW ANALYSIS, 4. GEOMETRY, 5. CONTROLS, 6. BOUNDARY CONDITIONS, 7. STEPS TO FOLLOW IN MODELING A RIVER SYSTEM, 8. ACCURACY OF OBSERVED DATA, 9. CALIBRATION AND VERIFICATION, 10. EXAMPLE APPLICATIONS OF UNSTEADY FLOW MODELS.

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.).