Description

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This publication provides introductory technical guidance for civil engineers and other professional engineers, planners and construction managers interested in hydraulic analysis of rivers with movable boundaries. Here is what is discussed: 1. SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN FIXED AND MOBILE BED COMPUTATIONS, 2. SEDIMENT TRANSPORT FUNCTIONS, 3. GENERAL DATA REQUIREMENTS, 4. GEOMETRIC DATA, 5. BED SEDIMENT DATA, 6. BOUNDARY CONDITIONS DATA, 7. DATA SOURCES, 8. DATA AND PROFILE ACCURACY, 9. MODEL PERFORMANCE, 10. DEVELOPMENT OF BASE TEST AND ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES, 11. COMPUTER PROGRAMS, 12. SCOUR AND DEPOSITION IN RIVERS AND RESERVOIRS, 13. OPEN CHANNEL FLOW AND SEDIMENTATION.

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.).