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From martian orbit, the Mars Express cameras looked down on the largest volcano in the solar system. The result was this stunningly detailed overhead view of the…"
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Robert Dickinson replied to Robert Dickinson's discussion How is the St Venant Equation Solved for in the Dynamic Wave Solution of SWMM 5?"Subject: Link Iterations in the SWMM 5 Dynamic Wave Solution
Each of the links in the SWMM 5 network can use up to 8 iterations to reach convergence during a time step in the dynamic wave solution of SWMM 5. The rules…"
Robert Dickinson left a comment for wu ze jian"Hi, I added this discussion http://swmm2000.com/forum/topics/how-is-the-st-venant-equation-solved-for-in-the-dynamic-wave-solu"
Robert Dickinson posted a discussionHow is the St Venant Equation Solved for in the Dynamic Wave Solution of SWMM 5?
Subject: How is the St Venant Equation Solved for in the Dynamic Wave Solution of SWMM 5? An explanation of the four St. Venant Terms in SWMM 5 and how they change for Gravity Mains and Force Mains. The HGL is the water surface elevation in the upstream and downstream nodes of the link. The HGL for a full link goes from the pipe crown elevation up to the rim elevation of the node + the surcharge depth of the node. The four terms are: dq2 = Time Step * Awtd * (Head Downstream – Head Upstream)…See More
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Force Main Friction Loss in InfoSWMM and the Transition from Partial to Full Flow
Subject: Force Main Friction Loss in InfoSWMM and the Transition from Partial to Full Flow
You can model Force Main friction loss in InfoSWMM using either Darcy Weisbach or Hazen Williams as the full pipe friction loss method (see Figure 1 for the…
Robert Dickinson's blog post was featuredSWMM 5 Precipitation Options
Subject: SWMM 5 Precipitation Options You can have design storms, monitored storms of any length of the time from minutes to centuries, use intensity, volume or cumulative precipitation, use both rainfall and snowfall in the same rain gage depending on temperature, use both time series or external files for the rain gage and have unlimited rain gages with the limitation of one rain gage per subcatchment. …See More
Robert Dickinson posted a blog postSWMM 5 Precipitation Options
Subject: SWMM 5 Precipitation Options You can have design storms, monitored storms of any length of the time from minutes to centuries, use intensity, volume or cumulative precipitation, use both rainfall and snowfall in the same rain gage depending on temperature, use both time series or external files for the rain gage and have unlimited rain gages with the limitation of one rain gage per subcatchment. …See More
Robert Dickinson commented on Robert Dickinson's group Stream of Information"Pacheena Indian Reserve, British Columbia, Canada
May. 25, 2012
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Robert Dickinson commented on Robert Dickinson's group Stream of Information"All the Water on Europa Illustration Credit & Copyright: Kevin Hand (JPL/Caltech), Jack Cook (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution), Howard Perlman (USGS)
Explanation: How much of Jupiter's moon…"
Robert Dickinson commented on Robert Dickinson's group Water Quality"URBAN STORMWATER QUANTITY/QUALITY MODELING USING THE SCS METHOD AND EMPIRICAL EQUATIONS†
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1752-1688.1997.tb04093.x/abstract
May 24, 2012
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Robert Dickinson commented on Robert Dickinson's group Water Quality"Hi MeHa, Here is one good source of data, I also have the SWMM 5 models for the USGS areas.
http://www.1000friendsofflorida.org/pubs/stmarksgreen/apend4.asp
http://sofia.usgs.gov/publications/ofr/78-324/ofr-78-324.pdf
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MeHa commented on Robert Dickinson's group Water Quality"I want to model WQ of sewers. Can any body provide me a network with real measured calibration files? "
MeHa posted a status"Hello, When designing a sewer system, we consider the Node Flooding and Conduit surcharge in the status report. Is there any guideline which"
Quah Soon Tong left a comment for Esther Bergareche Auricenea"Hi Esther, I am not sure you are the same Esther that was at the United World College in South Wales with me. I am Quah Soon Tong from Singapore. I noticed you are also an engineer. I did Civil Engineering at Cambridge University, but practised as…"
Robert Dickinson commented on Robert Dickinson's group Stream of Information"River Canyon
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Robert Dickinson commented on Robert Dickinson's group Stream of Information"Litla Dimun, Faroe Islands
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Open Records Law and Modelling - comment. Modelling documentation/LOGS
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(Response to Kenneth L. Orie's discussion of same title)
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The request for model AND all the details is indeed concerning. I would be very reluctant to release this without accompaning report to cover; assumptions, stages, reliability etc.
This is what I do -- there may be some ideas here which will help.
I try to document, as a Technical Report, everything in a structured WORD file live, at the same time as I model. The WORD file sits open on one screen & the model on another but the WORD file is my main item -- not the model. I cut and paste each way (eg1 some key data (eg pump curves) are documented in the WORD file and copied to the tables in SWMM, eg2 key result graphs (eg longsections, Depth v Time) are captured by grabbing part of the model screen as soon as the run is done).
This aids peer review & checking and also helps me remember what I actually did & why <grin>. It is always headed "DRAFT subject to checking and review." If I need to pass the model to anyone I also pass this report.
At the most detailed level; I essentially LOG ALL runs under the following sub headings:
- Objective
- Data (especially: modifications from prev run, assumptions, hypothesis, and the name and version of the saved electronic file and and scenario subset used.)
- Results
- Observations
- Conclusions
- Next (ie things to do next)
Also at the start of the report I list the Data and Assumptions, terminology, codes etc.
In a set of appendices I keep copies of data details (eg actual pump curves from the manufacturers or links to same)
If I need to do side calcs - I do so in XLS and often imbed small ones inside the WORD doc.
At the top of the document I have a section called TECHNICAL SUMMARY where I summarize(especially the conclusion) from each modelling Section.
Sometimes it is just a linked paste to Conclusion Subsections sometimes it is new words which reference the detail section.
An example is shown below;
Fig 1, Top 2 levels of Headings for WasteWater Modelling Report.
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