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"Flow conditions in open channels are complicated by the fact that the position of the free surface is likely to change with respect to time and space and also by the fact that the depth of flow, the discharge, and the slopes of the channel bottom and of the free surface are interdependent."
Ven Te Chow

CIVE 612 Open-Channel Flow Spring 2013 T. K. Gates, Instructor

"Flow conditions in open channels are complicated by the fact that the position of the free surface is likely to change with respect to time and space and also by the fact that the depth of flow, the discharge, and the slopes of the channel bottom and of the free surface are interdependent." Ven Te Chow
Course Syllabus "Engineering is the art of organizing and directing men and controlling the forces and materials of nature for the benefit of the human race." Henry G. Stott 1907 Homework Assignments "When solving problems, dig at the roots instead of just hacking at the leaves." Anthony J. D'Angelo Assignment 0 Assignment 1 Assignment 2 Assignment 3 Assignment 4 Assignment 5 Special Computer Model Assignment Homework Solutions "Each problem that I solved became a rule which served afterwards to solve other problems." Rene Descartes Assignment 2 Solutions Assignment 3 Solutions Assignment 4 Solutions Assignment 5 Solutions Data "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts." Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Columbia River Hydraulic Geometry Red River Hydraulic Geometry Computer Models "Models are to be used, but not to be believed" M. Theil SECPROP Program and Files (Compressed) HEC-RAS 3.1 Files (Self-Extracting Zip File) PROCAN Demo Program and Files (Compressed) HEC-RAS Steady Flow Examples (Self-Extracting Zip File) HEC-RAS Unsteady Flow Examples (Self-Extracting Zip File) Images/Graphs/Presentations "One picture is worth a thousand words." Fred R. Barnard Uncertainty in Open-Channel Flow Modeling Notes/Papers/Manuals Papers on Uncertainty in Open-Channel Flow Modeling Stochastic Variability of Fluvial Hydraulic Geometry Spatiotemporal Stochastic Open-Channel Flow I Spatiotemporal Stochastic Open-Channel Flow II Optimal Irrigation Delivery System Design Under Uncertainty Stochastic Design of Hydraulic Structures in Irrigation Canal Networks Papers on Uncerainty in Water Resources Systems Analysis Assessing Unertainty in Mass Balance Calculation of River Nonpoint Source Loads Strategic River Water Quality Planning Using Calibrated Stochastic Simulation Integration of Water Quantity and Quality in Strategic River Basin Planning Planning Reservoir Operations with Imprecise Objectives Variability in Perceived Satisfaction of Reservoir Management Objectives Applying the Principles of Systems Analysis Gradually-Varied Flow Profiles in Prismatic Open Channels Data on Hydraulic Resistance in Open Channels HEC-RAS User's Manual (Self-Extracting Zip File) HEC-RAS Hydraulic Reference Manual (Self-Extracting Zip File)

"You could not step twice into the same river; for other waters are ever flowing on to you." Heraclitus of Ephesus