| Title | User's manual for BRI-STARS (BRIdge Stream Tube model for Alluvial River Simulation) |
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| Record ID | 33752 |
| Source | ix, 229 p. : ill. |
| Corporate Creator | United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center |
| Publisher | United States. Federal Highway Administration |
| Publication Date | 19980700 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | There is a need for a generalized water and sediment-routing computer model for solving complicated river engineering problems with limited data and resources. This program should have the following capabilities: to compute hydraulic parameters for open channels with fixed as well as alluvial boundaries; to compute water surface profiles for subcritical, supercritical and combinations of both flows without interruption; to compute and simulate the hydraulic and sediment conditions in the longitudinal and lateral directions; to compute and simulate the change of alluvial channel profile and geometry regardless of whether the channel width is variable or fixed; to compute the alluvial channel changes in the presence of highway encroachments and/or other man-made or natural structures; to compute channel changes in the presence of heavily sediment-laden flows; to compute bank failures due to the sediment activity in the presence of severe erosion problems. Most of the sediment and water routing models, such as the HEC-6, were developed for solving simplified one-dimensional alluvial river problems. Although there are some truly two- or three-dimensional models, they require extensive amounts of computer time and data for calibration. Thus, truly two- or threedimensional models may not be desirable for solving engineering problems with limited data and resources. |
| Rosap ID | dot:912 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/912 |
| TRT Terms | Hydrographic surveying; Rivers; Water control; Hydrologic phenomena; Simulation |
| Classification | NTL - HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION - Design; NTL - HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION - Bridges and Structures |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| Report Number | FHWA-RD-98-000 |
| Availability | Federal Highway Administration |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/33000/33700/33752/FHWA-RD-98-000.pdf |
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| Database | NTL Digital Repository |