CFD Hydraulic Modeling Helps Find Solutions to Dam Flow Problems
By Pete Haug, PE Today’s engineering challenges are complex, especially for dam owners and operators. Flow problems around dams include spillway scour, riprap damaging currents, river debris collecting in the wrong places, and uneven overtopping of training walls. Imbalanced flow entering powerhouse units can create trash rack vibrations, excessive bearing wear, and even air-core vortex… Read More »
Tags: 1D Hydraulic Modeling, 2D Hydraulic Modeling, aquatic organism passage, CFD, Computational Fluid Dynamics, dam structures, decision-making demonstrations, Hydraulic Modeling, River features, stormwater structures, water treatment
BIM Delivers Dividends on Unusual Structure Upgrades
By Pete Haug, PE Building information modeling (BIM) can play a big role in keeping the wheels from coming off an intricate project. We’ll look at a case study of a turbine and powerhouse upgrade project where the goal was to minimize changes to the exterior of a historic 1910 dam. But first, here are… Read More »
Tags: 3D Revit models, as-builts, BIM, Building Information Modeling, Byllesby Dam, Dam, HD Scanning, powerhouse upgrade, Revit
Material Recycling: A Sustainable Approach to Demolition and Transformation
By Michael Leopold Should a building be demolished? That is a question many owners face when deciding what to do with an existing property. Cost, schedule, and operational impacts are all important considerations. From the perspective of environmental/sustainability considerations, it would be beneficial to reuse whenever possible. The fewer structures that are razed means more… Read More »
Tags: blight, Building Materials, construction, demolition, Environmental, material recycling, material reuse, recycling, sustainable