High Mast Light Poles Light the Way for Drivers
By Michael Noesen, PE, and Tim Howell, CBI It’s a given that nighttime driving is more hazardous than daytime driving. Visibility decreases even when a vehicle’s headlights are on. High mast lighting is one of the tools roadway engineers use to help improve visibility for motorists. It provides a safer environment for motorists when designed… Read More »
Tags: High Mast Light Poles, HMLP, HMLP History, HMLP Inspection, HMLP Installation, HMLP Maintenance, Structural Inspection
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