PROBLEM

Flood channels are commonly used for the diversion of water. There are many design and operation issues with such structures. For example the following questions may arise:

* Will a culvert be able to withstand the overburden stresses?

* Will the stresses in a flood channel be sufficiently accommodated in a design?

SOLUTION

Such flood channels may be evaluated in the SVSOLID software package in order to determine the stress concentrations which may be present in the designed structure.

The SVFLUX software package may be used to determine the potential uplift pore-water pressures beneath such a structure when a high water table is present.

Please note that most of these models can be downloaded through our SVOffice product suite.

Simple culvert design. Stress calculations in a culvert beneath a road.

Model filename: Tunnels > Culvert.svm

Simple channel flow. Stresses surrounding a concrete channel may be computed.

Model filename: Canals > FloodChannel.svm