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Large-scale physical model confirms California weir design (www.asce.org)

submitted 1 year ago by saccharomyces to c/civilengineering

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[–] saccharomyces 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Just find these types of scaled models amazing to see in real life.

And, of course, it's actually being built. https://www.asce.org/publications-and-news/civil-engineering-source/civil-engineering-magazine/issues/magazine-issue/article/2023/07/zigzagging-weir-helped-solve-safety-issues-at-2-california-dams

And here are some videos on other physical models like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i70wkxmumAw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtUDGSmPd04

Finally, if you're interested in the mathematics behind how we can do this and make comparable prototypes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3gT-MeJD-U