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In my work in water and wastewater hydraulics, the two that show up most of the time are the Reynolds number and Froude number. A small Reynolds number indicates that viscous forces dominate, while a large value says that inertial...
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by Tom Walski

A 3D PDF (Portable Document Format) is a PDF file with 3D geometry inside. The file contains a 3D geometric representation of the model, not just images from different viewpoints. Using any 3D PDF enabled viewer, rotation, zoom, and part...
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by Dave Mayer

The study of groundwater is essential for geotechnical engineers who construct building foundations, tunnels, water conveyance channels, dams, mines, and other structures. In this context, PLAXIS 2D and PLAXIS 3D are fully equipped with a complete set of tools to...
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by Richard Witasse

There are several reasons. First, the pressure is so high and constant in water systems in most developed countries that the effects of pressure on flow is negligible....
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by Tom Walski

Using PLAXIS facilitated highly accurate modeling and analysis that enabled SAIDEL Engineering to achieve approval of the project and get it back on track in just three months, after a lingering two-year hiatus....
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by Manuel Aukenthaler

In this post, we will see how we can import various scheduling data from other softwares inside SYNCHRO 4D Pro. Not only we can import the data, we can modify the data within SYNCHRO: add more detailing, create sub-taska and...
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The most common question in pump selection these days is whether to use variable or constant-speed pumps....
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by Tom Walski

SewerGEMS can automatically size conduits, set node invert elevations. It also determines the size of inlets to pass a Sanitary/Storm design while meeting user-specified constraints in automated design. It allows you to design many parts of the sewer network from...

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The problem of analyzing and designing deep foundations is relevant to many civil engineering structures, because we are commonly and frequently constructing buildings on soft soils. Pile foundation is a popular type of deep foundation technique used to transfer superstructure...
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by Richard Witasse

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