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A Physical Model Of Deadmans Run, Quinn Brandt
A Physical Model Of Deadmans Run, Quinn Brandt
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
A physical model of Deadmans Run and a pair of railroad bridges was constructed to assess the impacts of the bridges on flood flows. Lower Platte South Natural Resources District is planning a series of improvements to Deadmans Run to improve flood conveyance capacity and remove approximately 500 homes and businesses from the floodplain. The rail bridges are located less than a mile from the confluence of Deadmans Run and Salt Creek, meaning the bridges present a significant bottleneck to the planned improvements. The physical model was used to characterize the drag effects caused by the bridges, which was used …