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Streamflow Forecasting For The Logan And Blacksmith Fork Rivers In Northern Utah, Kenneth A. Mangelson

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Accurate streamflow forecasts have been recognized as being important by water users and others whose occupations and pursuits depend upon the supply of water from snow fed streams.

The streamflow forecasting equations for the important predictive periods, in particular the April through September and the May through September total flows, were developed in this study for both the Logan and Blacksmith Fork Rivers.

Multiple linear regress ion was used as a mathematical model in determining the streamflow forecasting equations. A correlation analysis was used to determine the importance of the variables used in the mathematical model. The results of this …

A Study Of Free Surface And Viscous Effects On Simulated Rough Open Channel Beds, Julian B. Andersen

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

An experiment was designed to eliminate the free surface from simulated naturally roughened open channel beds from which results were compared to data with a free surface from another study. All other pertinent variables were held constant. From this comparison, a relationship was established for the additional energy loss due to the presence of a free surface in the flow over these channel beds.
P = 0.23 - 0.28 D/D₂₅
where P is the proportion that the channel conductance coefficient (C/g^1/2) is reduced due to presence of a free surface, D is the flow depth, K_{25 …}

Irrigation Demand In The Utah Lake Drainage Area The Role Of Irrigation Efficiency, Hiro Mizue

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The effect of irrigation efficiency upon the water demand for agricultural purposes in the Utah Lake drainage area has been evaluated in this study . Irrigation demand is the quantity of water at the supply source necessary to satisfy crop water requirements, taking into account irrigation efficiency.

The Utah Lake drainage area was divided into hydrologic subareas and districts to facilitate analysis. The demand, surplus, and deficit quantities for each area was determined. The computations were made using constant mean quantities. Within a given area, the diverted water was assumed to be applied uniformly to satisfy agricultural crop demands, and …

Problems In Structural Diaphragm Bracing 1. Beams Continuously Braced By Diaphragms 2. I-Section Columns Braced By Girts And A Diaphragm, T. V. S. R. Apparao, S. J. Errera, Gordon P. Fisher

CCFSS Library (1939 - present)

Shear-resistant light-gage metal diaphragms can be very effective in increasing the load carrying capacity of beams continuously braced by diaphragms, or of columns braced by girts which in turn are braced by diaphragms, if proper connections are made between the individual elements. In this thesis, behavior of diaphragm-braced I-beams, channel beams, and Z-beams under uniform moments, and the behavior of axially loaded I-section columns braced by girts which in turn are braced by diaphragms are investigated.

Load-deflection relationships of diaphragm-braced beams are obtained taking into consideration the initial imperfections of the beams and using the equilibrium method. Critical moments of …

Structural Behavior Of Small-Scale Steel Models, William A. Litle, David C. Foster, Duke Oakes, Philip A. Falcone, Richard B. Reimer

CCFSS Library (1939 - present)

No abstract provided.

The Dynamic Behavior Of Steel Frame And Truss Buildings, Dixon Rea, Jack G. Bouwkamp, R. W. Clough

CCFSS Library (1939 - present)

This report describes experimental and analytical studies of the dynamic behavior of the East Building of the University of California's new Medical Center at San Francisco, California. It also describes experimental tests conducted on the East Building's mechanical service tower and on an adjacent elevator tower. Experimental tests on the East Building were conducted in the summers of 1964 and 1965. Vibrations were produced by eccentric-masstype vibration generators. Frequency responses, time responses, and mode shapes were observed. In the summer 1964 tests, the first mode east-west had 2% of critical damping and the first mode north-south had 1.8%; the values …

An Evaluation Of Temperature Distribution Within Asphalt Pavements And Its Relationship To Pavement Deflection, Herbert F. Southgate

Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report

The attached report presents significant progress and achievements in the area of asphalt pavement design. Benkelman beam deflections were used extensively in conjunction with our 1958 study of asphalt pavement performance; apparent relationships between 18–kip deflections and pavement structures were evident then although scatter in the data was thought to be necessarily admissible. During the spring and summer of 1966, another extensive series of pavements, built since 1958, were evaluated from the standpoint of performance and deflection. It seemed compelling at that time to adjust all deflections to some common reference temperature and so the surface temperature of the pavement …

The Crab Orchard And Osgood Formations: The Case For Slope Instability, Robert C. Deen

Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report

For the past few years, the Division of Research, as a part of its continuing study of the occurrence of landslides in Kentucky, has reviewed and studied several sites in order to identify and delineate the geologic and soil formations which might be involved in the unstable earth masses. After a study of a number of landslides, it became evident that one particular material was highly susceptible to the development of landslides. This material, in Eastern Kentucky, is known as the Crab Orchard Formation and was deposited during the middle Silurian age. The Crab Orchard Formation, a deposit some 50 …

Deformation And Energy Absorption Capacity Of Steel Structures In The Inelastic Range, Theodore V. Galambos

CCFSS Library (1939 - present)

This report summarizes the status of knowledge on the inelastic deformability of steel members and frames. It demonstrates that the inelastic response of planar beams, beamcolumns, connections and frames is well understood and can be adequately, though conservatively, predicted by theory provided the loading is static, proportional and monotonic, and adequate provisions are made to inhibit premature local and lateral-torsional instability. The report reviews the available theoretical work, and examines the experimental evidence. It shows that the inelastic rotation capacity, which defines also the "ductility factor" and the inelastic energy absorption capacity, is both predictable and large enough to meet …

Analysis Of Traffic Loads On Bridges, Robert L. Lynch

Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report

This report contains information concerning:

1. The statistical determination of frequencies of critical axle loadings on highway bridges and
2. The adaptability and adaptability of historical loadometer and classification data in Kentucky to the recently adopted AASHO design criteria for evaluating the fatigue history of existing bridges.

The analysis of the fatigue history of a bridge consists of evaluating the distribution of instantaneous axle loadings over the applicable period. Because of the urgency, only historical records currently available were used as source data. This report is therefore divided into two sections: 1) a summary of quantitative results based on available data, and …

Construction And Interim Performance Report Of Experimental Salt (Nacl) Stabilization Of Plant-Mixed, Dense Graded Aggregate, Robert L. Florence

Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report

For some time the Department has been interested in building-up and retaining thicknesses of granular base course on rural roads through the use of various stabilizing additives and(or) the use of light asphalt seals or surfacings (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6). These efforts more or less recognize that the "stage construction" concept is frustrated by weather and traffic erosion of unbound and exposed granular base material. Thus, the motive in experimenting with and in utilizing these treatments is to find economical and effective means by which a granular base can be built and retained until such time that a …

Specification For The Design Of Cold-Formed Steel Structural Members, American Iron And Steel Institute

American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) Specifications, Standards, Manuals and Research Reports (1946 - present)

No abstract provided.

West Midlands Development : Erosion Prevention And Control, G W. Spencer

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

THE prevention of soil erosion is essentially a matter of using each soil according to its potential, and treating it according to its needs.

Good land use and sound management practices are the best preventive measures.

West Midlands Development : Development Techniques, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

Most clearing in the West Midlands is carried out by chaining, though the method chosen will depend on the country being cleared and on the resources of the farmer.

The Identification And Evaluation Of Toxic Effects Of Organic Micropollutants, John Warren Smith

Doctoral Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Transport Of ⁸⁵Sr And ¹³⁷Cs Under Induced Clay Suspensions, Purush Terkonda

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

“The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of induced clay suspensions on the transport of ⁸⁵Sr and ¹³⁷Cs in an aqueous environment.

An instrumented flume was used as a model river to simulate an environment typical of a slow-moving, unpolluted, turbid stream. Modified longitudinal dispersion relationships were used to describe the transport of radionuclides in turbid streams. Data were derived from instantaneous release of ⁸⁵Sr and ¹³⁷Cs with suspended Attapulgite and Kaolinite clays. Continuous release of ¹³⁷Cs with an Attapulgite clay suspension helped to establish uptake and transport characteristics for one environmental …

Application Of Stanford Watershed Model Concepts To Predict Flood Peaks For Small Drainage Areas, K. D. Clarke

Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report

This report embodies two principal objectives: 1) updating rainfall intensity-duration curves for the hydraulic design of culverts and 2) adaptation of the Stanford Watershed Model concept to small drainage basins in Kentucky. The first objective is familiar -- the curves presently being used for the rational method of design were established from an earlier Department study made by E. M. West and W. H. Sammons, issued in July, 1955 (Report No. 2, "A Study of Runoff from Small Drainage Areas and the Openings in Attendant Drainage Structures"), and were based on rainfall records then available through 1951. The second objective …

Water Quality Telemetry First Annual Progress Report, Duard S. Woffinden, Allen D. Kartchner

Reports

No abstract provided.

Feasibility Of Rating Current Meters In A Velocity Field, Gaylord V. Skogerboe, Lloyd H. Austin, Roland W. Jeppson, Chi-Yuan Wei

Reports

Preliminary studies employed an 8-inch (outlet diameter) contracting cone and an 8-inch converging nozzle. The design of the cone is based on an electromagnetic analogy reported by Smith and Wang, while the nozzle was designed assuming potential flow and using numerical methods to obtain the solution. Both designs yielded fairly uniform velocity fields, any deviations being primarily due to either construction or measurement techniques. The towing tank rating for a Pygmy current meter was compared with the submerged jet rating, the difference being 1 or 2 percent. A Prototype system was constructed using a 16-inch contracting cone (d). Two Type …

Hydraulic Characteristics Of A Modified Venturi Section, Muhammad Aslam Rasheed

Reports

The measurement of water in open channels on extremely flat grades is difficult because of the head loss that is necessary. A modified venture section, the contraction of which is provided by a top cover section mounted in a rectangular flume, is proposed to meet the requirements of a suitable measuring device for use in canals of flat gradients. The method of finite differences has been used for the mathematical solution to the idealized inviscid flow problem. This was followed by a laboratory investigation to ascertain the hydraulic characteristics of the proposed design. The experiments were conducted in a 3 …

Water Resources Research - A Challenge To The Social Scientists, Dean F. Peterson

Reports

No abstract provided.

Linear Programming With Random Requirements, Nak Je Kim

Reports

Linear programming was first developed by George B. Dantzig, Marshall Wood, and associates of the U.S. Air Force, in 1947. At that time, the Air Force organized a research group under the title of project SCOOP (Scientific Computation of Optimum Programs). This project contributed to the developing of a general interindustry model based on the Leontief input-output model, the Air Force programming and budgeting problem, and the problems which involved the relationship between two-person zero sum games and linear programming. The result was the formal development and application of the linear programming model. This project also developed the simplex computational …

Air Pollution Control And Abatement Proceedings Of A Symposium, Allen D. Kartchner

Reports

No abstract provided.

Solutions To Axisymmetric Seepage From Ponds Through Homogeneous And Nonhomogeneous Porous Media, Roland W. Jeppson

Reports

No abstract provided.

Atomic Absorption As An Index Of The Silver Concentration In Precipitation, Silver Iodide Plume Studies, Part 1, Joel E. Fletcher, H C. Millar

Reports

The Perkin Elmbver Model 303, equipped with the DCR-1, digital concentration readout, was evaluated as to its ability to provide an index of silver concentration in water solutions, without concentrating in any manner. The procedures, principal settings, and adjustments which must be observed are described.

This instrument can detect the difference between concentrations of 10-15 and 10-12 gm/ml. However, as the concentration of silver decreases the experimental error increases to a point at which the error becomes greater than the differences in readout due to differences in silver concentration.

A Conceptual Model Of The San Pitch River Basin, James D. Ballif

Reports

To meet future expected needs for water, the State of Utah will have to plan and manage its limited resources in a judicious manner. Comprehensive water resources planning on a river basin basis is necessary to economically plan and develop the best combination of water uses. Efficient use and management of agricultural water is necessary to maximize the amount available for future needs. Irrigation water management must be improved. Improvements in the organization, storage, distribution, and method of application will be required to meet future demands. Consideration should be given to various combinations of conjunctive use of groundwater and surface …

Chemical Precipitation Of Phosphorous With Sodium Aluminate And Alum In The Activated Sludge Aeration Chamber, Richard Charles Vedder

Masters Theses

"The purpose of this investigation was to study the removal of phosphorus by chemical precipitation with sodium aluminate and alum in the activated sludge aeration chamber, and determine the effect of the aluminum to phosphorus ratio and the mixed liquor suspended solids concentration on the phosphorus removal efficiency and the effect of the precipitants on the removal of organic pollutants in the activated sludge process. The studies were conducted on settled domestic sewage in three bench-scale continuous flow activated sludge units supplemented with jar tests. Major parameters employed included influent and effluent total phosphorus and chemical oxygen demand (COD), mixed …

Engineering Properties Of Bloomington-Normal Subsoils, Rohn Dunseth Abbott

Masters Theses

"The glacial subsoils of the Bloomington-Normal, Illinois area have been analyzed with regard to their engineering properties. Several boring logs are included to illustrate the horizontal and vertical variability in soil units encountered and in the engineering properties of these soil units. The engineering properties of the two most common foundation soils, the Bloomington and Normal tills are compared and special consideration is given to evaluating the compressibility of these materials. Evidence is presented that indicates that the circumferential trimming of a highly preconsolidated soil containing stones can cause significant sample disturbance. Special sampling techniques which eliminate circumferential trimming yield …

Construction Time And Cost Control Using The Ibm Project Management System/360, James Donald Bailey

Masters Theses

"The object of this investigation was to determine the advantages or disadvantages involved in the use of the IBM Project Management system/360 as a time and cost control tool as compared to the methods presently used by construction contractors in the small to medium size range.

The methods used by three construction contractors were investigated in order to acquire a sample of methods presently used.

It was determined from the investigation that a number of advantages could be obtained which would provide better control of a construction project.

It was also decided that a detailed investigation concerning the cost of …

Evaluation And Application Of Dye Tracing In A Karst Terrain, James William Scanlan

Masters Theses

"The purpose of this investigation was to select and evaluate in the laboratory a tracing method appropriate for use in karstic areas, and to perform field tracing studies in the south central Missouri area bounded by the cities of Rolla, St. James, and Salem in an attempt to establish existing direct flow connections between surface and subsurface waters. Fluorescein (sodium salt), Rhodamine WT, and Rhodamine B were evaluated as tracers in the laboratory and the first two dyes were employed in the field. After careful evaluation of a number of adsorbents, extracting solvents, and detection techniques, a method consisting of …