Ah! There are more to what are known about the model validation issues – and your intricate involvement in the processes. Thanks for enlightening and for your kind comments. Apart from adding a short portion of my research, as part of my discussion on your 2008 paper: Management of Fluid Mud in ...
Dilip: Your comments are, as always, well-expressed and welcome. I particularly enjoyed reading your cited 2016 essay, Water Modeling and reference to the AIAA V&V Guide. MOP 156's usage is consistent with the AIAA V&V Guide definitions. Of course, there's a backstory. The AIAA Guide cites as its ...
Thanks for the thoughtful comments, Chad. Your approach is consistent with some others in modeling and Sam Wang's committee-written book, Verification and Validation of 3D Free-Surface Flow Models. I served on the committee (but not authorship of the book) and thought the other members had been convinced ...
Thanks, Chris. Good insights and it sounds as if we are thinking along the same lines as the ASCE Manual. Bill Mc ------------------------------ William McAnally Ph.D., P.E., BC.CE, BC.NE, F.ASCE ENGINEER Columbus MS ------------------------------
You need a hydraulic engineer to obtain the HEC-RAS model of the site...they would have to make a request to FEMA for the model (there is a fee for FEMA to search their library and provide this)...half the time, despite being an AE zone they can't find the model, in which case I will usually look to ...
Check the local jurisdiction's Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance (FDPO). If the jurisdiction is a participant in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), then they are required to adopt the minimum model FDPO, although they may adopt higher standards. The FDPO will have specifics related to what ...