Physical Model Studies

FIGURE 11-1. 1 36 Scale Section Model of Bluestone Lake Dam, New River, West Virginia. Courtesy ofU.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 

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I Komiya, JY Park, A Kamani, NFH Ho, WI Higuchi. Physical model studies on the simultaneous fluid flow and absorption of steroids in the rat intestines. Int J Pharm 4 249-262, 1980. 

Dimensional analysis and physical-model studies aije needed only in those problems which currently cannot be completely or rigorously solved with mathematical models. Therefore, we cannot hope to obtain a complete and... 

Significant spatial variability of overtopping volumes along the seawall under oblique wave attack are observed/measured in physical model studies. For deterministic design, Eqs. (16.12a)-(16.12c) should be used, as these give estimates of... 

Measurements from large-scale laboratory tests indicate that formulae for overtopping volumes, based largely upon small-scale physical model studies, scale well (Fig. 16.24). No data from the field is available to support scale-ability from large-scale laboratory scales to protot3rpe conditions. 

P. Ruol, A. Faedo and A. Paris, Physical model study of water piling-up behind low crested structures, Proc. 29th Int. Conf. Coastal Eng. (2004), pp. 4165-4177. 

Waves being the most important input to any physical model study, correct simulation of waves in laboratory basins is crucial. This chapter briefly reviews the wave generation techniques commonly used in major laboratories and shares the experience of the Canadian Hydraulics Centre (CHC) of the National Research Council Canada (NRC) in this field. 

Nielsen B. 2005. Bowthruster-Induced Damage-a physical model study on bowthruster-induced flow—MSc Thesis. Delft University of Technology. 

Different stages of electrospun jets were investigated by different mathematical models during last decade by one or three dimensional techniques [7,55]. Physical models, studying the jet profile, the stability of the jet and the cone-like surface of the jet, was developed due to significant effects of jet shape on fiber qualities [6]. Droplet deformation, jet initiation and, in particular, the bending instability which control, to a major extent, fiber sizes and properties are controlled apparently predominantly... 

Assad, J., Tatham, R., McDonald, J.A., 1992. A physical model study of microcrack-mduced anisotropy. Geophysics 57 (12), 1562-1570. 

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