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    AutoCAD Civil 3D - Stormwater

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    kdave
    Posts: 19
    Registered: ‎09-13-2011

    Unstable Weirs- Please Help!

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    01-05-2012 06:30 AM

    I have developed a model for a project that I am working on. It is a small but complicated model. I have 3 structures with 2 chambers and have weirs and orifices between the chambers. when I ran the model for 100 year storm and look at the animation, weirs go crazy  with zillion peaks. I am not sure why weirs are so unstable. Can anyone please suggest any solution? I have attached the model here.

     

    Thanks,

    KD

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    Re: Unstable Weirs- Please Help!

    01-10-2012 12:25 PM in reply to: kdave

    You could try to increase your time step. Just don't go crazy with it or you could miss your true peak if the time step is too large.

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    Matt.Anderson
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    Re: Unstable Weirs- Please Help!

    01-29-2012 08:13 AM in reply to: kdave
    The best advice is to reduce your time step. When you use a large time step, the volume into the pond pushes the pond highwater level up, which corresponds to a discharge that allows more water to leave than the prior time step. Be sure your pond has sufficient stage information as it increments near the weir level.


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    kdave
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    Re: Unstable Weirs- Please Help!

    01-30-2012 05:38 AM in reply to: Matt.Anderson

    Matt, Do you mean reducing the routing time under "Analysis Options"? Currently I have it set at 30 sec (default value).

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    Matt.Anderson
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    Re: Unstable Weirs- Please Help!

    01-30-2012 06:47 AM in reply to: kdave

    Yes, reduce the hydraulic routing time step in Analysis options.



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