Projects

ENGINEERING TOOLS FOR SAFE, EFFICIENT HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES AND CHANNELS Appropriated (D)   Accession Number: 411569

COMPUTER MODEL DEVELOPMENT FOR EVALUATION OF CHANNELS, SPILLWAYS, AND EARTHEN EMBANKMENTS Specific Cooperative Agreement (S)   Accession Number: 411637

HYDRAULIC PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF SLOPED CONVERGING SIDEWALLS FOR RCC STEPPED SPILLWAYS Specific Cooperative Agreement (S)   Accession Number: 411471

Publications

Energy dissipation on a 4(H):1(V) stepped spillway - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Hunt, S., Kadavy, K.C. Energy dissipation on a 4(H):1(V) stepped spillway. In: Dam Safety 2008. Proceedings of the Association of State Dam Safety Officials Annual Conference, September 7-11, 2008, Indian Wells, CA. CDROM.

RCC stepped spillway model study training wall comparison - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Woolbright, R.W., Hanson, G.J., Hunt, S. 2008. RCC stepped spillway model study training wall comparison. In: Dam Safety 2008. Proceedings of the Association of State Dam Safety Officials Annual Conference, September 7-11, 2008, Indian Wells, CA. CDROM.

Velocities and energy dissipation on a flat-sloped stepped spillway - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Hunt, S., Kadavy, K.C. 2008. Velocities and energy dissipation on a flat-sloped stepped spillway. Proceedings of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers International (ASABE). June 29 - July 2, 2008, Providence, Rhode Island. Paper No. 084151.

Model study of RCC stepped spillways with sloped converging training walls - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Woolbright, R.W., Hunt, S., Hanson, G.J. 2008. Model study of RCC stepped spillways with sloped converging training walls. Proceedings of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers International (ASABE). June 29 - July 2, 2008, Providence, Rhode Island. Paper No. 084149.

RCC stepped spillways for Renwick Dam - a partnership in research and design - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Hunt, S., Reep, D., Kadavy, K.C. 2008. RCC stepped spillways for renwick dam - a partnership in research and design. Dam Safety Journal. 6(2):32-40.

Research provides design options for stepped RCC spillway - (Popular Publication)

Hunt, S., Kadavy, K.C. 2008. Research provides design options for stepped RCC spillway. Hydro Review. p. 81.

Research and design of Renwick Dam stepped spillway - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Hunt, S., Kadavy, K.C. 2008. Research and design of Renwick Dam stepped spillway. In: Proceedings of the ASCE EWRI 2008 World Environmental & Water Resources Congress, May 12-15, 2008, Honolulu, HI. 2008 CDROM.

Renwick Dam RCC stepped spillway research - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Hunt, S., Kadavy, K.C. Renwick Dam RCC stepped spillway research. In: Dam Safety 2007. Proceedings of the Association of State Dam Safety Officials Annual Conference, September 9-13, 2007, Austin, Texas. 2007 CDROM.

A look at the engineering challenges of the USDA Small Watershed Program - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Hanson, G.J., Caldwell, L., Lobrecht, M., McCook, D., Hunt, S.L., Temple, D.M. 2007. A look at the engineering challenges of the USDA Small Watershed Program. Transactions of the ASABE. 50(5):1677-1682.

Evolution of vegetated waterways design - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Hunt, S., Temple, D.M., Hanson, G.J., Tejral, R.D. 2007. Evolution of vegetated waterways design. In: ASABE Annual International Meeting, June 17-20, 2007, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Paper No. 072047. 2007. CD-ROM.

Physical model study of a RCC stepped spillway for Renwick Dam, North Dakota - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Hunt, S., Kadavy, K.C. 2007. Physical model study of a RCC stepped spillway for Renwick Dam, North Dakota. In: ASABE Annual International Meeting, June 17-20, 2007, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Paper No. 072155. 2007. CD-ROM.

Impact of converging chute walls for Roller Compacted Concrete stepped spillways - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Hunt, S., Kadavy, K.C., Abt, S.R., Temple, D.M. 2008. Impact of converging chute walls for Roller Compacted Concrete stepped spillways. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering. 134(7):1000-1003.

Lessons learned using laboratory jet test method to measure soil erodibility of compacted soils - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Hanson, G.J., Hunt, S. 2007. Lessons learned using laboratory jet test method to measure soil erodibility of compacted soils. Applied Engineering in Agriculture. 23(3):305-312.

BREACH WIDENING OBSERVATIONS RELATED TO CLAY CORE EARTHEN EMBANKMENT TESTS - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Hunt, S.L., Hanson, G.J., Temple, D.M. 2006. Breach widening observations related to clay core earthen embankment tests. In: Dam Safety 2006. Proceedings of the Association of State Dam Safety Officials Annual Conference, September 10-14, 2006, Boston, Massachusetts. 2006 CDROM.

PHYSICAL MODEL STUDY OF A PROPOSED CONVERGING RCC STEPPED SPILLWAY FOR BIG HAYNES CREEK WATERSHED SITE H-3 IN GWINNETT COUNTY, GEORGIA - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Hunt, S.L., Kadavy, K.C., Temple, D.M. 2006. Physical model study of a proposed converging RCC stepped spillway for Big Haynes Creek Watershed Site H-3 in Gwinnett County, Georgia. In: Dam Safety 2006. Proceedings of the Association of State Dam Safety Officials Annual Conference, September 10-14, 2006, Boston, Massachusetts. 2006 CDROM.

PHYSICAL MODEL STUDY OF A PROPOSED CONVERGING RCC STEPPED SPILLWAY - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Hunt, S.L., Kadavy, K.C. 2006. Physical model study of a proposed converging RCC stepped spillway. In: ASABE Annual International Meeting, July 9-14, 2006, Portland, Oregon. Paper No. 06-2171. 2006 CDROM.

LESSONS LEARNED USING LABORATORY JET TEST METHOD TO MEASURE SOIL ERODIBILITY OF COMPACTED SOILS - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Hanson, G.J., Hunt, S.L. 2006. Lessons learned using laboratory jet test method to measure soil erodibility of compacted soils. In: ASABE Annual International Meeting, July 9-12, 2006, Portland, Oregon. Paper No. 06-2054. 2006 CDROM.

DETERMINING THE ERODIBILITY OF COMPACTED SOILS FOR EMBANKMENT DAMS - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Hanson, G.J., Hunt, S. 2006. Determining the erodibility of compacted soils for embankment dams. Proceedings of the 2006 U.S. Society on Dams Annual Meeting and Conference, San Antonio, Texas. p. 311-320.

CONVERGING RCC STEPPED SPILLWAYS - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Hunt, S.L., Kadavy, K.C., Temple, D.M. 2006. Converging RCC stepped spillways. In: Proceedings of the American Society of Civil Engineers, May 21-25, 2006, Omaha, Nebraska. 2006 CDROM.

EARTHEN EMBANKMENT BREACH RESEARCH: PHYSICAL AND SIMPLIFIED NUMERICAL MODELING OF BREACH WIDENING - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Hunt, S., Hanson, G.J., Temple, D.M. 2005. Earthen embankment breach research: Physical and simplified numerical modeling of breach widening. In: Dam Safety 2005. Proceedings of the Association State Dam Safety Officials, September 23-27, 2005, Orlando, Florida (New Orleans, LA). 2005 CDROM.

PHYSICAL MODELING OF OVERTOPPING EROSION AND BREACH FORMATION OF COHESIVE EMBANKMENT - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Hanson, G.J., Cook, K.R., Hunt, S. 2005. Physical modeling of overtopping erosion and breach formation of cohesive embankment. Transactions of the ASABE 48(5):1783-1794.

EMBANKMENT OVERTOPPING AND RCC STEPPED SPILLWAY RESEARCH - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Hunt, S., Hanson, G.J., Temple, D.M., Kadavy, K.C. 2005. Embankment overtopping and RCC stepped spillway research. In: American Society of Agricultural Engineers Annual International Meeting, July 17-20, 2005, Tampa, Florida. Paper No. 05-2204. 2005 CDROM.

DAM OVERTOPPING RESEARCH - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Temple, D.M., Hanson, G.J., Hunt, S. 2005. Dam overtopping research. In: Proceedings of the 9th National Watershed Coalition Conference, May 21-25, 2005, Ft. Mitchell, Kentucky. 2005 CDROM.

BREACH WIDENING OBSERVATIONS FROM EARTHEN EMBANKMENT TESTS - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Hunt, S., Hanson, G.J., Cook, K.R., Kadavy, K.C. 2005. Breach widening observations from earthen embankment tests. Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Enginers. 48(3):1115-1120.

IMPACT OF CONVERGING CHUTE WALLS FOR RCC STEPPED SPILLWAYS - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Hunt, S., Kadavy, K.C., Abt, S.R., Temple, D.M. 2005. Impact of converging chute walls for RCC stepped spillways. In: Walton, R., editor. Proceedings of the World Water and Environmental Resources Congress, May 15-19, 2005, Anchorage, Alaska. American Society of Civil Engineers. 12 p. Available: http://www.ascelibrary.org/ascecp.

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES ON THE EROSION MECHANICS OF OVERTOPPED EMBANKMENT DAMS - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Hanson, G.J., Morris, M., Vaskinn, K., Temple, D.M., Hassan, M., Hunt, S. 2005. Research activities on the erosion mechanics of overtopped embankment dams. Journal of Dam Safety. 3(1):4-15.

FILTER FENCE DESIGN AID FOR SEDIMENT CONTROL AT CONSTRUCTION SITES - (Government Publication)

Stevens, E., Barfield, B.J., Hunt, S., Hays, J.S. 2005. Filter fence design aid for sediment control at construction sites. Environmental Protection Agency. EPA/600/R-04/185. 2005 CDROM.

BREACH WIDENING OBSERVATIONS FROM EARTHEN EMBANKMENT TESTS - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Britton, S.L., Hanson, G.J., Cook, K.R., Kadavy, K.C. 2004. Breach widening observations from earthen embankment tests. In: American Society of Agricultural Engineers/Canadian Society for Engineering Annual International Meeting, August 1-4, 2004, Ottawa, Canada. Paper No. 04-2080. 2004 CDROM.

SEDIMENT CONTROL AND EROSION RESEARCH: THEN AND NOW - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Britton, S.L., Temple, D.M., Hanson, G.J. 2004. Sediment control and erosion research: then and now. In: American Society of Agricultural Engineers/Canadian Society for Engineering Annual International Meeting, August 1-4, 2004, Ottawa, Canada. Paper No. 04-2114. 2004. CDROM.

COMPUTER MODELING OF A LEAST TERN ISLAND - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Geza, M., Britton, S.L., Demissie, T., Schneider, S., Barfield, B., Kahn, A. 2004. Computer modeling of a least tern island. In: Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Hydro-Science and -Engineering. Advances in Hydro-Science and -Engineering, May 30 - June 4, 2004, Brisbane, Australia. 2004 CDROM.

PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN MODELING EARTH DAM OVERTOPPING AND BREACH - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Temple, D.M., Hanson, G.J., Hunt, S.L. 2004. Practical considerations in modeling earth dam overtopping and breach. In: Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Hydro-Science and -Engineering. Advances in Hydro-Science and Engineering, May 30 - June 4, 2004, Brisbane, Australia. 2004 CDROM.

PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN MODELING EARTH DAM OVERTOPPING AND BREACH - (Abstract)

Temple, D.M., Hanson, G.J., Britton, S.L. 2004. Practical considerations in modeling earth dam overtopping and breach [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Hydro-Science and -Engineering. Advances in Hydro-Science and -Engineering, May 30 - June 4, 2004, Brisbane, Australia. pp. 135-136.

WATERSHED SYSTEMS: A HISTORIC LOOK AT RESEARCH BY THE USDA-ARS HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING RESEARCH UNIT - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Britton, S.L., Hanson, G.J., Temple, D.M. 2004. Watershed systems: a historic look at research by the USDA-ARS Hydraulic Engineering Research Unit. In: Proceedings of the 8th National Watershed Coalition Conference. National Watershed Coalition, Council Bluffs, Iowa. 2004 CDROM.

OBSERVED EROSION PROCESSES DURING EMBANKMENT OVERTOPPING TESTS - (Proceedings/Symposium)

HANSON, G.J., COOK, K.R., HAHN, W., BRITTON, S.L. OBSERVED EROSION PROCESSES DURING EMBANKMENT OVERTOPPING TESTS. 2003. AMERICAN SOCIETY OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERS. Paper No. 03-2066.

EVALUATING EROSION WIDENING AND HEADCUT MIGRATION RATES FOR EMBANKMENT OVERTOPPING TESTS - (Proceedings/Symposium)

HANSON, G.J., COOK, K.R., HAHN, W., BRITTON, S.L. EVALUATING EROSION WIDENING AND HEADCUT MIGRATION RATES FOR EMBANKMENT OVERTOPPING TESTS. 2003. AMERICAN SOCIETY OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERS. PAPER NO. 03-2067.

A HISTROIC LOOK AT THE USDA-ARS HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING RESEARCH UNIT - (Book/Chapter)

BRITTON, S.L., HANSON, G.J., TEMPLE, D.M. A HISTROIC LOOK AT THE USDA-ARS HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING RESEARCH UNIT. BROWN, G.O., GARBRECT, J.D., HAGER, W.H., EDITORS. HENRY P.G. DARCY AND OTHER PRONEERS IN HYDRAULICS. 2003. P. 263-276.

OPEN CHANNEL SPILLWAYS - (Book/Chapter)

HANSON, G.J., BRITTON, S.L. OPEN CHANNEL SPILLWAYS. STEWART, B.A., HOWELL, T.A., editors. MARCEL DEKKER, INC., NEW YORK, NY. ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WATER SCIENCE. 2003. P. 636-641.