Detention Basin Design to Control Flood Volumes

by Edward N. Antoun, Malcolm Pirnie, Inc, Newport News, United States,
A. Osman Akan, Malcolm Pirnie, Inc, Newport News, United States,



Document Type: Proceeding Paper

Part of: Hydraulic Engineering

Abstract:

A desk-top method is presented for hydraulic design of detention basins. The main objective is to control the flood volume rather than the peak discharge. The method is based on the pre-determined solutions to the usual reservoir routing equation. Orifice-type and weir-type outlet structures are considered.

Subject Headings: Hydraulic design | Reservoirs | Detention basins | Hydraulic structures | Floods | Flood routing | Weirs

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