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ASCE OC HHTG April 2009 General Meeting |
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Hydraulic Model Study for World’s Largest Competitive Surf Wave Pool |
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Speaker: Bruce M. Phillips, Sr. Vice President of Stormwater Management, PACE
Mr. Bruce Phillips has water resources civil engineering experience dating back to 1981. With two master degrees, one in Civil Engineering and one in Petroleum Engineering, his areas of expertise include hydraulic modeling, detailed hydraulic structure analysis and design, watershed hydrology analysis and modeling, and stormwater quality assessment studies. He has developed significant specialized expertise in river engineering and geomorphic studies, including assessment and design of river/stream restoration programs that incorporate unique biological control measures as well as creative stabilization techniques. Mr. Phillips is the Senior Vice President of Stormwater Management at PACE, where he has conducted numerous hydraulic modeling studies.
Mr. Phillips served as the Project Manager for The Reserve development in Indian Wells, CA, completing a hydraulic model to compare the erosion associated with various design alternatives of grade control structures in alluvial channels. The experimental setup evaluated and compared the erosion patterns in a moveable streambed with several different alternatives designs, utilizing the results to develop engineering judgments for the design of grade control structured toe-down requirements if a horizontal armor blanket were to be applied.
Synopsis: Hydraulic model study program developed in order to generate a manmade 12-foot high surf wave of world class quality through the application of new and different technology for wave generation in a commercial wave pool. The program included computer simulations / numerical modeling in conjunction with the University of Wisconsin and three different hydraulic physical models. The physical modeling program evaluated the characteristics of the breaking wave and reef configuration that would provide the optimum surf wave. A 4:1 scale model that produced a three foot wave was constructed in Huntington Beach for a unit width of the wave pool with a 100-foot long x 8-foot wide x 6-foot high Plexiglas/wood flume to conduct the initial experiments that tested variety of concepts to determine the best design for the optimal surf wave. The results of this testing and data collection was used to develop the design concept for performing the second phase of modeling with a full 8:1 scale model that produced an 18 inch wave in a pool that was 100-foot x 110-foot in Arizona which included an overall layout of the commercial wave pool. The third phase of the modeling was a 16:1 scale model using a different, cutting edge, technology to produce a nine inch wave in a pool that was 30-foot long x a width ranging from 5 feet to 18 feet that was also located in Arizona. The pools in the 2nd and 3rd phases were designed specifically for surfing to see how the waves would react in an environment of not only the pool size but the reef bottom, as well. |
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Thursday, April 2, 2009 |
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11:50 AM to 1:15 PM |
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Dave and Busters' @ Irvine Spectrum |
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71 Fortune Drive |
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Irvine CA, 92618 |
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$30 at the door, $25 at the door with reservations, $23 advance payment by mail or Paypal. Students $5 at the door with school ID, $5 for unemployed professionals. For Paypal payment, please send payment to HHTG_OC@yahoo.com
Mail checks payable to “ASCE HHTG” and RSVP to:
Bita Sadri, HHTG Treasurer
19 Technology Drive
Irvine, CA 92618 |
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Deadline: |
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03/30/2009 |
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Additional Info:: |
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Bita Sadri |
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(949) 923-6971 |
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