A Novel Comparative Statistical and Experimental Modeling of Pressure Field in Free Jumps along the Apron of USBR Type I and II Dissipation Basins

Seyed Nasrollah Mousavi and Daniele Bocchiola
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Seyed Nasrollah Mousavi: Department of Water Engineering, University of Tabriz, Tabriz 5166616471, Iran
Daniele Bocchiola: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, L. da Vinci, 32, 20133 Milano, Italy

Mathematics, 2020, vol. 8, issue 12, 1-18

Abstract: Dissipation basins are usually constructed downstream of spillways to dissipate energy, causing large pressure fluctuations underneath hydraulic jumps. Little systematic experimental investigation seems available for the pressure parameters on the bed of the US Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) Type II dissipation basins in the literature. We present the results of laboratory-scale experiments, focusing on the statistical modeling of the pressure field at the centerline of the apron along the USBR Type I and II basins. The accuracy of the pressure transducers was ±0.5%. The presence of accessories within basin II reduced the maximum pressure fluctuations by about 45% compared to basin I . Accordingly, in some points, the bottom of basin II did not collide directly with the jet due to the hydraulic jump. As a result, the values of pressure and pressure fluctuations decreased mainly therein. New original best-fit relationships were proposed for the mean pressure, the statistical coefficient of the probability distribution, and the standard deviation of pressure fluctuations to estimate the pressures with different probabilities of occurrence in basin I and basin II . The results could be useful for a more accurate, safe design of the slab thickness, and reduce the operation and maintenance costs of dissipation basins.

Keywords: basin I; basin II; mean pressure head; pressure head with different probabilities of occurrence; standard deviation of the pressure fluctuations; statistical modeling; USBR (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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