Methodology to estimate hydraulic efficiency of drain inlets

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Water Management

Volumn 164, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 81-90

  Gómez, Manuel ^a   Russo, Beniamino ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Drainage ; Drains; Irrigation hydrology ; Water resources sewers

Indexed keywords

DRAINS; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; HYDRAULIC EFFICIENCY; ROAD GEOMETRY; SERVICE LEVELS; STORM DRAINAGE; STORM SEWER SYSTEMS; STREET FLOW; TRAFFIC SAFETY; UNDERGROUND SEWER SYSTEMS; URBAN HYDROLOGY; URBAN RUNOFF; WATER REMOVAL;

COMBINED SEWERS; HYDRAULICS; HYDROLOGY; ROADS AND STREETS; RUNOFF; SEWAGE; STORM SEWERS; STORMS;

INLET FLOW;

DRAINAGE; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; HYDRAULICS; IRRIGATION; METHODOLOGY; PAVEMENT; RUNOFF; STORMWATER; WATER RESOURCE;

EID: 79551613342     PISSN: 17417589     EISSN: 17517729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/wama.900070     Document Type: Article

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