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How can I set up pre-development and post-development scenarios for use in pond design with PondMaker?
I want to design a pond using the PondMaker tool, but the creation of the appropriate scenarios and alternatives poses a challenge for me as I need to learn how to properly do it each time.
Create New Pre/Post-Development Scenarios Dialog
This tool allows you to quickly create scenarios and alternatives for pre- and post-development conditions without needing in-depth knowledge of scenarios and alternatives concepts.
A dialogue appears in CivilStorm if you are creating a new model, asking if you'd like to use this "wizard". for SewerGEMS you can access it through Analysis > scenarios > New button > New Pre/post scenarios.
The dialog consists of the following controls:
Click the Create button to generate the specified scenarios and alternatives; click Cancel to close the dialog without creating scenarios or alternatives.
Example
Based on the following parameters:
The following scenarios will be created:
And the following alternatives will be created:
Note on the Modified Rational Method
When using the Modified Rational Method, separate pre and post development scenarios are not needed. This is because both the pre and post information is added to the catchment at the same time. See more in the below article, section titled "How do I use the Modified Rational Method with PondMaker?"
Understanding the Modified Rational Method
Creating Your Pre-Development Network
You need to create a Pre-Development network so you can calculate your target peak runoff flows for use in the Post-Development environment.
NOTE: this assumes you are using a method other than the Modified Rational Method. If you're using Modified Rational Method, please see the note above.
4.Click the File menu and select Save.
Creating Your Post-Development Network
You need to create a Post-Development network that represents the situation for which you have to design your detention and/or retention ponds and outlet structures.
To model the elements that will be used in the Post-Development scenarios but aren't used in the Pre-Development ones we will use the active topology feature. Active topology allows you to make an element or elements inactive in one or more scenarios. When an element is inactive, it has no effect on the model calculations.
3.Click the Layout button and select Pond Outlet from the submenu.
4.Click to place the pond outlet somewhere inside the borders of the pond. Click on the outfall O-1 to connect the pond outlet to the outfall, then right-click and select Done.
5.Highlight the catchment CM-1 and change the Outflow Node property to pond PO-1.
6.Now the Post-Development network is laid out. Change the Active Scenario to Post-Development 25. Note that the changes you made to the Post-Development 2 scenario have been inherited by the Post-Development 25 scenario.
7.Change the Active Scenario to Pre-Development 2. Note that the pond and the pond outlet are greyed out; this indicates that these elements are inactive in the current scenario, and will have no effect on the calculations.
8.Save the project.
9. Next, select the Post-development scenario as the active scenario and use PondMaker to design the pond.
Scenario and alternative management
Using PondMaker