| Product(s): |
SewerCAD, SewerGEMS |
| Version(s): |
CONNECT Edition, V8i |
| Area: |
Modeling |
Problem
Will constraint based design change or size pressure elements, such as pressure pipes or pressure junctions?
Solution
Only gravity elements will be designed when you use the constraint based design feature in SewerCAD (or SewerGEMS using the GVF-Convex solver). Any changes to the pressure elements would need to be done manually. If you have access to WaterGEMS, the pressure part of the network could be modeled and the Darwin Designer tool could be used to help design pipe sizes based on the Genetic Algorithm approach.
See Also
Troubleshooting constraint based design results
Can constraint based design size open channels?