GEOPAK Drainage Warning Messages

Beebe Ray — Tue, 07 Apr 2015 12:47:19 GMT

Current Revision posted to OpenRoads | OpenSite Wiki by Beebe Ray on 4/7/2015 12:47:19 PM


	Applies To

	Product(s):	Bentley GEOPAK Civil Engineering Suite
	Version(s):	08.11.07+
	Environment:	N/A
	Area:	Drainage
	Subarea:	Warning Messages
	Original Author:	Beebe Ray, Bentley Technical Support Group

GEOPAK DRAINAGE WARNING MESSAGES

PREFERENCES

• Error Opening GPK file: The directory path for the location of the project’s geometric database (gpk file) is not properly defined in the Drainage project preferences.

• Error Opening Drainage Library: The directory path for the location of the project’s drainage library (dlb file) is not properly defined in the Drainage project preferences.

• Close All Open Library Item Dialogs Before Exiting Librarian: All edit dialogs must be saved or cancelled before exiting the drainage library dialog.

• Unable to load path data: The directory paths for any of the project components are invalid or do not exist as defined in the Project preferences dialog.

• Unable to find shape file in preferences: The roadway superelevation shapes dgn file is not at the location specified in the Project preferences dialog.

AREAS

• No element meets the boundary level/symbology criteria: The dgn element symbology specified as a search criteria for the area definition does not match any of the elements in the dgn file.

• Area Creation Failed or Aborted - Area Must be Enclosed: A drainage area must be closed shape element in Microstation.

• No Boundary Elements Selected: A boundary or borderline Microstation elements to define a drainage area were not selected.

• Sum of Subareas = ## Exceeds Total Drainage Area = ## Do You wish to Reset Total ?: The sum of the subareas entered in the Area>Subareas option exceeds the total area defined in the Area>Definition dialog box. GEOPAK will adjust the total area as the total sum of the subareas.

NODE:

• Error Retrieving Cell: The Microstation cell library containing the drainage node cells is not attached to the dgn file, it is not found or it is not specified in MS_Celllist variable.

• NO element identified: User has not selected/identified the Microstation element where the drainage node is going to take as a reference for placement while using the Tangent to Element or Tangent on Element option in the Node>location dialog.

• Unable to determine PGL Elevation: The station where the node is placed does not exist along the profile specified as a reference.

• Unable to compute TIN Elevation: The node is placed outside the boundary of the TIN file specified or the TIN file does not exist.

• Error Finding D&C Manager: The D&C Manager ddb file is not found at the location specified in the Project Preferences.

• Error Computing Inlets Calculations for Network: GEOPAK Drainage was not able to compute any hydraulics for the specified inlet. No flow is getting to the inlet. This could be caused by a wrong spread criteria definition in which the first slope of the spread criteria cross section is diverting the flow out of the inlet (negative slope) or the user has not defined a drainage area or discharge into the node.

• Error Opening ACBOOK: The D&C Manager ddb file is not found at the location specified in the Project Preferences.

LINK: VDOT GEOPAK Drainage 2011 Bentley Systems, Incorporated 12-25

• Error Accessing TIN or Model: The TIN file or Site Model gsf file do not exist at the directory path specified in the Project Preferences.

• Error in Inlet By Pass Designations - Loop Detected: User is bypassing flow into the same node.

• Error using shapes: GEOPAK was unable to extract information from the roadway superelevation shapes defined in the Project preferences. This could be caused by wrong definitions inside the shapes (chain and profile), the shape dgn file does not exist in the path specified in the Project preferences or there are not shapes defined at the node location.

LINK:

• Link placement ERROR: Link was not placed and stored in the drainage database (gdf file). This could be caused by a wrong definition (from and to node are the same) or a Microstation element to define the link is not selected.

• Cannot Hold the Slope and From and To Node Elevations: User can not specify hold values for the inverts and slope of the link/pipes at the same time. User should specify the inverts and let the slope to be calculated by the software.

• Cannot Hold From Node Soffit and Invert Elevations: User can not specify values for the soffit and invert elevations in the same FROM node. User should specify either one of them and let the software calculate the remaining elevation with the link rise or pipe diameter.

• Cannot Hold To Node Soffit and Invert Elevations: User can not specify values for the soffit and invert elevations in the same TO node. User should specify either one of them and let the software calculate the remaining elevation with the link rise or pipe diameter.

• Cannot Hold More than Two Conditions: User can not specify hold values for the inverts and slope of the link/pipes at the same time.

• Rise Exceeds Maximum allowed by Profile Envelope: The selected or designed link for the segment is encroaching in the profile envelope defined by the elevations and minimum depths of the connected nodes.

• Downstream HGL sufficient for Hydraulic Jump: GEOPAK Drainage does not calculate the exact location of a hydraulic jump but it can warn the user of its possible occurrence.

• Minimum Slope used for Positive Drainage: Link slopes were adjusted to the minimum specified slope in order to assure gravity/positive flow. Adverse slope pipes are not allowed.

• Min Depth Exceeded at Upstream or Downstream of Link: Link rise is encroaching the limits defined by the node elevation minus the minimum depth.

NETWORK:

• Error Building Network : An invalid network has been defined. Multiple outlet nodes or "loop" connections are not allowed.

• Network Calculations Containing Profile are not up to date, Please Perform Network Calculations: Shown results may not be up to date since possible edit operations have occurred in the network.

• An Active Network must be selected: The Drainage>Network>Active Network has not been selected in the project. Some reporting options required this definition at the user request.

• Network Computations are not up to date show results anyway ?: Shown results may not be up to date since possible edit operations have occurred in the network.

• Network Calculations involving link are not up to date, Please perform Network Computations: Shown results may not be up to date since possible edit operations have occurred in the network.

• Errors Preclude Computations: GEOPAK Drainage was unable to calculate the network system. This could be caused by some zero values in the node or link definitions (no flow into the nodes, minimum velocities equal to zero) or no drainage areas defined for inlets.

PROFILES 12-26 2011 Bentley Systems, Incorporated VDOT GEOPAK Drainage

• HGL Blowout at upstream end: The hydraulic grade line is encroaching the limits defined by the node elevation minus the minimum freeboard value (defined in the Project Preferences).

• Commingling Runoff Methods not supported: GEOPAK Drainage can compute a network either using the Rational or SCS method for the drainage areas definitions.

• Error Building Network - More than One Outlet found: An invalid network has been defined. Multiple outlet nodes are not supported.

• Error Building Network - Loop or Multiple Downstream Links: An invalid network has been defined. Loop or closed circuits connections are not supported.

• Error Building Network - More than five Incoming Links for Node: GEOPAK Drainage does not allow more that five link/pipes connections in a node.

PROFILES

• Unsuccessfully projecting to chain __ from link __: The chain extends/limits does not include the link location.

• Error Accessing TIN or Model: The TIN does not exist at the directory path specified in the Project Preferences.

• Drainage Profile __ contains Node __: The Drainage Profile dialog must be closed to edit this node: The Drainage Profile dialog must be closed before editing a node that is part of the active profile.

• Drainage Profile __ contains Link __:The Drainage Profile dialog must be closed to edit this link: The Drainage Profile dialog must be closed before editing a link that is part of the active profile.

NAVIGATOR

• No Queries Available for Selected Type: There are no query options for the drainage element type selected.

• No Elements Meeting Query were found: An specific query has returned no results.

ROUTING

• Unable to load computation file: The ASCII file specified to store the computations was not previously created while in Append mode.

Tags: Network Calculations, Error Messages, geopak drainage, network warnings, hydraulic warnings, Warnings, Drainage

GEOPAK Drainage Warning Messages

Beebe Ray — Tue, 07 Apr 2015 12:46:46 GMT

Revision 1 posted to OpenRoads | OpenSite Wiki by Beebe Ray on 4/7/2015 12:46:46 PM


	Applies To

	Product(s):	Bentley GEOPAK Civil Engineering Suite
	Version(s):	08.11.07+
	Environment:	N/A
	Area:	Drainage
	Subarea:	Warning Messages
	Original Author:	Beebe Ray, Bentley Technical Support Group