• Using Pond Void Space

    Jesse Dringoli
    Jesse Dringoli
    Product(s): SewerGEMS, CivilStorm Version(s): CONNECT Edition Area: Modeling Problem What is the purpose of the "Percent Void Space" column in the properties of a pond's elevation-area or elevation-volume curve? Solution…
    • 7 months ago
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  • Available Pond Seepage (infiltration) and evaporation methods per solver

    Jesse Dringoli
    Jesse Dringoli
    Product(s): CivilStorm, SewerGEMS Version(s): CONNECT Edition Area: Modeling Problem How can I model infiltration (seepage, flow loss) of water from a pond into the surrounding soil? Which seepage methods are available for…
    • 7 months ago
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  • Modeling a separate spillway (weir) and Riser in a pond

    Jesse Dringoli
    Jesse Dringoli
    Product(s): PondPack Version(s): CONNECT Edition, V8i Area: Modeling Problem What is the best way to model a pond that has a spillway (weir) that operates separately from (in parallel with) another outlet structure such as…
    • over 1 year ago
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  • Modeling Ponds with Pumps

    Scott Kampa
    Scott Kampa
    Product(s): SewerGEMS, CivilStorm, PondPack Version(s): V8i, CONNECT Edition Area: Modeling Problem How can I model a pumped pond with the Implicit or Explicit (SWMM) dynamic solver? (a pond that is drained with a pump instead…
    • 4 months ago
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  • Modeling Underground Storage Chambers

    Scott Kampa
    Scott Kampa
    Applies To Product(s): PondPack, SewerGEMS, CivilStorm Version(s): V8i, CONNECT Edition Area: Modeling Original Author: Jesse Dringoli, Bentley Technical Support Group Overview The format of…
    • over 2 years ago
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  • Modeling surcharging of an enclosed storage

    Jesse Dringoli
    Jesse Dringoli
    Applies To Product(s): CivilStorm, SewerGEMS, PondPack, WaterGEMS, WaterCAD Version(s): CONNECT Edition, V8i Area: Modeling Original Author: Jesse Dringoli, Bentley Technical Support Group …
    • over 2 years ago
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  • How are interconnected ponds modeled in CivilStorm or SewerGEMS?

    Jesse Dringoli
    Jesse Dringoli
    Applies To Product(s): CivilStorm, SewerGEMS Version(s): CONNECT Edition, V8i Area: Modeling Original Author: Scott Kampa, Bentley Technical Support Group Problem How are interconnected ponds…
    • 4 months ago
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  • Pond design start to finish in under five minutes with PondMaker

    Jesse Dringoli
    Jesse Dringoli
    If you're a civil engineer working in the field of site design, you have likely had the need to size detention ponds to attenuate postdevelopment peak flow down to predevelopment rates. Did you know that CivilStorm, SewerGEMS and PondPack include a powerful…
    • over 6 years ago
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  • Pond Outlets - CivilStorm vs. PondPack

    Seth E
    Seth E
    Hi. I typically use PondPack for pond modeling, but have been working more with CivilStorm lately.I have noticed that the pond outlet control structure (P.O.E.) is included in the link in PondPack and conversely the pond outlet control structure included…
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    • over 7 years ago
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  • Troubleshooting unstable SewerGEMS and CivilStorm results using the implicit solver

    Jesse Dringoli
    Jesse Dringoli
    Applies To Product(s): SewerGEMS, CivilStorm Version(s): CONNECT Edition, V8i Area: Modeling Original Author: Mark Pachlhofer, Bentley Technical Support Group Background This article provides guidance on troubleshooting…
    • 7 months ago
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  • Re: Civil Storm Model Computation Error

    Jesse Dringoli
    Jesse Dringoli
    Hello Alex, Do you happen to have any manholes in your model with the structure type set to "transition"? If so, the memory error you're encountering is a known issue related to that. A patch is available for CivilStorm 08.11.02.62, which you can obtain…
    • over 12 years ago
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  • Re: Pond curve elevation-volume in CivilStorm

    Jesse Dringoli
    Jesse Dringoli
    Hello Leonard, I am a bit unclear on your questions, but I will talk about a few things that I think might be relevant. First, there have been three major new releases of CivilStorm since version 08.09.26.17. The latest one is 08.11.02.62, and is…
    • over 12 years ago
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  • Using CivilStorm, StormCad and PondPack with InRoads and Microstation

    0000jz
    0000jz
    Working a roadway project including multiple pipe networks, detention basins, infiltration basins, channels, and culverts. Need to streamline the hydraulic and hydrologic analysis. Using Power InRoads V8i for site/roadway design. Considering using CivilStorm…
    • over 11 years ago
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  • Modeling Mulitple Ponds in Series

    Mike Perez
    Mike Perez
    I'm trying to model a set of small ponds each connected in series. The ponds recieve water from their respective drainage basins, and from water overtopping or seeping from the upstream ponds. The ponds would overtop through a weir after achieving max…
    • over 9 years ago
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