WWRC 94-17
Probabilistic Hydraulic Design: A Next Step to Experimental Hydraulics
Summary
Hydraulic engineers conduct experiments based on which empirical laws are developed for the physical
processes involved. However, during the design and analysis stage, the step often falls short of recognizing
the inherent uncertainty associated with the developed empirical laws. This paper discusses the presence of
various uncertainties in the empirical equations derived from hydraulic experiments and illustrates how to
incorporate such uncertainties in probabilistic design of hydraulic structures.
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