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ADCIRC/SWAN Mesh
FEMA Region II/RAMPP Technical BriefingNew Jersey/New York City Coastal Flood Study
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Mesh Development Tools
Surface Water Modeling System (SMS) Surge Field Reconnaissance Feature Arcs Special Considerations & GuidanceAerials Topo/Bathy
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Surge Field Reconnaissance
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Surge Field Reconnaissance
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Surge Field Reconnaissance
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Mesh Development – Guidelines
Many lessons learned from other studies Emphasis on providing
consistent guidelines to alleviate future problems that have been seen in other studies. ADCIRC mesh needs “smooth”
geometry and careful element layout
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Mesh Development – LED Arcs
Linear Element Detection (LED) – program to extract raised features (railroad, road, dunes, etc.) automatically to make sure they aren’t missed manually
LED Arc
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Narrow Channels
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Narrow Channels
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Feature Arcs
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Mesh Development – LED Arcs
Roads
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Mesh Development – LED Arcs
Dune
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Mesh Development – LED Arcs
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Wave Setup in SWAN
Resolution along shoreline increased to account for wave breaking zone Allows SWAN to accurately
capture wave setup physics
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ADCIRC/SWAN Mesh
Nodes: 604,695Elements: 1,188,478Min mesh size: 250 ft1 second time step goal
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ADCIRC/SWAN Mesh
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ADCIRC/SWAN Mesh
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ADCIRC/SWAN Mesh
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ADCIRC/SWAN Mesh
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ADCIRC/SWAN Mesh
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Mesh Development – QA/QC process
Emphasis on self-certification. Mesh developers are documenting their decisions as they proceed Detail Check is over-the-shoulder. Review done when arcs where
laid out and then after mesh was developed. Final detail check will be on the combined mesh ITR done on about 10% of initial arc layout. ITR done on the final
combined mesh. Audit done on the final mesh.
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Mesh Development – QA/QC (sample detail check form)
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ADCIRC testing
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ADCIRC testing
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ADCIRC testing