Ven Te Chow Hydrosystems Laboratory

Our Work: Hydraulic Engineering Series

• Chow, V.T. 1951 November. "A Practical Procedure of Flood Routing." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 1. 4 p.
• Chow, V.T. 1952 November. "Hydrologic Studies of Urban Watersheds; Rainfall and Runoff of Boneyard Creek Watershed, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 2. 66 p.
• Guillou, J.C. and V.T. Chow. 1954 June. "Desilting Structures for Highway Drainage Systems -- A Preliminary Investigation." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 3. 61 p.
• Hickenlooper, I.J., J.C. Guillou, and V.T. Chow. 1957 June. "Hydraulic Studies of A Highway Bridge." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 4. 76 p.
• Chow, V.T. 1962 April. "Hydrologic Design of Culverts." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 5. 16 p.
• McPherson, M.B. and R. Prasad. 1965 March. "A Study of Distribution System Equalizing Storage Hydraulics." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 6. 182 p.
• Wiseman, R.A. and M.B. McPherson. 1965 June. "A Study of the Applicability of Generalized Distribution Network Head Loss Characteristics." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 7. 42 p. plus 3 appendices.
• McPherson, M.B. and R. Prasad. 1965 June. "A Study of Power Distribution for Equalizing Storage Operating Options." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 8. 41 p. plus 4 appendices.
• Gracia, G. 1965 June. "An Analysis of Distribution Demand Variations." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 9. 34 p.
• McPherson, M.B. 1965 October. "A Study of Ground-Storage Booster-Pumping Hydraulics." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 10. 32 p. plus appendix.
• Chow, V.T. and S. Ramaseshan. 1965 October. "Sequential Generation of Rainfall and Runoff Data." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 11. 9 p.
• Chow, V.T. and T.E. Harbaugh. 1966 January. "Raindrop Production for Laboratory Watershed Experimentation." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 12. 9 p.
• Muga, B.J. 1967 January. "Experimental and Theoretical Study of Motion of a Barge as Moored in Ocean Waves." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 13. 215 p.
• Chow, V.T. 1967 September. "Laboratory Study of Watershed Hydrology." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 14. 17 p.
• Harbaugh, T.E. and V.T. Chow. 1967 September. "A Study of the Roughness of Conceptual River Systems or Watersheds." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 15. 15 p.
• Chow, V.T. 1967 October. "The Progress of Hydrology." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 16. 20 p.
• Yen, B.C. and V.T. Chow. 1968 June. "A Study of Surface Runoff Due to Moving Rain Storms." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 17. 112 p.
• Chen, L.C. and V.T. Chow. 1968. "Hydrodynamics of Mathematically Simulated Surface Runoff." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 18. 132 p.
• Chow, V.T. and D.D. Meredith. 1969. "Annotated Bibliography on Stochastic Processes." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 19, Part I of "Water Resources Systems Analysis." 80 p.
• Chow, V.T. and D.D. Meredith. 1969. "Annotated Bibliography on Programming Techniques." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 20, Part II of "Water Resources System Analysis." 45 p.
• Chow, V.T. and D.D. Meredith. 1969. Review of Programming Techniques." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 21, Part III of "Water Resources Systems Analysis." 100 p.
• Chow, V.T. and D.D. Meredith. 1969. Review of Programming Techniques." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 22. Part IV of "Water Resources Systems Analysis." 70 p.
• Windsor, J.S. and V.T. Chow. 1970. "A Programming Model for Farm Irrigation Systems." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 23. 95 p.
• Hidari, M. and V.T. Chow. 1971. "Water Resources Systems Analysis by Discrete Differential Dynamic Programming." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 24. 128 p.
• Kareliotis, S.J. and V.T. Chow. 1971. "Computer Solution of a Hydrodynamic Watershed Model (IHW Model II)." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 25. 128 p.
• Chow, V.T. and A. Ben-Zvi. 1973. "The Illinois Hydrodynamic Watershed Model III (IHW Model II)." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 26. 47 p.
• Chow, V.T. and B.C. Yen. 1974 August. "A Laboratory Watershed Experimentation System." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 27.
• Hsie, C.H. and V.T. Chow. 1974 September. "The Evaluation of a Hydrodynamic Watershed Model (IHW Model IV)." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 28.
• Shen, Y.Y., B.C. Yen, and V.T. Chow. 1974 September. "Experimental Investigation of Watershed Surface Runoff." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 29.
• Ger, A.M. and E.R. Holley. 1974 August. "Turbulent Jets in Crossing Pipe Flow." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 30.
• Murtha, J.P. 1978 January. "Theoretical Fluid Forces on Idealized Ocean Structures." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 31.
• Ingrum, C.H. and J. P. Murtha. 1978 January. "Laboratory Studies of Dynamic Structural Response to Water Waves." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 32.
• Tekeli, S. and W.H.C. Maxwell. 1978 September. "Behavior of Air Bubble Screens." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 33.
• Maxwell, W.H.C. and A. Snorrason. 1979 August. "Measurements in Intersecting Submerged and Induced Jets." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 34.
• Tsai, Y.H. and E.R. Holley. 1979 August. "Temporal and Spatial Moments for Longitudinal Mixing in Prismatic Channels with Storage in Separation Zones." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 35.
• Akan, A.O., and Ben Chie Yen. 1980 August. "Unsteady Gutter Flow into Grate Inlets." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 36.
• Cheng, S.T., Ben Chie Yen, and W. H. Tang. 1982 December. "Overtopping Risk for an Existing Dam." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 37.
• Melching, C.S. and H.G. Wenzel, Jr. 1985 July. "Calibration Procedure and Improvements in MULSTED." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 38.
• Cheng, B.L.M. and Ben Chie Yen. 1982. "A Study of Geomorphologic Instantaneous Unit Hydrograph." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 39.
• Juan, B.H. and Ben Chie Yen. 1985 November. "Dynamic Wave Simulation of Unsteady Open Channel and Surcharge Flows in Sewer Networks." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 40.
• Xia, Renjie and Ben Chie Yen. 1992 February. "Sensitivity of Flood Routing Models to Variations of Momentum Equation Coefficients and Terms." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 41.
• Niño, Yarko and Marcelo García. 1992 August. "Sediment Bars in Straight and Meandering Channels: Experimental Study on the Resonance Phenomenon." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 42 (UILU-ENG-92-2010).
• García, Marcelo, Laura D. Bittner, and Yarko Niño. 1994 August. "Mathematical Modeling of Meandering Streams in Illinois: A Tool for Stream Management and Engineering." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 43 (UILU-ENG-2012). 49 p. Electronic Download Available (PDF 3.8 MB)
• Mittag, Mark David, and Ben Chie Yen. "Allocation of Water from Surface and Ground Sources Based on Hydrologic Cycle and Costs." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 44. no record of publication date or pages.
• Parsons, J.D. and Marcelo García. 1995 Septebmer. "Flow Structure and Mixing Characteristics in Saline Gravity Current Fronts." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 45 (UILU-ENG-95-2007). 120 p.
• Gonzalez, Juan A. and Ben Chie Yen. 1995 December. "Bottleneck Analysis and Channel Capacity Improvement Alternatives for UIUC Campus Portion of Boneyard Creek." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 46. 83 p.
• Gonzalez, Juan A., Ben Chie Yen, and Wan-shan Tsai. 1997 May. "Channel Capacity Analysis for Boneyard Creek in Urbana Illinois." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 46A. 87 p.
• Niño, Yarko, Fabian Lopez, and Marcelo García. 1995 December. "Particle Turbulance Interaction in a open-channel flow: Implications for Bedload Transport and Sediment Entrainment into Suspension." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 47. 370 p.
• Dill, Anthony, Marcelo García, and Albert Valocchi. 1993 December. "Video-Based Particle Tracking Velocimetry Technique for Measuring Flow Velocity in Porous Media." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 48 (UILU-ENG-95-2020). 89 p.
• Bittner, Laura D., Yarko Niño, and Marcelo García. 1995 December. "River Bed Response to Channel Width Variation Theory and Experiments." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 49. 123 p.
• Freeman, Jeffrey W. and Marcelo H. García. 1996 May. "Hydraulic Model Study for the Drown Proofing of Yorkville Dam, Illinois." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 50 (UILU-ENG-96-2005). 95 p. Electronic Download Available (PDF 10.4 MB)
• Dunn, Chad, Fabian Lopez, and Marcelo H. García. 1996 October. "Mean Flow and Turbulence in a Laboratory Channel with Simulated Vegetation." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 51 (UILU-ENG-96-2009). 148 p. Electronic Download Available (PDF 9.3 MB)
• Lopez, Fabian and Marcelo H. García. 1996 October. "Turbulence Structure in Cobble-Bed Open-Channel Flow." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 52 (UILU-ENG-96-2012). 137 p. Electronic Download Available (PDF 6.8 MB)
• Yen, B.C. and Stefano Pagliara "Sewer Network Hydraulic Model: NISN." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 53.
• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 54.
• Armbruster, Jonathan T. and Marcelo H. García. 1998 April. "Hydraulic Model Study for the Restoration of Batavia Dam, Fox River, Illinois." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 55 (UILU-ENG-98-2001). 238 p. Electronic Download Available (PDF 50 MB)
• García, Marcelo H., David M. Admiraal, Jose Rodriguez, and Fabian Lopez. 1998 December. "Navigation-Induced Bed Shear Stresses: Laboratory Measurements, Data Analysis, and Application." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 56 (UILU-ENG-98-2002). 90 p. plus Appendix. Electronic Download Available (PDF 6.7 MB)
• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 57.
• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 58.
• Tebes-Stevens, Caroline L. and Albert J. Valocchi. 1998 September. "Numerical Solution Techniques for Reaction Parameter Sensitivity Coefficients in Multicomponent Subsurface Transport Models." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 59.
• Caisley, Marjorie E. and Marcelo H. García. 1999 January. "Canoe Chutes and Fishways for Low-Head Dams: Literature Review and Design Guidelines." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 60 (UILU-99-2001). Electronic Download Available (PDF 6.4 MB)
• García, Marcelo H., David M. Admiraal, and Jose F. Rodriguez. 1999 February. "Sediment Entrainment Functions for Navigation-Induced Resuspension." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 61 (UILU-99-2006). 151 p.
• Waratuke, Andrew R. and Marcelo H. García. 1999 May. "Hydraulic Model Study of the Boneyard Creek at Wright Street, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 62 (UILU-99-2010). 237 p.
• Caisley, Marjorie E., Fabian A. Bombardelli, and Marcelo H. García. 1999 December. "Hydraulic Model Study of a Canoe Chute for Low-Head Dams in Illinois." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 63 (UILU-99-2012). 103 p. Electronic Download Available (PDF 6.0 MB)
• Gonzalez Castro, Juan A. and Ben Chie Yen. 2000 January. "Applicability of Hydraulic Performance Graph for Unsteady Flow Routing." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 64.
• Peabody, Andrew M. and Marcelo H. García. 2000 January. "Hydraulic Model Study of the Boneyard Creek at Lincoln Avenue, Urbana, Illinois." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 65 (UILU-00-2002). 92 p.
• Schuster, Josephine M. and Marcelo H. García. 2000 May. "Hydraulic Model Study for the Optimization of the Spillway at Batavia Dam, Fox River, Illinois." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 66. 73 p.
• Chaille, B. and B. C. Yen. 2000 June. "Evaluating Watershed Changes Using Double-Mass Analysis: History in Boneyard Creek Stream Gage Record." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 67. 48 p.
• Bombardelli, F. A. and M. H. García. 2001. "Three-Dimensional Hydrodynamic Modeling of Density Currents in the Chicago River, Illinois." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 68 (UILU-ENG-01-2001). Electronic download available (3.9 MB).
• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 69.
• Spenn, Jacob P., Chris R. Rehmann, and Marcelo H. García. 2002 May. "Laboratory Study of Bubble Plumes in a Weakly Stratified, Sediment-Laden Flow - McCook Reservoir Studies." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 70. 129 p.
• Bombardelli, Fabian A., Gustavo C. Buscaglia, Chris R. Rehmann, and Marcelo H. García. 2002 May. "One-Dimensional Theoretical and Numerical Models for Aeration Bubble Plumes - McCook Reservoir Studies." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 71. 130 p.
• Briskin, Brigid and Marcelo H. García. 2002 August. "Investigation of Settling and Oxygen Demand of Resuspended Combined Sewer Overflow Sediments Using an Annular Flume - McCook Reservoir Studies." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 72.
• Sequiros, Octavio, Yarko Niño, and Marcelo García. 2005 January. "Sedimentation Management in Combined Sewer Overflow Storage Reservoirs Using Water Jets." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 76.
• Manríquez, Claudia P., Carlos M. García, P. Ryan Jackson, Marcelo H. García. 2005 August. "Hydraulic Model Study of Chicago River Density Currents." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 77. Electronic download available (4.4 MB).
• Leon, Arturo S., Arthur R. Schmidt, Mahamed S. Ghidaoui, Marcelo H. García. 2006 August. "Review of Sewer Surcharging Phenomena and Models." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 78.
• Waratuke, Andrew R., Marcelo H. García. 2006 September. "Hydraulic Model Study of the Calumet Pumping Station." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Civil Engineering Studies, Hydraulic Engineering Series No. 79.