Constructing a Physical Model of the Piura River
Authors: Jessica Carolina García Ruesta, J. Reyes Salazar [email protected], and Cliff J. Schexnayder, F.ASCE [email protected]Author Affiliations
Publication: Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction
Volume 10, Issue 4
Abstract
The El Niño phenomena affects a great portion of South America, especially the northern coast of Perú where the River Piura flows into the Pacific Ocean. During the mega El Niño events, in 1983 and 1998, large areas of the Department of Piura suffered serious flood damage. This paper describes the construction of a physical model for studying the flow of the Piura River. The model was commisssioned as a direct result of the river flood damage that occurred during the 1998 El Niño. The model is located at the Institute of Hydraulics, Hydrology, and Sanitary of the Univ. de Piura, Perú
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Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction
Volume 10 • Issue 4 • November 2005
Pages: 253 - 259
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© 2005 ASCE.
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Received: Dec 30, 2003
Accepted: Dec 30, 2003
Published online: Nov 1, 2005
Published in print: Nov 2005
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Jessica Carolina García Ruesta
Civil Engineer, Project Assistant, Faculty of Engineering, Univ. of Piura, Apartado postal 353, Piura, Perú.
Civil Engineer, Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Univ. of Piura, Apartado postal 353, Piura, Perú. E-mail: [email protected]
Eminent Scholar Emeritus, Del E. Webb School of Construction, Box 870204, Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ 85285 (corresponding author). E-mail: [email protected]
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