Linear System Theory-Based Optimization of Detention Basin’s Location and Size at Watershed Scale
Publication: Journal of Hydrologic Engineering
Volume 21, Issue 12
Abstract
In the context of urbanization and waterworks construction, detention basins located in upstream tributaries have become one of the most-effective technical solutions for downstream flood reduction. This technical note proposes a new optimal approach for determining the most-effective design combination of detention basins (in terms of their sizes and locations) in a watershed utilizing linear reservoir theory. The optimal detention basin is obtained by minimizing the deviation of downstream peak discharge from river capacity discharge. With the presence of a detention basin in an upstream river, the flood peak downstream decreases by 33%, corresponding to two scenarios of rainfall duration with a return period years. The storage volume estimation of the optimal detention reservoir proposed in the present paper demonstrates the high applicability of this optimization approach.
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Acknowledgments
This work was supported by a grant from The National Research Foundation (NRF) of Korea, funded by the Korean government (MSIP) (No. 2016R1A2A1A05005306).
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Journal of Hydrologic Engineering
Volume 21 • Issue 12 • December 2016
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Received: Jan 27, 2016
Accepted: Jun 28, 2016
Published online: Aug 5, 2016
Published in print: Dec 1, 2016
Discussion open until: Jan 5, 2017
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