Bentley HAMMER CONNECT is based on technology originally created by Environmental Hydraulics Group (GENIVAR), led by Dr. Alan Fok, P.Eng., a designated Hydraulic Specialist, and assisted by Dr. Sheldon Zemell. Bentley Systems and GENIVAR have forged a long-term collaboration to support and improve Bentley HAMMER V8i. The software is intended to represent the latest technology in water hammer analysis and design. Some of the text in this section is adapted from Chapter 13 of Haestad Press' Advanced Water Distribution Modeling and Management (AWDM), written by Dr. Edmundo Koelle, Dr. Thomas Walski, P.E., and the Haestad staff, or extracted from Alan Fok's past technical publications and Ph. D. thesis.