Bentley SewerGEMS CONNECT Edition Help

Adding Elevation vs. Area Data to a Pond

You can add an elevation-area curve to a pond. The area-elevation points defined in the curve are used to calculate pond volumes. You define elevation-area curves in the Elevation-Area Curve dialog box.

To add an Elevation vs. Area curve to a pond:

  1. Click a pond in your model to display the Property Editor, or right-click a pond and select Properties from the shortcut menu.
  2. In the Physical section of the Property Editor, select Elevation-Area Curve in the Volume Type field. The Elevation-Area Curve field becomes available.
  3. Click the Ellipses (...) button next to the Elevation-Area Curve field.
  4. In the Elevation-Area Curve dialog box, each row in the table represents a point on the Elevation-Area curve. Type values for Elevation, Area, and Percent Void Space for each row. Click the New button to add a row or press the Tab key to advance to the next field in the table.
  5. Perform the following optional steps:
  6. To delete a row from the table, select the row then click Delete.
  7. To view a report on the curve, click Report.
  8. To view a plot of the curve, click Graph.
  9. Click OK to close the dialog box and save your curve data in the Property Editor.

Elevation-Area Curve Dialog Box

This dialog box allows you to define elevation-area curves.

The dialog box contains the elevation-area table and the following buttons:

     
New Creates a new row in the elevation-area table.
Delete Deletes the currently highlighted row from the elevation-area table
Report Opens a print preview window containing a report that details the input data for this dialog box.
Graph Opens a graph window plotting the area-elevation curve defined by the points in the table.

The table contains the following columns:

Column Description
Elevation The elevation data for the pond.
Area The plan area at that elevation.
Percent Void Space The void space volume data for the pond. Void space is used on any volumes option to adjust the effective storage volume for rock-filled or other porous media filled basins or vaults. Set this to 100% if there are no rocks or fill to reduce the available volume.