Conduit Catalog Dialog Box
This dialog box allows you to create, edit, and view catalog conduits. Catalog conduits are an efficient way to reuse common physical conduit definitions.
The dialog box contains a toolbar, a Conduit Catalog list pane, and two tabs. The toolbar contains the following buttons:
The following table describes the rest of the controls in the Conduit Catalog dialog box.
Conduit Catalog List Pane | Located on the left side of the dialog box, displays a list of all of the catalog pipes that have been defined in the current model. Highlighting a catalog pipe in this list causes the Cross Section Shape and Roughness Sections to display the associated information with the highlighted pipe. |
Cross Section Shape | Located in the top-right corner of the Conduit Catalog tab, contains controls that allow you to define the size and shape of the catalog pipe currently highlighted in the List Pane. The controls that appear change according to the Cross Section Type that is selected. |
Conduit Shape | Lets you define the type of cross section for the currently highlighted catalog pipe. |
Diameter | Lets you define the diameter of the pipe. This field is only available for Circular catalog pipes. |
Rise | Lets you define the rise (height) of the catalog pipe. This field is available for all cross section types except Circular. |
Span | Lets you define the span (width) of the catalog pipe. |
Power Exponent | Lets you define the power exponent for Power Channel conduit shapes. |
Bottom Radius (Rectangular-Round) | Lets you define the bottom radius of Rectangular-Round conduit shapes. |
Triangle Height (Rectangular-Triangle) | Lets you define the triangle height of Rectangular-Triangle conduit shapes. |
Bottom Width | The width at the base of the cross section of the conduit. |
Left Side Slope | The left slope of the cross section of the conduit. |
Right Side Slope | The right slope of the cross section of the conduit. |
Channel Weighting Method | Lets you select the channel weighting method to use for Irregular Channel conduit shapes. |
Irregular Channel Table | This table allows you to define the following attributes when the Irregular Channel Conduit Shape is selected: The table contains the following columns: Station - This field allows you to define the cross-sectional distance at the current curve point. You can enter these in any order that defines the channel (e.g., from left-to-right, from right-to-left, with an upstream or downstream perspective). Depth - This field allows you to define the depth for the current curve point for the channel. The value here is relative, i.e. you can define it based on the bottom of the channel being 0 feet and the top being 1 foot, and it will perform identically as using the actual elevation of one endpoint for the bottom of the channel, and the top sides of the channel being the bottom+1ft. This value can be a negative number. |
Availability | Located in the mid-right corner of the Conduit Catalog tab, lets you select whether or not the current conduit is available for constraint based design. |
Available for Design? | When this box is checked, the current conduit will be available for use during a constraint based design run. |
Roughness | Located in the bottom-right corner of the Conduit Catalog tab, lets you define the roughness attributes of the catalog pipe currently highlighted in the List Pane. The controls that are available change depending on the Roughness Type selected. |
Roughness Type | Lets you specify which of the available roughness methods to be applied to the catalog pipe currently highlighted in the List Pane. The other controls available in section are dependent on the selection made in this box. |
Material | Lets you enter a material label. This field is informational only, and will not affect the roughness properties of the associated catalog entry. |
Manning’s n | Lets you define the roughness value for the catalog pipe. This field is available only when the Roughness Type is Single Manning’s n. |
Depth vs. Manning’s Table | Lets you define a depth vs. roughness curve for the catalog pipe. This field is available only when the Roughness Type is Manning’s n-Depth Curve. |
Manning’s vs. Discharge Table | Lets you define a flow vs. roughness curve for the catalog pipe. This field is available only when the Roughness Type is Manning’s n-Flow. |
Library Tab | Displays information pertaining to the catalog entry that is currently highlighted in the List Pane, including: ID Label Modified Date Library Source Library Modified Date Synchronization Status |