Hydraulic Research in the United States 1959 United States Department of Commerce National Bureau of Standards Miscellaneous Publication 227 THE NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANDARDS Functions and Activities The functions of the National Bureau of Standards are set forth in the Act of Congress, March 3, 1901, as amended by Congress in Public Law 619, 1950. These include the development and maintenance of the national standards of measurement and the provision of means and methods for making measurements consistent with these standards; the determination of physical constants and properties of materials; the development of methods and instruments for testing materials, devices, and structures; advisory services to government agencies on scientific and technical problems; in- vention and development of devices to serve special needs of the Government; and the development of standard practices, codes, and specifications. The work includes basic and applied research, development, engineering, instrumentation, testing, evaluation, calibration services, and various consultation and information services. Research projects are also performed for other government agencies when the work relates to and supplements the basic program of the Bureau or when the Bureau's unique competence is required. The scope of activities is suggested by the listing of divisions and sections on the inside of the back cover. Publications The results of the Bureau's work take the form of either actual equipment and devices or pub- lished papers. These papers appear either in the Bureau's own series of publications or in the journals of professional and scientific societies. The Bureau itself publishers three periodicals available from the Government Printing Office: The Journal of Research, published in four separate sections, presents complete scientific and technical papers; the Technical News Bulletin presents summary and preliminary reports on work in progress; and Basic Radio Propagation Predictions provides data for determining the best frequencies to use for radio communications throughout the world. There are also five series of nonperiodical publications: Monographs, Applied Mathematics Series, Handbooks, Miscellaneous Publications, and Technical Notes. Information on the Bureau's publications can be found in NBS Circular 460, Publications of the National Bureau of Standards ($1.25) and its Supplement ($L50), available from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington 25, D.C. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE • Frederick H. Mueller, Secretary NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANDARDS • A. V. Astin, Director Hydraulic Research in the United States 1959 (Including Contributions from Canadian Laboratories) Edited by Helen K. Middleton National Bureau of Standards Miscellaneous Publication 227 Issued October 1, 1959 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington 25, D.C. - Price $1.25 FOREWORD The information contained in this publication was compiled from reports by the various hydraulic and hydrologic laboratories in the United States and Canada. The cooperation of these agencies is greatly appreciated. The National Bureau of Standards cannot assume responsibility for the completeness for this publication. We must depend upon reporting laboratories for the completeness of the coverage of their own programs, as well as upon new laboratories engaged in hydraulics to bring their activities to our attention. Projects are numbered chronologically, and the number once assigned is repeated for identification purposes until a project is completed. Numbers commencing with 3006 refer to projects which are reported for the first time. All projects are in active state, unless otherwise noted under (f). The National Bureau of Standards does not maintain a file of reports or detailed information regarding the research projects reported by other organizations. Such information may be obtained from the correspondent listed under (c) or immediately following the title of the organization reporting the work. It is of course understood that any laboratory submitting reports on its work will be willing to supply information to properly qualified inquirers. A similar bulletin, "Hydraulic Research", compiled and published by the International Association for Hydraulic Research, contains information on hydraulic research being conducted in foreign countries. This bulletin is edited by Professor J. Th. Thijsse, Director of the Hydraulic Laboratory at the Technical University of Delft, Netherlands, and Secretary of the International Association for Hydraulic Research. Copies may be obtained from the Secretary at $6.00 each (postage included). A. V. Astin, Director CONTENTS Page Foreword iii List of contributing laboratories v Project reports 1 Subject index 178 Key to Projects (a) Number and title of project (e) Description (b) Project conducted for (f) Present status (c) Correspondent (g) Results (d) Nature of project (h) Publications iv LIST OF CONTRIBUTING LABORATORIES UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS 1 CONNECTICUT, UNIVERSITY OF 87 Agricultural Engineering Dept. Civil Engineering Dept., Box U-37> Storrs, Conn. Fayetteville, Ark. Prof. Victor Scottron, Prof., Civil Engineering Prof. Kyle Engler, Head CORNELL UNIVERSITY 19 UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS 1 School of Civil Engineering Civil Engineering Dept. Applied Hydraulic Laboratory, Ithaca, N. Y. Fayetteville, Ark. Prof. Marvin Bogema, in Charge Prof. L. R. Heiple, Head DAVID TAYLOR MODEL BASIN (see U. S. Government) 3ALDWIN-LIMA-HAMILTON CORPORATION, THE 1 Hydraulic Turbine Laboratory FLORIDA, UNIVERSITY OF 20 Philadelphia k2, Pa. The Engineering and Industrial Experiment Sta. Mr. A. W. Madora, Supervisor , Hydraulic Turbine Coastal Engineering Laboratory, Gainesville, Fla. Research Dept. Dr. Per Bruun BEACH EROSION BOARD (see U. S. Government) GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 21 Hydraulics Laboratory, School of Civil Engrg. BONNEVILLE HYDRAULIC LABORATORY (see U. S. Govern- Atlanta, Georgia ment ) Prof. C. E. Kindsvater BROOKLYN, POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF 2 HARVARD UNIVERSITY 22 333 Jay Street, Brooklyn 1, N. Y. Div. of Engineering and Applied Physics Prof. Matthew W. Stewart, Civil Engineering Cambridge 38^ Mass. Prof. Harold A. Thomas, Jr. CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 2 Engineering Division, Pasadena h, California HOUSTON UNIVERSITY 23 Prof. Milton S. Plesset, Applied Mechanics Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Houston h, Texas Dr. H. W. Prengle Jr., Chairman CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 3 Hydrodynamics Laboratory IDAHO, UNIVERSITY OF 23 Pasadena h, Calif. Engineering Experiment Station, Moscow, Idaho Dean Allen S. Janssen, Director CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY h Sedimentation Laboratory, Pasadena h, Calif. ILLINOIS STATE WATER SURVEY DIVISION 2h Dr. Vito A. Vanoni, Professor of Hydraulics Box 232, Urbana, 111. Mr. William C. Ackerman, Chief CALIFORNIA, UNIVERSITY OF h College of Agriculture, Davis, Calif. ILLINOIS STATE WATERWAYS DIVISION 27 Mr. Robert M. Hagan, Chairman Dept. of Irrigation Dept. of Public Works and Buildings 201 West Monroe St., Springfield, 111. CALIFORNIA, UNIVERSITY OF 83 Mr. Thomas B. Casey, Chief Waterway Engineer College of Agriculture, Los Angeles 2h, Calif. Prof. A. F. Pillsbury, Chairman ILLINOIS, UNIVERSITY OF 28 Dept. of Irrigation and Soil Science Dept. of Agriculture Engineering, Urbana, 111. Dr. Frank B. Lanham, Head CALIFORNIA, UNIVERSITY OF 5 College of Engineering, Berkeley h, Calif. ILLINOIS, UNIVERSITY OF 28 Prof. J. W. Johnson, Prof., Hydraulic Engrg. Dept. of Civil Engineering, Urbana, 111. Dr. N. M. Newmark, Head CALIFORNIA, UNIVERSITY OF 11 Dept. of Naval Architecture, Berkeley h, Calif. ILLINOIS, UNIVERSITY OF 31 Prof. H. A. Schade, Chairman Dept. of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics 21 h Talbot Laboratory, Urbana, 111. CARNEGIE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 86 Prof. T. J. Dolan, Head Dept. of Civil Engineering, Pittsburgh 13, Pa. Dr. T. E. Stelson, Acting Head IOWA INSTITUTE OF HYDRAULIC RESEARCH 31 State University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa CASE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 12 Dr. Hunter Rouse, Director Dept. of Civil Engrg. and Engineering Mechanics Cleveland 6, Ohio IOWA STATE COLLEGE 35 Dr> H. R. Nara, Head of Department Dept. of Agricultural Engineering, Ames,- Iowa Prof. Hobart Beresford, Head COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY 12 Hydraulics Laboratory IOWA STATE COLLEGE 36 Civil Engineering Section, Fort Collins, Colo. Dept. of Agronomy, Ames, Iowa Dr. A. R. Chamberlain, Chief Prof. William H. Pierre, Head of Dept. v IOWA, STATE UNIVERSITY (see Iowa Institute of NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING AND DRY DOCK CO. 47 Hydraulic Research) Hydraulic Laboratory, Newport News, Va. Mr. C. H. Hancock, Director JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, THE 87 Applied Physics Laboratory, Silver Spring, M&. NEW YORK UNIVERSITY 48 Mr. R. E. Gibson, Director Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Bronx 53> N. Y. Prof. John Happel, Chairman KANSAS, UNIVERSITY OF 36 Dept. of Engineering Mechanics, Lawrence, Kansas NEW YORK UNIVERSITY 50 Dr. Kenneth C. Deemer, Chairman Dept. of Engineering Mechanics, New York 53.> N. Y. Dr. Glen N. Cox, Chairman LEFFEL AND COMPANY, THE JAMES 36 k26 East Street, Springfield, Ohio NEW YORK UNIVERSITY 50 Mr. J. Robert G-roff, Pres. and General Manager College of Engineering, Dept. of Meteorology and Oceanography LEHIGH UNIVERSITY 37 University Heights, New York 53, N. Y. Dept. of Civil Engineering Fritz Engineering Laboratory, Bethlehem, Pa. NO. CAROLINA STATE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND Prof. W. J. Eney, Director and Head of Dept. ENGINEERING 51 University