Display Entire Output File
When this box is checked the output file will open in its own window (using
Notepad) after calculations are complete. If this button is not checked, some
input will echo to the screen in an area that will drop down below this entire
"Normal Depth and Variations" window. The entire output file can also be
viewed by checking the View menu of the SAM main window and selecting
"Hydraulic Output File."
Solve
This button causes SAM.hyd to execute. However, SAMwin often "forces"
the user to check the geometry. If the Solve button is "greyed out," click on the
Geometry button to check the geometry. Be sure to click OK to have the Solve
button operational after the Geometry screen closes.
Geometry
The screen that opens here is determined by the Geometry type chosen in the
Calculation Options of the screen in Figure 6.3.
Figure 6-4. Simple Channel screen showing data for a not composite channel
Simple and Compound Channel. A simple channel is described on either
the "Channel Template Input" screen, shown in Figure 6.4, or the "Compound
Channel Template" screen, shown in Figure 6.5. The Channel Geometry section
of these screens prescribes bottom width, bank height and side slopes for a
simple triangular, rectangular, or trapezoidal shape. A plot of the cross-section is
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Chapter 6
Input Requirements and Program Output for SAM.hyd
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