Water Shapes
Now Reading
Over the Edge
Water Shapes
Water Shapes
Diamond Pools & Spas
SIGN UP
Dark Light

Over the Edge

November 1, 2006
Common to a huge percentage of watershapes, weirs play starring roles in the performance of everything from vanishing edges to naturalistic waterfalls. But common does not mean simple, says hydraulics expert Steve Gutai, who takes this opportunity to explore the physical characteristics of weir types, the ways they influence hydraulic design and basic approaches watershapers can use to keep things straight when pushing water over an edge.