{"id":77,"date":"2017-10-19T16:33:42","date_gmt":"2017-10-19T16:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learn.hydrologystudio.com\/stormwater-studio\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=77"},"modified":"2025-08-16T17:53:49","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T17:53:49","slug":"about-stormwater-studio","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/learn.hydrologystudio.com\/stormwater-studio\/knowledge-base\/about-stormwater-studio\/","title":{"rendered":"About Stormwater Studio"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Welcome and congratulations for choosing Stormwater Studio. This state-of-the-art desktop application features comprehensive storm sewer network modeling utilizing the most popular agency accepted computational methods along with automated design features. All this wrapped around a rich user interface built from the ground up with Windows Presentation Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stormwater Studio was developed primarily for practicing civil engineers and related professionals involved with urban and rural storm drain modeling and design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What you can do with Stormwater Studio<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Interactively design entire storm sewer systems<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Analyze new and\/or existing storm sewer systems<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Model storm sewer pipes and open channels<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Comprehensive inlet design and analysis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Compute hydraulic and energy grade lines<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Produce production-ready profile drawings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Produce professional looking, agency-ready reports<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Integrate your designs with a variety of Cad programs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Work in U.S. Customary or Metric units<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Technical Highlights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Models new and existing systems up to 200 Lines &amp; Inlets in a single project<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Computes true energy-based Hydraulic Grade Line (EGL\/HGL)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Optionally balances Tc with HGL<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Handles partial, full and surcharged flow regimes automatically<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use widely accepted Rational method and\/or specify your own Q\u2019s<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Computes Tc and rainfall intensities automatically<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Develops IDF curves with 8 customizable return periods<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Imports rainfall data from NOAA Atlases for IDF curve generation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Computes composite runoff coefficients<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Computes full flow capacities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Computes junction losses in accordance with the latest HEC22, 4th edition<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Computes junction losses using AASHTO method<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Over 20 user-defined design constraints<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Models circular, elliptical, rectangular and arch-shaped pipe sections<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Models trapezoidal, rectangular and V-shaped open channels<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Models and\/or designs 9 junction\/inlet types with user defined defaults including<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Curb, grate, combination and drop inlets with compound cross-slopes and individual local gutter depressions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Models headwall structures with over-topping weirs and various inlet edge options<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Models flow diversions (Split flows exiting a junction)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Integrates utility crossings in your model to identify possible conflicts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Automatically computes inlet bypass, carryover flows, along with separate gutter and inlet spread widths<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bypass flows can be directed off site or to any other inlet in the project including upstream inlets and other systems<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All inlet calculations comply with Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Hydraulic Engineering Circular 22 (HEC-22)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Imports and exports system layouts from STM, DXF and LandXML files<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Imports LandXML, DXF and most image files as background images<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Imports working TIN Surfaces from your CAD software for automated RIM elevation data entry<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Much more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Output Features<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Professional reports are tabulated and include Standard DOT-style, HGL\/EGL Calculations, Inlet tabulation and two User-defined reports. Each are exportable to .txt or .csv file formats. Other reports include plan views, inlet\/surface drawings, and multi-line profiles. 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