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LIST OF TABLES<br />

Table 2-1: Summary <strong>of</strong> FHWA model characteristics ....................................................................6<br />

Table 2-2: Composite gutter dimensions (modified from UDFCD (2008))....................................8<br />

Table 2-3: <strong>Grate</strong> nomenclature <strong>and</strong> descriptions ...........................................................................11<br />

Table 2-4: Splash-over velocity constants for inlet grates (UDFCD, 2008)..................................12<br />

Table 3-1: Prototype dimensions ...................................................................................................23<br />

Table 3-2: Scaling ratios for geometry, kinematics, <strong>and</strong> dynamics...............................................24<br />

Table 3-3: Test matrix for 0.33-ft prototype flow depth................................................................26<br />

Table 3-4: Test matrix for 0.5-ft prototype flow depth..................................................................27<br />

Table 3-5: Test matrix for 1-ft prototype flow depth.....................................................................28<br />

Table 3-6: Additional sump tests (prototype scale) .......................................................................28<br />

Table 3-7: Discharge measurement-instrument ranges..................................................................40<br />

Table 3-8: Empirically-derived weir parameters ...........................................................................41<br />

Table 4-1: Sample on-grade test data.............................................................................................46<br />

Table 4-2: Sample sump test data ..................................................................................................48<br />

Table 5-1: Updated splash-over velocity coefficients <strong>and</strong> plots....................................................58<br />

Table 5-2: Empirical equations for grate <strong>and</strong> curb inlets...............................................................65<br />

Table 5-3: <strong>Efficiency</strong> error by depth <strong>and</strong> inlet type.......................................................................75<br />

Table B-1: 0.5% <strong>and</strong> 1% on-grade test data ..................................................................................95<br />

Table B-2: 0.5% <strong>and</strong> 2% on-grade test data ..................................................................................96<br />

Table B-3: 2% <strong>and</strong> 1% on-grade test data .....................................................................................98<br />

Table B-4: 2% <strong>and</strong> 2% on-grade test data .....................................................................................99<br />

Table B-5: 4% <strong>and</strong> 1% on-grade test data ...................................................................................101<br />

Table B-6: 4% <strong>and</strong> 2% on-grade test data ...................................................................................102<br />

Table B-7: Additional debris tests (4% <strong>and</strong> 1% on-grade)..........................................................104<br />

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