MIDUSS review
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MIDUSS
includes many hydrological models
Generate your
hydrograph from a combination of:
Use
hydrographs from other programs. Good if your local government
specifies a certain program must be used to generate hydrographs
BUT it has very weak design capabilities. This is the norm
in the industry. MIDUSS has great design features.
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Provides a wide
range of design elements
Route your
hydrograph through a network of pipes, channels, culverts, ponds, trenches and
diversions.
Each design element
provides an automatic design as a starting point and there are many
features to help you optimize the element.
Industry standard
defaults are provided throughout.
Storage routing thoughout.
Culvert design even includes
sophisticated storage routing. That's right, create detention
storage with your culvert design.
Metric or imperial
units throughout.
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Interactive
design
Your network design
develops interactively and in a downstream direction letting you
observe the growth of the flood wave and adjust the design of each
element for best performance.
This feature is really big.
As an engineer you want to be able to iterate your design a much as
possible, comfortably and reliably. That way your design gets
better and better. If you design using unweildy batch
interaction you simply run out of time and can't tweak the design
elements.
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Unlimited size
of network
The drainage
network can be of unlimited size with any number and type of
catchments and conduits and with many active junction or confluence
points. Routing algorithms for drainage elements – pipes, channels,
detention ponds and infiltration trenches – are built in. Hyetographs
and hydrographs can be imported and exported.
Check out our
competition...pricing by size of network! Not MIDUSS.
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Layout view
View your layout at any point in the design. Add a background
image of the catchment terrain. Move the drainage elements
around to match your real life constructed design. Hover over
each element to learn its design and performance data.
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Automatic mode
Automatic mode
tests a system design with a more severe storm or different land use
conditions and lets you watch how your network reacts. Stop the
stress test where a design element is not working well, re-design it,
and then continue with the simulation. Automatic mode lets you know
the upper limits of your design and helps you fine tune its
performance – interactively.
Told you interactive design is big
with us!
We want you to shine as an
engineer. If you are using spreadsheets to design, you'll be
aghast at the productivity offered by MIDUSS.
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Price is good!
MIDUSS is only US$845 with 90 days support and
updates. Plus the size of your drainage system design is
unlimited in size. No node or junction or catchment limits.
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You can review MIDUSS by visiting the
download area.
On-line video tutorials
help you learn how to use MIDUSS.
The User
Manuals come as a 400+ page Reference Manual and 125+ page
Tutorial Manual complete with extensive theory and practice.
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