After the discovery of the wreck of the Titanic in 1985, Dr. Robert D. Ballard's next goal was to find and film the wreck of the Bismarck. The search for the wreck began in July 1988, but his first expedition brought no success. A second expedition was mounted in late May 1989, ...
Energy dissipation by vertical steps in chutes and spillways can be enhanced by designing the steps to induce alternating lateral flow deflection, thereby causing collision between flow jets and side walls. Small-scale laborator...