Water WorkSuite

SewerGEMS Technical Capabilities

SewerGEMS is an easy-to-use advanced engineering software to analyze, design, and operate sanitary and combined sewer systems. Here are the SewerGEMS technical capabilities:

Interface and Graphical Editing

• Standalone Windows interface included
• Dynamic elevation updates from terrain models
• Ribbon interface improves usability
• Ability to run within
  • ArcGIS (ArcMap license required)
  • AutoCAD (icense required)
  • MicroStation (license required)
  • OpenRoads Designer, OpenSite Designer, and OpenRail Designer (licenses required)
• Unlimited undo/redo of layout and editing
• Element morphing, splitting, and reconnection
• Merge nodes in close proximity tool
• Automatic element labeling
• Scaled, schematic, and hybrid environments
• Element prototypes (one-click setup)
• Dynamic zooming
• Multiple background file support
• Image, CAD, and GIS background layer support
• Ability to add online Bing Maps as background
• Automatic input and result fields filtering (based on solver used)

Interoperability and Model Building

• Single set of model files for all compatible interfaces
• Import/export of InRoads Storm and Sanitary files
• Import of MX Drainage files
• Automated catchment delineation
• Shapefile, Geodatabase, Geometric Network, and SDE support
• Polyline-to-pipe conversion from DXF and DWG files
• Oracle Locator and Oracle Spatial data connection
• GIS-ID property (to maintain associations between records in source file and elements in model)
• Automatic catchment delineation
• SCADAConnect for live data connections (from SCADA systems)
• Seed files (new model template)
• Spreadsheet, database, shapefile, and ODBC connections
• Automated assignment of elevation data to manhole elements
• Unified file format with SewerCAD, CivilStorm, and StormCAD
• Automatic elevation updates using terrain models

Hydraulics and Operations

• 1D/2D hydraulic analysis for surface flood modeling
• Two engines for solving the full set of St. Venant equations included
• Implicit dynamic engine included
• Explicit dynamic engine included (EPA-SWMM)
• Energy Cost analysis
• Gradually varied flow-convex engine included (SewerCAD’s engine)
• Extended period simulations
• Steady-state simulations
• Automatic constraint-based design for sanitary and storm sewers
• Gradually varied flow-rational engine included (StormCAD’s engine)
• Peak flow simulations
• Evaporation definition
• Long-term continuous simulation
• HEC-22 inlet capacity calculations
• HEC-22 node headloss calculations
• SWMM Culvert Support
• Tractive Stress calculations
• Critical Storm analysis
• Support for V-shaped and parabolic gutters
• Support for culvert headwalls and endwalls
• Aquifer simulation
• Control structures (weirs, orifices, depth-flow curve)
• Rule-based controls
• Pollution analysis with optional definition of land use categories and land surface characteristics
• Variable-speed pumping
• Flow profile methods: capacity and backwater analysis
• Totalizing flow meters
• Air valves for high points in force mains
• SCADA element
• Low impact development control analysis
• Hydrogen sulfide formation modeling

Results Presentation

• Direct ArcMap visualization and mapping
• Thematic mapping
• Dynamic, multi-parameter, and multi-scenario graphing
• Advanced dynamic profiling
• Advanced tabular reporting with FlexTables®
• Property-based color coding and symbology
• Property-based annotation
• Publishing of i-models in 2D or 3D, including to Bentley Map Mobile
• Engineering profile annotation tables
• Create custom reports
• Generate AVI files
• Gutter cross section viewer

Model Management

• Ability to track model changes by user, date, element, and more
• Custom data fields (with user-assigned or formula-based values)
• Unlimited scenarios and alternatives
• Comprehensive scenario management
• Scenario comparison
• Tabular reports global editing
• Sorting and persistent filtering on tabular reports
• Statistical analysis from tabular reports
• Customizable engineering libraries
• Dynamic and static selection sets
• Automatic topology review
• Orphaned node and dead-end pipe queries
• Sub-model management
• Surface water flow direction displayed across any terrain
• Support for ProjectWise

Sanitary Load Allocation and Estimation

• Automatic sanitary load allocation from geospatial data
• Geospatial load allocation from billing meters
• Load allocation using flow monitoring distribution
• Land use-based load distribution

Stormwater Load Allocation and Estimation

• Runoff methods: SCS Unit Hydrograph, Modified Rational Method, EPA SWMM, RTK Unit Hydrograph, generic Unit Hydrograph, Time-Area Method, ILSAX and user-defined hydrograph
• Time of concentration methods: User-defined, Carter, Eagleson, Espey/ Winslow, Federal Aviation Agency, Kerby/Hathaway, Kirpich (PA and TN), Length and Velocity, SCS Lag, TR-55 Sheet Flow, TR-55 Shallow Concentrated Flow, TR-55 Channel Flow, Friend, Kinematic Wave, Bransby-Williams, and UK standard
• Loss Methods: Constant loss rate, Green and Ampt, Horton, Initial Loss and Constant Fraction, Initial Loss and Constant Loss Rate, SCS Curve Number

PondMaker: Pond Outlet Design

• Automatic update of worksheet containing design data for multiple design trials of a single pond
• Multiple pond designs possible
• Maximum outflow rates establishment (user-defined or pre-development flows)
• Post-development pond inflows computation
• Pond size requirements estimation
• Pond geometry design (grading plan or underground storage)
• Outlet structure design
• Pre- and post-development peak flow and volume comparison
• Hydrograph routing through ponds