Rider Johnson, Hydraulic Modeling Lab, Final Week
It’s hard to believe that six weeks have already passed! This week was another interesting week. I spent most of it working on the Folsom dam model, doing the same things as last week. We were measuring different flow rates through the bulkhead gate and how much pressure came from each different flow rate. To […]
Rider Johnson, Hydraulic Modeling Lab, Week 5
This week was super interesting! I got to help work on two different projects/models. The first was a model of Folsom Dam in California. The model was not of the whole dam, but of the bulkhead gate. These are photos of the model. The black part in the image on the left is the gate. […]
Rider Johnson, Hydraulic Modeling Lab, Week 4
Hard to believe I only have two weeks of my internship left. So far it has been an amazing experience. This week was another short work week because of the holiday. On Monday and Tuesday, I helped one of the engineers take measurements on one of the models. The model was of the Ridgeway dam […]
Rider Johnson, Hydraulic Modeling Lab, Week 3
I can’t believe I’m already halfway done with my internship. This week was short for me. I ended up only working on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. On Monday and Tuesday, the Bureau of Reclamation was hosting a young professionals event at the federal center. All of the professionals work in the field of hydraulics. There […]
Rider Johnson, Hydraulic Modeling Lab, Week 2
Already two weeks have passed! This week was another very interesting week. I wasn’t working on the same project as last week. This week, I got to learn about and help out with the project they call Urban Channels. They had a scale model of the LA channel built in the lab. In the model, […]
Rider Johnson, Hydraulic Modeling Lab, Week 1
Hello! My name is Rider Johnson and I attend Telluride High School. My internship is with the USBR (United States Bureau of Reclamation) at the Denver Federal Center in Lakewood, Colorado. The Bureau of Reclamation controls all of the water in the American West. I drove up to Denver on Tuesday the 4th and stayed […]