Mobile Boundary Hydraulics, PLLC

HEC-6T Red/Atchafalaya River Numerical Sedimentation Model Investigation
The basic issue of this study was the long-term prediction of stages in the basin.

St. Francis River Sedimentation Study
This was a HEC-6T sedimentation analysis to predict long-term erosion and deposition along the St. Francis River Channel.

Grade Control for Channel Restoration
We have done projects involving both the inspection of existing grade control structures and the planning of new ones.

Leo R. Beard Visiting Scholar for 2004
Client: US Army Corps of Engineers Hydrologic Engineering Center, Davis, CA
As announced by the US Army Corps of Engineers HEC
"HEC is conducting research in the area of sediment transport analyses in order to improve the Corps' ability to perform sediment studies. Give the complexity of this field, we felt that it would be advantageous to have a visiting scholar that is an expert in the field of sediment transport come to HEC and assist us in this effort. The objective would be for the visiting scholar to help guide us in the development of sediment transport capabilities that will be added into our HEC-RAS software." Tony Thomas was invited to take up residence at HEC for six months to accomplish this task.

2004 Guadalupe River Grande control structures, San Jose, California
Client: US Army Corps of Engineers District, Sacramento, CA
This was an HEC-6T study to determine whether or not grade control structures were needed in the Guadalupe River and Los Gatos Creek tributary.

2005 NRCS Stream Design Handbook
Client: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, National Design, Construction, and Soil Mechanics Center, Ft. Worth, TX
Dr. Copeland was selected to write chapter seven, "Stability Design," of the new NRCS Stream Design Handbook. Later he was selected as a Peer Reviewer of the entire handbook. This handbook addresses the design of open channels for conservation work. Environmental considerations are included at each step of assessment, design, and maintenance presented in the handbook.

2004 Lower American River, Erosion Susceptibility Analysis for Infrequent Flood Events
Client: Ayres Associates, Fort Collins, CO
The study was located in the metropolitan Sacramento, California area of the Sacramento Flood Control Project. The approach used a two-dimensional model of the lower nine miles of the American River to investigate the potential for erosion of the levees. Dr. Copeland performed a Peer Review of the final technical report.