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[[Image:GenCade MC Setup.jpg|thumb|400 px|''GenCade Model Control'' dialog showing the ''Model Setup'' tab]]
[[Image:GenCade MC Setup.jpg|thumb|400 px|''GenCade Model Control'' dialog showing the ''Model Setup'' tab]]
The following parameters are specified in the ''model setup'' tab:  
The following parameters are specified in the ''model setup'' tab:  
* Simulation Title – Title of simulation run.
* ''Title'' – Title of simulation run.
* Simulation start and end time –
* ''Full print output''
* Simulation time step – Model time step in hours.
* ''Start Date''
* Recording time step – Recorded model time step in hours.
* ''End Date''
* ''Time Step'' – Model time step in hours.
* ''Recording Time Step'' – Recorded model time step in hours.
* ''Print Dates''


==Beach Setup Tab==
==Beach Setup Tab==

Revision as of 19:15, 11 July 2016

The Gencade Model Control dialog is used to set beach conditions, lateral boundary conditions and general simulation options. This document highlights the more commonly used options. Refer to the GenCade web site for a more detailed description of how these parameters affect the model results.

Model Setup Tab

File:GenCade MC Setup.jpg
GenCade Model Control dialog showing the Model Setup tab

The following parameters are specified in the model setup tab:

  • Title – Title of simulation run.
  • Full print output
  • Start Date
  • End Date
  • Time Step – Model time step in hours.
  • Recording Time Step – Recorded model time step in hours.
  • Print Dates

Beach Setup Tab

The following parameters are specified in the beach setup tab:

  • Sand and Beach Data
  • Effective Grain Size
  • Average Berm Height
  • Closure Depth
  • Longshore Sand Transport Calibration Coefficients
  • K1
  • K2
File:GenCade MC Beach.jpg
GenCade Model Control dialog showing the Beach Setup tab

Seaward BC Tab

File:GenCade MC Seaward.jpg
GenCade Model Control dialog showing the Seaward BC tab

The following parameters are specified in the seaward boundary condition tab:

  • Input Wave Adjustments
  • Height Amplification Factor
  • Angle Amplification Factor
  • Angle Offset
  • Wave Components to Apply (Primary or Primary & Secondary)
  • Number of Cells in Offshore contour Smoothing Window

Lateral BC Tab

The following parameters are specified in the lateral boundary condition tab for the left and right lateral boundary condition:

  • Type
  • Pinned
  • Moving
  • Shoreline Displacement Velocity
  • Gated
  • Length of Groin from Shoreline to Seaward Tip
File:GenCade MC Lateral.jpg
GenCade Model Control dialog showing the Lateral BC tab

Adaptive Time Steps Tab

GenCade Model Control dialog showing the Adaptive Time Steps tab

The following parameters are specified in the adaptive time steps tab:

  • Use adaptive time steps
  • Use defaults
  • Threshold minimum
  • Threshold maximum
  • Number of days stable
  • Stability minimum
  • Stability maximum

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