Research and Development Office

Drew Baird

Reclamation Office: Technical Service Center, Hydropower Technical Services
Contact Information: (303) 445-2564, dbaird@usbr.gov

Research Funded by the Science and Technology Program

Drew Baird began doing research for the Science and Technology Program in the 2005 fiscal year, with funding provided by the program as recently as the 2021 fiscal year. Projects were funded under the Science and Technology Program research topic Sediment Management and River Restoration.

The following research projects were funded in whole or in part by the Science and Technology Program. Drew Baird is listed as the principal investigator, or primary researcher. Click the project's title to view more information.

Sediment effects on river restoration habitat features: physical processes and guidelines for effective and sustainable design, planning, and maintenance

Project ID: 21088
Fiscal Years of Funding: 2021 - 2023
Research Results: contact Drew Baird

Design Guidelines for New Technology, Low-Cost Bank Stabilization Features

Project ID: 8370
Fiscal Years of Funding: 2011 - 2012
Research Results: Document ID 1378 contains protected information and it cannot be freely downloaded from USBR.gov. Please contact the Principal Investigator to request a copy of this document.

Design Methods and Guidelines for New Technology, Low Cost Bank Stabilization Features Also Used for River Restoration

Project ID: 8819
Fiscal Year of Funding: 2008
Research Results:

• Preston Tube Calibration (interim, PDF, 10.4MB)
• Methodology for Calculating Shear Stress in a Meandering Channel (interim, PDF, 10.4MB)
• Bendway Weir Design-Rio Grande Physical Model (interim, PDF, 10.4MB)
• Quantification of Shear Stress in a Meandering Native Topographic Channel Using A Physical Hydraulic Model (interim, PDF, 10.4MB)
• Methodology for Predicting Maximum Velocity and Shear Stress in a Sinuous Channel with Bendway Weirs using 1-D HEC-RAS (interim, PDF, 10.4MB)
• Transverse instream structure analysis: Maximum and average velocity ratios within the prismatic channel (interim, PDF, 10.4MB)
• Native-Topography Dataset Evaluation Summary (interim, PDF, 10.4MB)
• Assessment of Equations for Predicting Flow Velocities Associated with Transverse Features using field data from the Bernalillo Site on the Middle Rio Grande (final, PDF, 10.4MB)

In Channel Systems for Providing Endangered Species Habitat While Providing Continued Water Delivery and Use and Power Production

Project ID: 7621
Fiscal Years of Funding: 2005 - 2007
Research Results:

• Alphabet Weirs Physical Modeling (interim, PDF, 5.0MB)
• Quantitative Investigation of the Field Performance of Rock Weirs (interim, PDF, 5.0MB)
• Equilbrium Scour Downstream of Three-Dimensional Grade-Control Structures (final, PDF, 5.0MB)
• Stage-Discharge Relationships For U-A-, and W-Weirs in Un-Submerged Flow Conditions (interim, PDF, 5.0MB)
• Numerical Analysis of River Spanning Rock U-Weirs: Evaluating Effects of Structure Geometry on Local Hydraulics (interim, PDF, 5.0MB)
• Rock Ramp Design Guidelines (final, PDF, 5.0MB)
• Qualitative Evaluation of Rock Weir Field Performance and Failure Mechanisms (final, PDF, 5.0MB)

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