4.2 Databases
Databases are organised collections of structured data in comma delimited (.csv) or text based formats that can be read into TUFLOW Control files. Table 4.1 lists the available databases, provides a brief description and a link to the respective section that discusses the specific database.
| Database | Description | Section |
|---|---|---|
| bc_dbase | The boundary condition (BC) database can be in either .csv (comma delimited) format, or HEC-DSS (see Section 8.5.4). It must contain a row with the pre-defined keywords ‘Name’ and ‘Source’, as listed in Table 8.13. Other keywords control how data is extracted from the source. | Section 8.5 |
| materials | The materials database can be in either a text based format (.tmf) or comma delimited format (.csv). It contains the Manning’s n value and other information for different materials (e.g. land-uses). The format of the materials .tmf file is described in Table 7.13. The format of the materials .csv file is described in Table 7.12. | Section 7.2.6.3 |
| pit_dbase | For pit channels specified as a Q Type, the flow through the pit is controlled by a depth-discharge curve defined within the Pit Inlet Database. The database file sources depth-discharge curves in other .csv files. The format of the Pit Inlet Database is described in Table 5.27. | Section 5.10.3 |
| soils | Soils infiltration is applied to the model by defining a soils (.tsoilf) file which is read into the .tcf using the command Read Soils File. An integer ID to each soil, define the infiltration method followed by the soil parameters as the remaining values. Table 7.15 presents the parameters of the .tsoilf file available for TUFLOW Classic, the additional options available for TUFLOW HPC are presented in Table 7.27. | Section 7.2.7.2 |