Hydraulic Model Experiments and Numerical Analyses are performed to determine the most suitable design of hydraulic structures that will be applicable on the stream. Considerations on the size, shape, gate operations and safety against flood of the structure are taken into account for the determining the suitable design. Advantages on performing Hydraulic Model Experiments, reduces the possible variations on the stream characteristic that can be observed by a more realistic simulation on the object of the study. However, performing this kind of experiment requires time, money, human resources and a place to conduct the experiment. On the other hand, the use of a numerical analyses have advantages on the limiting
situations of the Hydraulic Model Experiments. It can be applied to various cases with other numerical methods depending on the objectives of the study wherein it can be performed in a short period of time.
Numerical analyses are continuously being developed and thus improving, with the help of newer computer technologies, which gives program users more convenience on performing dynamic analyses. Also, various applications on the numerical analyses are continuously being studied that could help in the development of a newer study. This study analyzed the changes on the hydraulic characteristics of the existing Gongju
weir, it is located on the Geum river basin in South Korea. The reach of the study area is approximately 20km long where the Maeogu, Gongju and Jindu gauging stations are located at the upstream, middle and downstream part of the study area, respectively. Analysis was done using the multi-dimensional numerical model EFDC(Environmental Fluid Dynamics Code), wherein the boundary conditions used were the
100-year flood frequency discharge 11,790 ㎥/s and the water level 15.38EL.m from the Geum River Basic Plan 2009. To verify the use of the EFDC Model, the simulated data was compared with observed data of the EWINIAR typhoon event on 2006.