101-0269-00L  Numerical Modelling in Fluvial Hydraulics and River Engineering

SemesterSpring Semester 2016
LecturersD. F. Vetsch, A. Siviglia
Periodicityyearly recurring course
Language of instructionEnglish
CommentUp to now in autumn semester, from FS16 on always in spring semester.


AbstractThe basics of numerical modelling of fluvial hydraulics and river engineering problems are presented. The governing equations for flow and sediment transport in open channels and corresponding numerical solution strategies are introduced. The theoretical parts are discussed by examples.
ObjectiveGet to know possibilities and limitations of numerical modelling in fluvial hydraulics and river engineering.
Content- Governing equations and modelling approaches
- Initial and boundary conditions
- Simulation process and grid generation
- Numerical methods: basics, accuarcy and stability
- Examples of numerical schemes, 1D and 2D models
Lecture notesSlides of lecture are available for download as PDF. Supplementary material will be provided during the lecture.
LiteratureCitations will be given in lecture.
Prerequisites / NoticeExercises are based on the simulation software BASEMENT (Link), the open-source GIS Qgis (Link) and code examples written in MATLAB. The applications comprise one- and two-dimensional approaches for the modelling of flow and sediment transport.

Requirements: Numerical Hydraulics, River Engineering, MATLAB and/or Python programming skills would be an advantage.