Hydraulic and Environmental Modelling

Hydraulic and Environmental Modelling
Author: R.A. Falconer
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 593
Release: 2019-11-12
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0429826125

First published in 1992, this wide-ranging volume features 44 articles from 89 contributors on issues of and solutions to modelling of coastal waters around the world in response to an increasing interest in the development and application of numerical hydraulic models as design and management tools. The contributors advise on areas including tidal current modelling, water quality modelling, sediment transport modelling, wave kinematics and computational methods, along with two keynote articles. The main aim of the conference and its resulting volume was to provide a forum whereby engineers, scientists and planners involved in multi-disciplinary models could collaborate and share their expertise. The counterpart to this book is Hydraulic and Environmental Modelling: Estuarine and River Waters.

Hydraulic and Environmental Modelling: Estuarine and River Waters

Hydraulic and Environmental Modelling: Estuarine and River Waters
Author: R.A. Falconer
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 543
Release: 2019-07-23
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0429762461

First published in 1992, this is the second of two volumes on recent advances in the field of hydraulic and environmental modelling, with invited and refereed contributions from an international group of engineers, scientists and planners involved in application, research and development. It covers the estuarine and river waters with parts devoted to: flow processes; flow modelling; salinity intrusion modelling; water quality modelling; sediment transport modelling; expert systems. The first volume covers coastal waters. With the continually increasing interest in the development and application of numerical hydraulic models, their value is especially evident as tools of design and management for flow, pollutant and sediment transport simulation studies in various environments. The readership includes practising engineers and scientists in the water industry, consulting engineers, water companies and the NRA and other government departments, university and polytechnic libraries, staff and students and all other members of the water engineering profession.

Environmental and Hydrological Systems Modelling

Environmental and Hydrological Systems Modelling
Author: A W Jayawardena
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 540
Release: 2014-01-21
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 041546532X

Mathematical modelling has become an indispensable tool for engineers, scientists, planners, decision makers and many other professionals to make predictions of future scenarios as well as real impending events. As the modelling approach and the model to be used are problem specific, no single model or approach can be used to solve all problems, and there are constraints in each situation. Modellers therefore need to have a choice when confronted with constraints such as lack of sufficient data, resources, expertise and time. Environmental and Hydrological Systems Modelling provides the tools needed by presenting different approaches to modelling the water environment over a range of spatial and temporal scales. Their applications are shown with a series of case studies, taken mainly from the Asia-Pacific Region. Coverage includes: Population dynamics Reaction kinetics Water quality systems Longitudinal dispersion Time series analysis and forecasting Artificial neural networks Fractals and chaos Dynamical systems Support vector machines Fuzzy logic systems Genetic algorithms and genetic programming This book will be of great value to advanced students, professionals, academics and researchers working in the water environment.

Subsurface Environmental Modelling Between Science and Policy

Subsurface Environmental Modelling Between Science and Policy
Author: Dirk Scheer
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 232
Release: 2020-07-25
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3030511782

This book provides a broad overview of essential features of subsurface environmental modelling at the science-policy interface, offering insights into the potential challenges in the field of subsurface flow and transport, as well as the corresponding computational modelling and its impact on the area of policy- and decision-making. The book is divided into two parts: Part I presents models, methods and software at the science-policy interface. Building on this, Part II illustrates the specifications using detailed case studies of subsurface environmental modelling. It also includes a systematic research overview and discusses the anthropogenic use of the subsurface, with a particular focus on energy-related technologies, such as carbon sequestration, geothermal technologies, fluid and energy storage, nuclear waste disposal, and unconventional oil and gas recovery.

Hydraulic Modeling

Hydraulic Modeling
Author: R. Ettema
Publisher: Amer Society of Civil Engineers
Total Pages: 390
Release: 2000
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780784404157

MOP 97 presents the ideas behind model design and use for a broad spectrum of hydraulic modeling methods.

Introduction to Environmental Modeling

Introduction to Environmental Modeling
Author: William G. Gray
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 449
Release: 2017
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1107571693

This textbook presents the timeless basic physical and mathematical principles and philosophy of environmental modeling to students who need to be taught how to think in a different way than they would for more narrowly-defined engineering or physics problems. Examples come from a range of hydrologic, atmospheric, and geophysical problems.

Environmental Modelling

Environmental Modelling
Author: Keith Beven
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 393
Release: 2018-09-03
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1498717977

Uncertainty in the predictions of science when applied to the environment is an issue of great current relevance in relation to the impacts of climate change, protecting against natural and man-made disasters, pollutant transport and sustainable resource management. However, it is often ignored both by scientists and decision makers, or interpreted as a conflict or disagreement between scientists. This is not necessarily the case, the scientists might well agree, but their predictions would still be uncertain and knowledge of that uncertainty might be important in decision making. Environmental Modelling: An Uncertain Future? introduces students, scientists and decision makers to: the different concepts and techniques of uncertainty estimation in environmental prediction the philosophical background to different concepts of uncertainty the constraint of uncertainties by the collection of observations and data assimilation in real-time forecasting techniques for decision making under uncertainty. This book will be relevant to environmental modellers, practitioners and decision makers in hydrology, hydraulics, ecology, meteorology and oceanography, geomorphology, geochemistry, soil science, pollutant transport and climate change. A companion website for the book can be found at www.uncertain-future.org.uk

Computational Modelling in Hydraulic and Coastal Engineering

Computational Modelling in Hydraulic and Coastal Engineering
Author: Christopher Koutitas
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 302
Release: 2015-12-02
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1498708927

Combines More Than 40 Years of Expert ExperienceComputational modelling and simulation methods have a wide range of applications in hydraulic and coastal engineering. Computational Modelling in Hydraulic and Coastal Engineering provides an introductory but comprehensive coverage of these methods. It emphasizes the use of the finite differences meth

Hydraulic and Environmental Modelling: Estuarine and River Waters

Hydraulic and Environmental Modelling: Estuarine and River Waters
Author: R.A. Falconer
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 522
Release: 2019-07-23
Genre: Science
ISBN: 042976247X

First published in 1992, this is the second of two volumes on recent advances in the field of hydraulic and environmental modelling, with invited and refereed contributions from an international group of engineers, scientists and planners involved in application, research and development. It covers the estuarine and river waters with parts devoted to: flow processes; flow modelling; salinity intrusion modelling; water quality modelling; sediment transport modelling; expert systems. The first volume covers coastal waters. With the continually increasing interest in the development and application of numerical hydraulic models, their value is especially evident as tools of design and management for flow, pollutant and sediment transport simulation studies in various environments. The readership includes practising engineers and scientists in the water industry, consulting engineers, water companies and the NRA and other government departments, university and polytechnic libraries, staff and students and all other members of the water engineering profession.

Hydraulic Modelling: An Introduction

Hydraulic Modelling: An Introduction
Author: Pavel Novak
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 614
Release: 2010-01-22
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0203861620

Modelling forms a vital part of all engineering design, yet many hydraulic engineers are not fully aware of the assumptions they make. These assumptions can have important consequences when choosing the best model to inform design decisions. Considering the advantages and limitations of both physical and mathematical methods, this book will help you identify the most appropriate form of analysis for the hydraulic engineering application in question. All models require the knowledge of their background, good data and careful interpretation and so this book also provides guidance on the range of accuracy to be expected of the model simulations and how they should be related to the prototype. Applications to models include: open channel systems closed conduit flows storm drainage systems estuaries coastal and nearshore structures hydraulic structures. This an invaluable guide for students and professionals.