WL / Delft Hydraulics has invested in various developments at universities in the field of river engineering and morphology.
- Sediment distribution at river bifurcations. Mrs. Van der Mark (MSc, Delft University of Technology) has performed a theoretical analysis of river bifurcations. Based on extensive computations using Delft3D as well as existing experimental data, she has derived a simple design formula for the distribution of sediment at river bifurcations.
For more information, see link (URL) below.
- Stochastic modelling of river morphology
Mrs. Van Vuren (PhD, Delft University of Technology) is extending her originally one-dimensional analyses to two dimensions. Furthermore, she is developing methods to translate Monte Carlo results from morphological Delft3D computations into aggregated information for river managers.
For more information, see link (URL) below.
- Dynamic roughness in rivers during floods
Mr. Paarlberg (PhD, University of Twente) has started his research by conducting a literature survey, detailing his research plan and collecting data. He has managed to retrieve the valuable measurement data from the old TOW research programme at WL / Delft Hydraulics which had previously been considered lost for a long time.
For more information, see link (URL) below.
- River width adjustment: from mega-scale to local-scale
Mrs. Mengoni (PhD, University of Florence, Italy) has analysed the water flows, morphological changes and bank erosion processes in a bend of the Cecina stream near Pisa, Italy, by using field data and Delft3D computations. Her meticulous analysis reveals that some of the common wisdom regarding bank erosion processes needs to be re-considered.
- The results of the Albufera project in Spain have been used to describe the innovative approach with SOBEK-1D2D for simulation of hydrodynamics combined with transport and sedimentation of suspended materials. |
