CEE 3416 - RIVER MECHANICS AND MORPHODYNAMICS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course describes morphodynamic changes in alluvial systems as a consequence of fluid and sediment transport interaction. This course covers a review of fluid mechanics and sediment transport topics. This course will cover the different types of rivers (straight, meandering, braided, anastomosing and anabranching). The theory behind their evolution will be presented. Details of the hydrodynamics and morphodynamics of these systems will be covered in class. Interaction of main channel and its floodplain is also included. Morphodynamics of alluvial fans and deltas will be studied and students may have a laboratory to perform some preliminary measurements and compare them to mathematical models. Application projects will be discussed and presented in class such as river restoration cases, streambank protection, dam removal, among others. Review of the stare-of-the-art research in river mechanics and morphodynamics will be presented, especially in areas where the application of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models are used to simulate and to predict the flow field and the morphodynamics of river systems. This course will contain computational, analytical and some experimental projects.
Academic Career: Graduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Grad Letter Grade
Course Requirements: PROG: Swanson School of Engineering
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