1st Edition
Users Guide to Physical Modelling and Experimentation Experience of the HYDRALAB Network
Foreword
Acronyms and Abbreviations
List of symbols
Contributors
Introduction
Introduction
Rationale for the book
Advantages and disadvantages of physical modelling
Audience
Choice of facility
General principles of scale modelling
Layout of the book
Waves
Introduction
Application of wave models
Selection of wave characteristics for model tests
Wave generators and wave generation
Planning and execution of tests
Measurement and analysis of laboratory waves
Data management
Typical sources of errors
Future work
Breakwaters
Introduction
Model set-up and operation
Analysis procedures
Reporting procedures
Future work
Sediment dynamics
Introduction
Objectives and approach
General principles
Sediments and scaling laws
Measuring and observation techniques
Procedures for performance of tests
Results
Reporting
Uncertainty assessment
Examples
Ecological experiments
Introduction
Ecological perspective
Hydraulic engineering perspective
Experimental design
Incorporating plants into physical models
Incorporating small animals into physical models
Linking physical models of ecology with numerical models and their extension to field data
Summary conclusions and future challenges
Composite modelling
Introduction
The concept of composite modelling
Composite modelling technique case studies used in CoMIBBS
Issues in applying composite modelling
References
Bibliography
Subject Index
Biography
Stuart J. McLelland, Lynne E. Frostick, T.G. Mercer
