River Flow 2012

Table of Contents

Preface
Organization
Organizing institutions and sponsor
Acknowledgement

VOLUME 1

Keynotes

Performance review of Jamuna Bridge River training works 1997–2009
G.J. Klaassen, H. van Duivendijk & M.H. Sarker

Fluvial influence on estuaries and coastal wetlands
G.M.E. Perillo

Problems and researches on eco-hydraulics and eco-sedimentation
Z.-Y.Wang & M. Xu

A. River hydrodynamics

A.1 Turbulent open channel flow & transport of sediments

Numerical investigation of flow structure and shear stress over fixed dunes
S. Attar & S.S. Li

Similarities and differences of fluvial shallow mixing layers
A. Dudill, J.D. Shucksmith &W. Brevis

3D flow structure in a sand bed stream with riparian vegetation
S. Gorrick & J.F. Rodríguez

Exchanges between river flow and its side basins
S. Karimpour Ghannadi &V.H. Chu

Computations of unsteady river flows around a bridge pier by shallow multi-level grid model
I. Kimura, S. Saito &Y. Shimizu

Influence of bluff body wake structure on fish preferred holding locations
R.W.J. Lacey & J.L. van Leeuwen

Turbulence anisotropy in a compound meandering channel
I. Mera, M.J. Franca, J. Anta & E. Peña

Visualizing the variation in normality of a turbulent velocity field
A. Nichols & S.J. Shepherd

Mean flow field around a boulder within a fully submerged boulder array
T. Papanicolaou, A.G. Tsakiris & C.M. Kramer

Higher-order moments of velocity fluctuations in an open channel flow with mobile bedforms
H. Prashanth Reddy, V. Roussinova, R. Balachandar &T. Bolisetti

Computations on meandering compound channel flows using 3D URANS model 1
R. Shimada, I. Kimura, Y. Shimizu & R. Inoue

Bursting and flow kinematics in natural streams
A.N. Sukhodolov &V.I. Nikora

A.2 Flow resistance & bed roughness

Numerical modelling of rapidly varying flow over weir-like obstacles during high water stages
S. Ali,W.S.J. Uijttewaal & I. Kimura

Shock wave/boundary layer interaction in hydraulic jumps in very large channels
M. Ben Meftah, F. De Serio & M. Mossa

2-D numerical modeling of water flow over a gravel bar
M. Jaballah, B. Camenen, A. Paquier & M. Jodeau

Intense bed-load friction and transport: The effect of concentration
V. Matoušek & J. Krupiˇcka

Integration of a dune roughness model with a large-scale flow model
A.J. Paarlberg & R.M.J. Schielen

Modelling the influence of macrophyte patches on river flow
P. Rameshwaran & P.S. Naden

Turbulence characteristics of rough open channel flow subjected to bed injection
V. Roussinova & R. Balachandar

Simulation of macro resistance in steep mountain stream
T.Wang &V.H. Chu

Bed form evolution under varying discharges, flume versus field
J.J.Warmink, C.M. Dohmen-Janssen & R.M.J. Schielen

A.3 Overbank flows & vegetation

An experimental study of drag forces acting on flexible plants
J. Aberle &A. Dittrich

Numerical modelling of overbank flood routing
J.B. Abril, M.S. Altinakar &Y. Jia

Influence of vegetation on compound-channel turbulent field
R. Azevedo, J.B. Leal & L. Rojas-Solórzano

Flow in skewed compound channels with rough floodplains
D. Bousmar, T. Jacqmin, S.Wyseur & S. Van Emelen

LES of flow past a porous cylinder
K.S. Chang & G. Constantinescu

Vegetated flows: drag force and velocity profiles for foliated plant stands
J. Jalonen, J. Järvelä & J. Aberle

Turbulent flows in a compound open channel with emergent vegetation
Y. Kawahara, F. Jahra & F. Hasegawa

Errors in 2-D modelling using a 0th order turbulence closure for compound channel flows
F. Linde, A. Paquier, S. Proust &Y. Peltier

Energy dissipation of flows in vegetated patches with spatially varying stem density
A.M. Ricardo, M.J. Franca, A. Schleiss & R.M.L. Ferreira

Modeling of vegetated rivers for inbank and overbank flows
K. Shiono, M. Takeda, K. Yang, Y. Sugihara &T. Ishigaki

Unsteady flow in natural compound channel: experiment and simulation
F.J.M. Simões & P.J. Kinzel

Dynamics of turbulent flow along and behind vegetation patches: Field experiments
T.A. Sukhodolova &A.N. Sukhodolov

Characteristics of local erosion and deposition with a patch of vegetation
H. Suk Kim, I. Kimura &Y. Shimizu

Propagation of a gravity current in an aquatic canopy: Insights from Large Eddy Simulations
A. Yuksel Ozan, G. Constantinescu &T. Tokyay

Application of a porous media approach for vegetation flow resistance
P. Zinke

A.4 Unsteady open channel flow & dambreak

Turbulence measurements in dam-break flows
R. Aleixo, Y. Zech & S. Soares-Frazão

Two-dimensional hydrodynamic dam break simulation on the Camú river, Dominican Republic
E. James Nelson & R. Jones

Submerged and un-submerged flow through dam breach
S. Karimpour Ghannadi &V.H. Chu

A.5 Interaction with structures

Scour around a variably submerged barb in a gravel bed stream
F. Bressan &A.N. Thanos Papanicolaou

Hydro- and morphodynamics tracking of the evolution of a culvert-attached scour hole
H.-C. Ho, A. Firoozfar & M. Muste

Modeling of flood in urban areas with a porosity model: Directional effects
M. Velickovic, Y. Zech & S. Soares-Frazão

A.6 Diffusion & dispersion process

The influence of bed roughness on the dynamics of gravity currents
H.I.S. Nogueira, C. Adduce, E. Alves & M.J. Franca
PTV-based detection of chaotic features in groyne field flushing processes
M. Zsugyel, K.G. Szabó & J. Józsa

B. River morphology & sediment transport

B.1 Mechanics of sediment transport

A settling velocity parameterization for sand/mud mixture in a 1D flow during a flushing event
G. Antoine, M. Jodeau, B. Camenen & M. Esteves

Tentative measurements of bedload transport in an energetic alpine gravel bed river
B. Camenen, M. Jaballah, T. Geay, P. Belleudy, J.B. Laronne & J.P. Laskowski

Experimental study of ripple formation
Y. Cui & J.C.Wells

Experimental bedload sorting at the particle scale on steep slopes
P. Frey &T. Martin

Tidal bore: Eulerian velocities and suspended sediment concentration measurements
L. Furgerot, D. Mouaze, B. Tessier & J.C. Brun-Cottan

Steep flume experiments with large immobile boulders and wide grain size distribution as encountered in alpine torrents
T. Ghilardi & A.J. Schleiss

Sediment erosion a numerical and experimental study
C. Goniva, K. Gruber & C. Kloss

Spatio-temporal variability of bedload transport
H. Habersack, A. Kreisler, J. Aigner, M. Liedermann & H. Seitz

Theoretical basis for Rosgen’s Pagosa good/fair equation
D.D. Hinton, R.H. Hotchkiss &T.P. Ballestero

Flow induced pressure fluctuations with a gravel bed
M. Jaeger & G. Smart

Adaptive roughness approach for 2D long-term morphodynamic simulation
R. Klar, L. Umach, S. Achleitner & M. Aufleger

Influence of depot size on bed load transport velocity over static armour layers
Kl. Koll & Ka. Koll

A continuous vertical grain sorting model for Telemac & Sisyphe
U.H. Merkel & R. Kopmann

Bed load movement over a fully developed armor layer – A tracer experiment
S. Spiller, N. Rüther, Kl. Koll & Ka. Koll

Incipient motion of non-cohesive particles in yield stress fluid flows
A. Tamburrino, D. Carrillo & C. Ihle

A meso-scale gravel tracer model for gravel-bed rivers
M. Tritthart, M. Liedermann & H. Habersack

Immobile layer formation due to vertical sorting of immobile grain size fractions
A.P. Tuijnder & J.S. Ribberink

Particle step length variation along river dunes
O.J.M. van Duin, J.S. Ribberink, C.M. Dohmen-Janssen & S.J.M.H. Hulscher

Sediment transport models to simulate erosion of overtopped earth-dikes
S. Van Emelen, L. Schmocker,W.H. Hager, S. Soares-Frazão &Y. Zech

Numerical simulation of sediment transport in open channel flow
B. Vowinckel, T. Kempe, J. Fröhlich &V.I. Nikora

Adjustment of fully-developed dunes to sudden changes in flow depth
J.D.Wiebe &A.M. Ferreira da Silva

B.2 River morphology & morphodynamics

The meandering Ucayali River, a cyclic adaptation of cutoff and planform migration
J.D. Abad, H. Montoro, C. Frias, J. Paredes & B. Peralta

One-dimensional numerical modelling of river morphology processes with non-uniform sediment
J.B. Abril, M.S. Altinakar &W.Wu

Morphological modeling of river perturbations due to hydroelectric structures at watershed scale
H. Alcayaga, P. Belleudy & C. Jourdain

Experimental analysis and numerical simulation of a gravel bed stream
A. Arias, C. Godoy &Y. Niño

A method to evaluate length and height of bed forms in vegetated beds
A. Armanini, V. Cavedon & M. Righetti

A coupled hydro-sedimentologic model to assess the advance of the Parana River Delta Front
N.D. Badano, M. Sabarots Gerbec, M. Re &A.N. Menéndez

A comprehensive field analysis of a river confluence
S. Baranya, J. Józsa, G.T. Török & N. Rüther

Glacial-lake outburst flood effects on Colonia River Morphology, Chilean Patagonia
E. Bastianon,W. Bertoldi & A. Dussaillant

Three effects of bedforms on the river bed profile
A. Blom

Numerical investigation of hydro-morphological changes due to training works in the Salzach River
M.D. Bui & P. Rutschmann

Automatic object detection to analyze the geometry of gravel grains – a free stand-alone tool
M. Detert &V.Weitbrecht

Numerical investigation of effect of flow stages and vegetation on bed morphology at a large river confluence
T.M. Dinh, I. Kimura &Y. Shimizu

Bend scour reduction induced by an air-bubble screen under live-bed conditions
V. Dugué, A.J. Schleiss & K. Blanckaert

Experimental characterization of root anchoring in non-cohesive sediment
K. Edmaier, B. Crouzy, P. Perona & P. Burlando

Field-scale experiment on migrating bar dynamics: Preliminary analysis
J.P.C. Eekhout & A.J.F. Hoitink

The transition between gravel-bed rivers and sand-bed rivers
R.M. Frings, F. Kirsch, H. Schüttrumpf & S. Vollmer

Numerical simulations of groyne influenced dunes
A. Goll & R. Kopmann

Two-phase modelling of total sediment load in fast geomorphic transients
M. Greco, M. Iervolino, A. Vacca & A. Leopardi

Sediment transport in a 90-degree diversion: Experimental and conceptual approach
A. Herrero, A. Bateman & V. Medina

On the cause of sand casting due to avulsions part 2 numerical modelling
E.M. Hooning, G.J. Klaassen & E. Mosselman

Numerical simulation of sand bar formation in downstream of back-step structure with sudden expansion
T. Hosoda & H. Shirai

Numerical simulation on bed evolution and channel migration in rivers
T. Iwasaki, Y. Shimizu & I. Kimura

Numerical discretization of the Exner equation in unsteady floods
C. Juez, J. Murillo & P. García-Navarro

Scouring depth around arch spur dike at river banks
A. Keshavarzi, H. Khabbaz & J. Ball

On the cause of sand casting due to avulsions part 1 analytical approach
G.J. Klaassen & E.M. Hooning

The role of intra-event scale bed morphodynamics for riverbank erosion
M. Klösch, B. Blamauer & H. Habersack

Modelling bank erosion in fluvial channels
Y.G. Lai, B.P. Greimann & K.Wu

Braided channel morphological changes derived from a combined analysis of multidate airborne LiDAR and archive aerial photographs
S. Lallias-Tacon, F. Liébault & H. Piégay

The Moiré method applied to sediment transport in a small-scale braided river
P. Leduc, H. Bellot, A. Recking & M. Naaim

Characteristics of meanders and oxbow lakes in Qinghai-Tibet plateau
Z.W. Li, Z.-Y.Wang & L. Liu

Validation of video monitoring technique to measure wood transport in a river
B.J. MacVicar & H. Piégay

Padma River morphodynamics near Padma Bridge
D.G. McLean, J.A. Vasquez, K. Oberhagemann & M.H. Sarker

Numerical exploration of navigability in anabranches around a large fluvial island
F.C.R. Melman, E. Mosselman, J.L. Jimenez Osorio & A. Montes Arboleda

Simultaneous, co-located measurements of flow velocity and sediment concentration over mobile dunes
S. Naqshband, J.S. Ribberink, S.J.M.H. Hulscher & D. Hurther

Using computational modeling of river flow with remotely sensed data to Infer Channel Bathymetry
J.M. Nelson, R.R. McDonald, P.J. Kinzel & Y. Shimizu

1-D long term simulation of the Paraná River morphodynamics in the light of climate variability
M. Nones, G. Di Silvio, M. Guerrero & L. Pastorello

Quasi-3D modelling of bed shear stresses at high curvature
W. Ottevanger,W.S.J. Uijttewaal & K. Blanckaert

Morphological modelling of side channels: A comparison between an analytical and numerical approach
R.M.J. Schielen, D.R. van Putten, C.F. van der Mark & J.S. Ribberink

Effect of sediment entrainment and avalanching on modeling of Grand Canyon eddy bars
K.C.J. Sloff, B. Nieuwboer, B. Logan & J. Nelson

Development of a rapid assessment tool for river bank erosion
A. Spruyt, R.A.M. van der Sligte, C.F. van der Mark, A. Sieben & E. Mosselman

Contributions, possibilities and limitations in fluvial eco-hydromorphology
R.Y. Tatis Muvdi & J. Stamm

The influence of fluvial and maritime processes in shaping the eastern coast of the upper Rio de la Plata estuary
L. Teixeira, I. Piedra-Cueva & S. Solari

A method for systematic assessment of the morphodynamic response to removal of bank protection
C.F. van der Mark, R.A.M. van der Sligte, A. Becker, E. Mosselman & H.J. Verheij

Modeling stratigraphy formed by prograding Gilbert deltas
E. Viparelli, A. Blom & G. Parker

Study on mesoscale bed form in the Ganges reach dominated by suspended sediment
A. Yorozuya, MD. S. Rahman & S. Egashira

Detailed modelling of river morphological response to climate change scenarios
M.F.M. Yossef & K. Sloff

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VOLUME 2

B.3 Sedimentation in reservoirs

Numerical analysis of sediment transport processes in a reservoir
G. Harb, C. Dorfmann, J. Schneider, S. Haun & H. Badura

3D numerical simulation of the flushing process in the Angostura reservoir
S. Haun, N.R.B. Olsen, C.R. Rodríguez Meza & L. Lizano

Sediment transport modelling of a reservoir drawdown, example of Tolla reservoir
M. Jodeau & S. Menu

Numerical analysis of hydraulic characteristics in a dry dam
Y. Murata, I. Kimura, Y. Shimizu & S. Kawamura

Watershed erosion evaluation of empirical and physical models at Aguacate Reservoir
E.J. Nelson, J.E. McCarthy, M. Paudel & F. Perez

Tarbela Dam in Pakistan. Case study of reservoir sedimentation
M. Roca

B.4 Sediment-structure interaction

The morphology of an evolving scour hole around a bridge pier
P. Bouratsis, P. Diplas, C.L. Dancey & N. Apsilidis

Hydrological and hydraulic characterization in semi arid zones. Analysis of model type, basin size and sediment transport formulae
L.G. Castillo & M.D. Marin

Statistical analysis of fractal scaling for flow structure around circular bridge pier
A. Keshavarzi & J. Ball

Effect of spacing and skew-angle on clear-water scour at pier alignments
R. Lança, C. Fael, R. Maia, J. Pêgo &A.H. Cardoso

Evaluation of local scour depth around complex bridge piers
M. Moreno, R. Maia, L. Couto &A. Cardoso

3D determination of the scour evolution around a bridge pier by photogrammetric means
C. Rapp, K. Eder & U. Stilla

Scouring processes around a semi-circular nose pier with attack angles
M. Romero, N. Canedo & R. Segales

Experiments on ecohydraulic parameters at unstructured block ramps
S. Tamagni, V.Weitbrecht & R.M. Boes

B.5 Transport & fate of pollutants in rivers

Probable maximum flood inundation modeling: a case study in southern Virginia
W.J. Kingston, C.F. Castro-Bolinaga, E.R. Zavaleta & P. Diplas

Assessment of analytical models for simulating continuous time series of suspended particulate matter concentration in regulated rivers
M. Launay, J. Le Coz, H. Angot & M. Coquery

B.6 Debris & hyperconcentrated flow

High-speed debris-flows generating 2D impulse waves: Experimental analysis
F. Bregoli, A. Bateman Pinzón &V. Medina

An experimental study of hyperconcentrated flows
C. Le Bouteiller, F. Naam & N. Mathys

C. River engineering

C.1 Flow management & flood control

Simultaneous prediction of rating curves and junction split flow relationships in a natural river network
J.B. Abril & D.W. Knight

Distributed flow guided hydraulic modeling of a desert river system for flood control
I. Ahmed & R.M. Gerlach

Importance of river bank and floodplain slopes on the accuracy of flood inundation mapping
S.A. Brandt & N.J. Lim

Control of a single reach with model predictive control
M. Breckpot, B. De Moor & O.M. Agudelo

A hydrologic and hydrodynamic modeling approach for flood risk assessment
C. de Gonzalo, J.C. Robredo & J.A. Mintegui

Erosion protection of barrier beach strips between river-fed lagoons and the sea
V.J.E. Den Boer, F.C.R. Melman, S. Post, E. Mosselman, J. Denham & C. Fernandez

Some considerations on reproducing flash floods using one water stage hydrograph at one site
T. Hosoda, H. Shirai & A. Saif

Prediction of Discharge in a meandering channel using ANFIS
S. Moharana & K.K. Khatua

Building a 2-D model for the floods in the inner delta of Niger River
G. Roy, A. Paquier, G. Belaud & J.P. Baume

Effect of sediment diameter on plane dike breach shape and on breach discharge
L. Schmocker & W.H. Hager

Driftwood retention in large rivers – a new concept
V.Weitbrecht & L. Schmocker

Flood probability mapping by means of conceptual modeling
V.Wolfs, N. Van Steenbergen & P.Willems

C.2 River habitat management & river restoration

Turbulent flow around box groyne with a longitudinal block
F. Cai & A. Tominaga

Optimization of ecologically oriented structures in a small urban river
C. Lange, Q. Zhang & R. Hinkelmann

Habitat suitability simulation of theYangtze River’s four major carp species
A.Y.J. Yi & B.S.H. Zhang

C.3 Physical & numerical modelling in river engineering

Hydraulic analysis of transcritical flow in a drop structure applying 1D and 2D numerical models in comparison with a reduced-scale physical model
J.B. Abril

Historic changes in the Salt River bed stability and its implications on a flood control levee design
I. Ahmed & G.E. Freeman

Density current migration around a sluice gate
R. Akahori &Y. Yoshikawa

Development of the iRIC Software for River analysis
K. Asahi, Y. Yoshida, H. Tsunematsu, Y. Shimizu & J. Nelson

Flow under ice cover and jam effects
D. Carstensen

Evaluation of the applicability of a coupled model of groundwater and surface flow using field data
D. Caviedes-Voullième, M. González-Sanchis, P. García-Navarro, J. Murillo, E. González & F. Comín

Role of bed elevation discordance at 90◦ straight-channel confluences
D. Ðordevic

Comparison between standard and non-linear k-ε turbulence models for three-dimensional simulation of turbulent flow in a meandering open channel
B. Fraga, L. Cea, E. Peña & L. Davidson

MASCARET: A 1-D open-source software for flow hydrodynamic and water quality in open channel networks
N. Goutal, J.-M. Lacombe, F. Zaoui & K. El-Kadi-Abderrezzak

Simulation of sediment transport upon dam removal
B.P. Greimann & Y.G. Lai

Modeling the effect of dumping of fine sediment at the Danube River
M. Haimann, M. Tritthart & H. Habersack

Numerical discretization of friction term in unsteady mud/debris floods
J. Murillo & P. García-Navarro

Simulation and POD analysis of the flow field in a reach of the Hudson River Estuary
T.N.M. Phan, J.C.Wells,W.D. Kirkey, M.S. Islam, C.B. Fuller, T.O. Ojo & J.S. Bonner

Uncertainty in 2D flood plain modeling concerning varying distribution of tributary bed loads and rainfall
M. Ploerer, S. Achleitner, B. Gems & M. Aufleger

Discretisation methods of grading curves at morphodynamic computations
L. Umach, R. Klar, S. Achleitner & M. Aufleger

Assessment of model improvement actions in river hydrodynamic modelling
N. Van Steenbergen & P.Willems

Hydraulic modeling for the Padma River Bridge
J.A. Vasquez, D.G. McLean, V.F. O’Connor & A. Zimmermann

Evaluation of strategies for the acceleration of morphodynamic simulations against the background of waterways maintenance
S.Wurms & P.M. Schröder

C.4 Navigation waterways and dredging

The effect of river training structures on flood heights on the Middle Mississippi River
E.J. Brauer

Preparing self supporting river systems: How to cope with excessive maintenance dredging?
S. van Vuren & H. Havinga

C.5 Innovative field & laboratory instrumentation

Optical techniques for surface velocity and bed elevation measurements in a fluvial physical scale model
K. El-Kadi-Abderrezzak, A. Die Moran, M. Jodeau & F. Lebert

Comparison of discharge measurements acquired with ADCP in a moving vessel and fixed vessel techniques in amazon river basin
P.E.M. Gamaro, L.H. Maldonado & K.A. Lima

Stage-discharge hysteresis evidenced by multi-ADCP measurements
J. Le Coz, K. Pobanz, J.-B. Faure, G. Pierrefeu, B. Blanquart & Y. Choquette

Characterization of shallow flows using novel acoustic instrumentation
A. Nichols, S.J. Tait & K.V. Horoshenkov

Detection of erosion/deposition depth using a passive RFID technology
A.N. Papanicolaou, I.V. Moustakidis & A.G. Tsakiris

C.6 Bank erosion, scour & protection

Estimation of rock erosion in channels, bridge piers and hydraulic jumps
J.D. Brea, P.D. Spalletti & J. Heck

Impact of ship waves on the sediment transport in a nature friendly bank protection
S. De Roo, L. Vanhaute & P. Troch

The rap on river banks: Protecting river banks with loose rock riprap
D.C. Froehlich

Failure risk analysis of riverbank ripraps with Monte Carlo simulation
M. Jafarnejad, M. Pfister & A.J. Schleiss

Characteristics of pier scour in cohesive sediments
R.K. Jain, U.C. Kothyari & A. Kumar

Quantifying the effect of sediment compaction on pier scour
O. Link, K. Klischies, P. Arriagada, G. Montalva & A. Stehr

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