It seems simple enough, but a modeler needs to have a conceptual understanding of numerical methods and know the limitations of the software package being used. The software package uses the input to solve mathematical equations. Modelers typically use computer software packages where you input topography, flows, roughness parameters, and hydraulic structures. At this conference, I will be presenting on Two-Dimensional (2D) Hydraulic Modeling with Tidal Boundary Conditions. Per the NHEC website ( ), the conference is themed “Advancing Hydraulic Engineering through Innovation and Resilient Design,” and will address the challenges that transportation agencies face to construct, maintain, sustain, and improve hydraulic structures in the physical, natural, social, and economic environments of today and tomorrow. The Conference spans a week from 8/27 to 8/31, and I will be presenting on Friday, August 31 st. Rivers require intricate numerical models for river-type engineering problems, and I have been accepted to present on these intricate models at this years biennial National Hydraulic Engineering Conference (NHEC) in Columbus, Ohio. Yes, you can apply mathematics or numerical methods to solve complicated differential equations, but there are always some unknowns about turbulent flows (class 4 rapids) where general assumptions are made. Then imagine measuring water in a river in order to build safer bridges it tumbles over rocks, it changes speed, it experiences different water levels throughout a season.īelieve it or not, water movement is one of the most difficult phenomenon to solve. Imagine trying to measure water in a beaker or in a measuring cup it is stagnant and easy to follow the line of meniscus to see if it’s a ½ cup or 3/4. The Flow of the River: What 2D Hydraulic Modeling Can Teach us about Movement

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