The influence of incident waves on runup: A comparison between a phase-averaged and a phase-resolving XBeach model

Wave runup is generated by energy which remains after wave breaking and travels farther to the coast in the form of a bore. It can be seen as a thin wedge of water running up the beach face (Brocchini and Baldock, 2008). Under storm conditions runup is responsible for beach and dune erosion and accurate runup predictions are therefore required ...

An analysis of numerical model applications to river hydrodynamics

Double Master of Science in Hydraulic Engineering (Civil Engineering and Geosciences) and Applied Mathematics (Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science) - It is of importance to know how the water is behaving in rivers due to the dangers, such as flooding and eroding of land, it can bring with it. Present day we are still...

The effect of islands in the Río Magdalena on discharge and sediment transport into the Canal del Dique, Colombia

Controlling the distribution of water and sediment at river bifurcations is one of the main challenges in river engineering and management. This distribution affects the stability of river bifurcations as well as the distribution of flooding risk, navigability and environmental conditions. The governing factors are the hydrodynamics of the two...

Arctic stick-slip effects on a simplified moored vessel in head-on ice conditions

The stick-slip effect is a quasi-static effect that can occur with every mass-spring system that is subjected to significant amount of friction forces. It is based on the difference between the static and kinetic friction coefficient. If the relative velocity between two objects is zero, the sliding object will normally encounter a larger...