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We have a further invite from Dr. Andrew Fox of Brunel University London, (BUL).
Hydrological Models are the basis of all Environment Agency, (EA), funded flood alleviation schemes.
The Hydrological Model is used to predict the efficacy of proposals,
which should they score highly enough allows Central Government funding to be allocated.
Hydrological Models also allow the effects of flood alleviation installations to be measured and quantified.
This talk is not of as much immediate interest to a group with an interest in urban woodlands, as Dr. Tom Nisbet's in February,
but,
hydrological modelling can verify the effects of multi-faceted Natural Flood Management, (NFM),
which to the casual onlooker can be regarded as 'a bunch of sticks in a ditch'.
As part of the Environment Agency’s Flood and Coastal Engineering CPD programme, Brunel University London’s programme of engagement with local communities to implement nature-based solutions to manage flood risk, and the Brunel University Centre for Flood Risk and Resilience (CFR2) – We are pleased to announce the following talk, which is open to staff and students from the University as well as member of the public with an interest in the subject:
Title of the talk: Creating and setting up 1D, 2D, and 3D numerical models for flood forecasting.
Speaker: Dr Oscar Herrera-Granados, Visiting Lecturer and Research Fellow
Time and Date of talk: 16:00-17:30hrs, on Wednesday 22 March
Venue: HWLL313, and online via MS TEAMS
Talk outline: This talk will outline how computer models for estimating flood flows in 1D and 2D are set up, as well as how the modeler has to understand the process behind the available computer models. It will touch upon the topic of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and explain how modern software tools are able to incorporate CFD into the modelling process. The talk will illustrate the theory with practical examples from case study projects. Delegates attending this event will gain an understanding of the range of techniques used to develop computer models of flood flows and understand how the technology used to develop computer models is evolving and growing in sophistication, enabling ever more dimensions to be included in the modelling process.
Speaker Bio: Oscar Herrera Granados is a Senior Lecturer, Scientist, and Consultant in the Faculty of Civil Engineering at the Wroclaw University of Science and Technology in Poland. He is a hydroengineering specialist and is involved in projects that concern water resources management, river training, hydraulic structures, flood risk management, and hydraulic modelling. He pursued a doctoral degree in natural sciences held by the Wrocław University of Science and Technology and also has degrees from the University of Stuttgart and the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Oscar is currently working as a Senior Lecturer and Research Fellow (Visiting) at Brunel University London, where he is carrying out scientific research in the field of hydraulic engineering. Oscar possesses more than 15 years of experience dealing with numerical modelling for scientific purposes as well as for projects for the industry.
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