Hydrodynamics - Rivers

Rivers are natural water courses and have a vital contribution to the socio-economical welfare of societies living along their course. Because they supply continuous, usually dependable, flow and supply of water, centralised civilisation began emerging independently along a number of river valleys; e.g. along the Indus, the Nile, the Tigris and Euphrates, and the Yellow Rivers.  Since then, mankind has been in continuous struggle to understand and live in harmony with this gift/force of nature; modelling is the modern way to do so. Delft3D is the state-of-the-art modelling framework for hydrodynamics, water quality, ecology, waves and morphology.

Hydrodynamic modelling is an essential tool to tackle several river problems. It is the 1^st step for other modelling studies. Here, in this space, we can share knowledge & experiences, and discuss issues related to hydrodynamic modelling of rivers.