ABSTRACT
The behaviour of river systems is a result of the complex interaction between flow, sediments, morphology and habitats. Furthermore, rivers are often used as a source of water supply and energy production as well as a waterway for transportation. The main challenge faced by river engineers today, in collaboration with environmental and ecological scientists, is to restore the channelized rivers under the constraints of high urbanization and limited space, as well as sustainable water use.
During the seventh International Conference on Fluvial Hydraulics “River Flow 2014” at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland, scientists and professionals from all over the world addressed this challenge and exchanged their knowledge regarding fluvial hydraulics and river morphology. This book comprises the proceedings of the high quality contributions of the participants, which reflect the state-of-the-art in the fields of river hydrodynamics, morphodynamics, sediment transport, river engineering and restoration. The conference was organized under the auspices of the Committee on Fluvial Hydraulics of the International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR). Past River Flow conferences have witnessed a significant increase in participation of our community of river engineers and researchers, confirming the need for such a forum.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |18 pages
Keynote lectures
part A|250 pages
River hydrodynamics
part A.2|110 pages
Bed roughness and flow resistance
part A.3|208 pages
Vegetated flows
part A.4|68 pages
Overbank flows and flood propagation
part A.5|102 pages
Interaction between river flow and structures
part B|221 pages
River morphology and sediment transport
part B.1|219 pages
Mechanics of sediment transport
part B.2|373 pages
River morphology and morphodynamics
part B.3|223 pages
Local scour and erosion processes
part B.4|57 pages
Geomorphic Unsteady Flows
part B.5|70 pages
Dyke and dam erosion
part C|149 pages
River engineering and restoration
part C.1|147 pages
Flow management and flood control
part C.2|47 pages
Risk mitigation and assessment in river basins
part C.3|139 pages
Flow monitoring and remote sensing methods
part C.4|117 pages
Protection against local scour and erosion
part C.5|150 pages
Physical and numerical modelling in river engineering
part C.6|106 pages
River habitat management
part C.7|90 pages
Eco-hydraulics
part C.8|38 pages
Navigation waterways