HYDROLOGY, WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

PhDproposalforCsFGermanyRuhrUniversittBochum(RUB)ProposalTopic:UrbanFloodModelingDualDrainageProposalSummary:SimulationofUrbanFloodinginurbanareasisachievedbyDualDrainagemodels(DD)wherebybothabovegroundandsewernetworkaremodeledsimultaneously.CurrentlyaDualDrainagemodelssimulationisacomputationallyexpensiveprocesswhichcantakeseveralhoursorevendaystocomplete(Leandro,etal2009).AlternativestoDDModelsaresimplifiedsurfacerunoffModels(Leandro,etal2012)orsimplifiedDDModels(Leandro,etal2011).TheformerhaveacceptablecomputationalbutlimitedapplicationandlaterrequiresophisticatedModelstobecalibrated.ThisproposalaimstodevelopanewDualDrainagemodelthatwillenableUrbanFloodingtobesimulatedfasterwhilekeepingitsmainrepresentativeness.ThegoalistoreducecomputationaltimeandallowengineerstotestmanyfloodingscenariosthancurrentDDmodels.RuhrUniversittBochum(RUB)GeneraldescriptionTheRUBisonitswaytobecomingoneoftheleadingEuropeanuniversitiesofthe21stCentury.Ourexcellenceprogramshavemadethemselvesaninternationalname:OurResearchSchoolisaninternationalcollegeforstructureddoctoralresearchinthelifesciences,naturalsciences,engineering,thehumanitiesandsocialsciences.InterfacultyandinterdisciplinaryResearchDepartments,whicharemutually,nationallyandinternationallynetworked,sharpentheprofileoftheRUB.AddedtothisisanunsurpassedprogramforthepromotionofEarlyCareerResearchers,andanexcellentinfrastructure.TheInstituteofHydrology,WaterResourcesManagementandEnvironmentalEngineeringhas1520members,whoareworking,amongothertopics,withcomputersystemsinthedevelopmentandapplicationoffloodforecastingsystemsandnewprinciplesforflooddimensioningofwatermanagementstoragesystems.SupervisorsandexpertiseDr.JorgeLeandrocurrentlyleadstheDFGprojectGZ:LE3220/11andsupervisesthreePhDstudentswithgrantsSFRH/BD/85783/2012,SFRH/BD/81869/2011andSFRH/PROTEC/67486/2010inthefieldofUrbanDrainage.HehassuccessfullyleadedaFCTprojectPTDC/AACAMB/101197/2008atIMAR/DECUCandsupervised7MScstudenttheses.DuringhisPhDhehasbeenrecognizedwithtwoawards(oneUKnationalandoneInternational).Forfurtherinformationpleaseconsult:1and2.KeyselectedpublicationsLeandro,J.,J.P.LeitoandJ.L.M.P.deLima(2012),QuantifyingtheuncertaintyintheSCSfloodhydrographs:acasestudyintheAzoresislands.JournalofFloodRiskManagement.LeandroJ.,DjordjevicS.,ChenA.S.,SavicD.A.,StanicM.(2011).Calibrationofa1D/1Durbanfloodmodelusing1D/2Dmodelresultsintheabsenceoffielddata.WaterScienceandTechnology,64(5)10161024.LeandroJ.,ChenA.S,DjordjevicS.,SavicD.A(2009)."Acomparisonof1D/1Dand1D/2Dcoupledhydraulicmodelsforurbanfloodsimulation."JournalofHydraulicEngineeringASCE;6(1):495504