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Frontiers of Structural and Civil Engineering >> 2007, Volume 1, Issue 1 doi: 10.1007/s11709-007-0011-5

Numerical simulation of flood inundation processes by 2D shallow water equations

1.State Key Laboratory of Hydraulics & Mountain River Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China; 2.College of Water Resources & Hydropower, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China; 3.College of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China; 4.Guizhou Hongfu Industry & Commerce Development Co. Ltd., Fuquan 550501, China;

Available online: 2007-03-05

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Abstract

In order to strengthen flood risk management in a river basin, to upgrade the capability of flood control, and to reduce the loss of lives and properties in urban areas, a numerical simulation model using 2D shallow water equations was proposed in this study. A satisfactory result has been obtained by applying the model in the Fuji River basin in central Japan. The result indicates that the numerical simulation model proposed can be adopted not only in the risk management of a river basin, but also in the study of realtime operations of rescue jobs and evacuation routes in a municipal region suffering from a serious flooding event.

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