6th IAHR Europe Congress in Warsaw/POLAND

February 2, 2021 /

IWS hosts Special Session on "Reservoir sedimentation: processes and management strategies"
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At the 6th IAHR Europe Congress in Warsaw/POLAND, the Institute for Modelling Hydraulic and Environmental Systems (IWS) of the Faculty participates with various contributions, which are presented by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Silke Wieprecht (keynote lecture), Dr. Sebastian Schwindt, Vahid Shoarinezhad, M.Sc., and Dipl.-Ing. Felix Beckers (all Department of Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources Management).

In addition, a special session on the topic "Reservoir sedimentation: processes and management strategies" was held as a live-webinar on February 18th, 2021, consisting of “180s-talks”. 

Conveners:
  • Nils Rüther, The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway
  • Kamal El Kadi Abderrezzak, Electricité de France (EDF), France
  • Giovanni De Cesare, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland
  • Felix Beckers, University of Stuttgart, Germany
Description of the Special Session:

Sedimentation reduces dam reservoir storage capacity and the benefits derived therefrom, such as flood and drought control, hydropower, water supply, irrigation, fish and wild life conservation, and recreation. In addition, the sediment imbalance throughout the water system caused by dams operated without sediment management facilities may lead to significant infrastructure and environmental damages both upstream and downstream of the reservoir. This special session provides a platform for contributions related to understanding sediment transport processes within reservoirs and developing effective strategies to counter sedimentation. Current research from laboratory, numerical, and field studies will be presented.

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