Case study: Design of flood control systems on the Vara River by numerical and physical modeling

Journal of Hydraulic Engineering

Volumn 135, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1063-1072

  Siviglia, Annunziato ^a   Stocchino, Alessandro ^b   Colombini, Marco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Case studies; Design; Floods; Italy; Numerical models

Indexed keywords

DESIGN FLOOD; FLOOD DEFENSE; FLOOD MITIGATION; HYDROLOGICAL CONDITION; HYDROLOGICAL SCENARIOS; NUMERICAL AND PHYSICAL MODELING; NUMERICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; PHYSICAL MODEL; STORAGE RESERVOIRS; CASE-STUDIES; DEFENCE PROGRAMS; FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEMS; FLOOD DEFENCE; PROJECT-BASED; STUDY DESIGN;

FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODS; NUMERICAL METHODS; RESEARCH; RESERVOIRS (WATER); RIVER CONTROL; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SIMULATORS; CONTROL SYSTEMS; NUMERICAL MODELS;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RIVERS;

FLOOD CONTROL; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; MITIGATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; ONE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; SIMULATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; MAGRA RIVER; MASSA-CARRARA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TUSCANY;

EID: 70549103124     PISSN: 07339429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HY.1943-7900.0000135     Document Type: Article

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