Hydraulics

Sediment Transport

Erosion and deposition processes are usually described using empirical formulations developed under steady uniform flow conditions that are not well adapted to fast transient flows. Consequently,...

Large-scale flow measurements

Discharge measurements in rivers rely on direct measurements of the velocity field, or on water-level measurements and stage-discharge relations. With the development of digital imagery and...

Morphological evolution modelling

Under extreme flow conditions, the riverbed is subject to significant morphological changes. While the simulation tools designed for pure hydrodynamic flows are nowadays quite reliable, there are...

Breaching

Dikes built along rivers or earthen dams are vulnerable structures in case of catastrophic flooding, as they can be completely eroded when overtopped. With the change in precipitation regimes...

Porosity models for flows in urban areas

Despite the development of the parallel computing, simulating a flood lasting several hours over a large urban area still requires a significant computational time. Porosity-based models rely on...

North-South cooperation activities

Our group is very active in scientific cooperation research, through the RESCIF network and through projects funded by ARES, related to floods and water distribution, in Haiti and in the Philippines.