The diploma thesis is focused on the use of software based on an open-source license to determine scale and extent of the flood risk of municipality with the possibility of use for municipality spatial planning activities. The diploma thesis is divided into the theoretical and practical part. Theoretical part deals with issues related to flood wave, flood types, hydrologic and hydraulic modeling, land use documents, land use planning documents and flood control measures of non-technical and technical character with local purpose. In the practical part an analysis of the Lešany u Prostějova territory was carried out for the identification of critical sites from the point of view of the flash floods. The critical sites, also called the critical points, were further analyzed for determination of the scale and extent of the flood risk. At the end of the practical part the used analyses and models for municipal self-government are evaluated. Also, an idealized design of flood control measures and measures for water retention in the landscape are presented. All outputs are presented as maps and included in the annex of the diploma thesis.

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A escassez de monitoramento hidrológico, confrontada com as grandes dimensões das bacias hidrográficas do Brasil, inviabilizam a mensuração da vazão em bacias de pequeno porte, bem como a análise de seu comportamento ao longo de um curso d’água. No tocante à gestão de cheias em bacias hidrográficas, as séries históricas de vazão são fundamentais para entender a resposta da bacia hidrográfica à ocorrência de eventos de chuvas intensas. A necessidade de dados hidrológicos repercute no desenvolvimento de modelos capazes de estimar hidrogramas de escoamento superficial direto (ESD), elemento de maior relevância para a análise de vazões resultantes de eventos extremos de precipitação. Dentre as técnicas de modelagem do ESD, destacam-se a teoria do Hidrograma Unitário (HU) e do Hidrograma Unitário Instantâneo (HUI). O objetivo principal deste trabalho foi avaliar a aplicabilidade e limitações de modelos de HU sintéticos tradicionalmente empregados na engenharia hidrológica (Triangular-HUT e Adimensional-HUA), além de modelos de HUI conceituais (Nash-HUIN e Clark-HUIC) e de suas versões geomorfológicas (Nash-HUIGN e Clark-HUIGC). Todos os procedimentos relacionados aos modelos de HU e HUI foram conduzidos considerando dois cenários de estudo: modelagem concentrada (cenário 1) e modelagem distribuída (cenário 2). A área de estudo foi a bacia hidrográfica do arroio Cadeia que é uma importante sub-bacia da bacia hidrográfica do arroio Pelotas (BHAP), situada no sul do estado do Rio Grande do Sul. As informações primordiais para a aplicação de tais modelos foram as variáveis topográficas extraídas do modelo digital de elevação e dados temporais de chuva e vazão monitorados na bacia, fazendo uso da rede de monitoramento hidrológico existente na BHAP. Dez eventos chuva-vazão foram analisados e o método do Número da Curva possibilitou estimar a distribuição temporal de precipitações efetivas para ambos os cenários. O processamento computacional constituiu-se da aplicação do software HEC-HMS e da linguagem de programação R para a análise dos modelos de HU e HUI supracitados. Para a calibração dos parâmetros dos modelos, empregou-se o algoritmo Nelder Mead. As principais constatações deste trabalho foram: i) os modelos HUIC e HUIN foram os que tiveram melhor acurácia para estimativa de vazões de pico e dos hidrogramas; ii) as formulações geomorfológicas não são universais e necessitam ser utilizadas com cautela; iii) os modelos ajustados apresentaram desempenho ligeiramente superior quando discretizado por sub-bacia; iv) os modelos que utilizam parâmetros geomorfológicos possuíram melhor desempenho quando aplicada a modelagem concentrada; v) o algoritmo Nelder Mead pode ter aplicação limitada; vi) outros algoritmos devem ser investigados em estudos futuros no intuito de buscar soluções mais adequadas; vii) no cenário 2 foi possível discretizar os parâmetros e relacionar com a realidade hidrológica da bacia em estudo. / The indispensability of preserving water resources encourages researchers to seek a better quantitative understanding of the hydrological cycle. The scarcity of hydrological monitoring in conjunction with the large dimensions of Brazilian watersheds makes it unfeasible to measure stream flow and to analyze its behavior along a watercourse in small-sized watersheds. With regard to flood management in watersheds, historical stream flow series are fundamental to understand the watershed response to the occurrence of heavy rainfall events. The need for hydrological data stimulates the development of models capable of estimating direct surface runoff (DSR) hydrographs, which is the most relevant component when analyzing stream flows originated from extreme rainfall events. Among the techniques available for DSR modeling, the theory of Unit Hydrograph (UH) and Instantaneous Unit Hydrograph (IUH) should be highlighted. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the applicability and limitations of synthetic UH models traditionally used in hydrological engineering (Triangular-TUH and Dimensionless-DUH), conceptual IUH models (Nash-NIUH and Clark-CIUH) and their geomorphological versions (Nash-GNIUH and Clark-GCIUH). All the procedures involving UH and IUH models were carried out taking into account two study scenarios: lumped modeling (scenario 1) and distributed modeling (scenario 2). The study area was the Cadeia river watershed, which is an important subwatershed of the Pelotas river watershed (PRW), located in the south of Rio Grande do Sul State. The main information for the application of such models were topographical variables extracted from digital elevation model and temporal series related to rainfall and stream flow monitored in the watershed, making use of the existing hydrological monitoring network in the PRW. Ten rainfall-runoff events were evaluated and the Curve Number method was used to estimate the temporal distribution of effective rainfalls for both scenarios. The computational processing consisted of the application of both HEC-HMS software and R programming language for analysis of the aforementioned UH and IUH models. Nelder Mead algorithm was employed for calibration of the models’ parameters. The main findings of this study were: i) CIUH and NIUH were the models that had the best accuracy for estimation of peak stream flows and hydrographs; ii) the geomorphological formulations are not universal and need to be used carefully; iii) the adjusted models resulted in slightly superior performance when discretized by sub-basin; iv) the models dependent on geomorphological parameters had better performance when lumped modeling was applied; v) the Nelder Mead algorithm may have limited application; vi) other algorithms should be investigated in future studies in order to seek more adequate solutions; vii) in scenario 2, it was possible to discretize the parameters and relate them to the hydrological reality of the watershed under analysis.

Eskilstuna har sedan länge varit en industristad vilket har inneburit utsläpp av främst metallföroreningar men även organiska ämnen till Eskilstunaån. Provtagningar har vid upprepade tillfällen gjorts och det har visats att sedimentet i ån innehåller höga halter av förorenande ämnen. Sediment förorenat av miljögifter utgör en risk för både miljön och människors hälsa. Beroende på vilka förhållanden som råder i vattendraget skiljer sig sedimentationshastigheten åt, dels mellan olika vattendrag men den kan också variera inom recipienten vilket gör att det kan finnas särskilda områden där sediment och föroreningar ackumuleras. Det kan vara av vikt att identifiera dessa platser för att minska risken för återsuspension av sedimentet, som sedan kan transporteras vidare nedströms, samt för eventuella framtida åtgärder.  I examensarbetet undersöktes föroreningsspridningen i Eskilstunaån och var ackumulationsbottnar kan förväntas ligga. En sedimenttransportmodell byggdes upp i programmet HEC-RAS med åns batymetri som utgångspunkt. Resultaten från modelleringar analyserades och tolkades med det geografiska informationssystemet ArcGIS och jämfördes med bottens hårdhet samt tidigare utförda sedimentprovtagningar. Sedimenttransportmodelleringen tyder på att området med mest ackumulation finns i Eskilstunaån där den passerar centrum och där åns botten är relativt mjuk. De högsta halterna för majoriteten av de undersökta metallföroreningarna påträffades trots detta längre nedströms där botten, sett till hela ån, inte var utmärkande mjuk men i jämförelse med närliggande platser var den däremot mjuk och relativt djup. En slutsats som kan dras ur detta är att vid lokalisering av ackumulationsbottnar bör vattendragets batymetri analyseras i kombination med bottens hårdhet och det bör göras på kortare sträckor. / Eskilstuna has been an industrial town for a long time which has caused emissions of mostly metal contaminants but also organic substances in to the Eskilstuna river. Samples from the sediment shows high content of some pollutants. Contaminated sediments can cause environmental and health hazards. Therefore, it is of importance to locate accumulation areas in the riverbed to avoid resuspension of the sediment, for preventing further transport downstream, and it may be of use if remediation measures becomes necessary.  In this thesis the distribution of metal contaminants in the Eskilstuna river were investigated and accumulation areas located. A sediment transport model, based on the bathymetry, was implemented in the river analysis system HEC-RAS. The results from the model were later analyzed in the geographical information system ArcGIS and compared to the riverbeds hardness and the sediment samples. The sediment transport model showed an accumulation area in the river where it flows through the city center and the riverbed is relatively soft. The highest concentrations of most pollutants were found further downstream where the riverbed has a higher relative hardness. However, if only the neighbouring areas are compared to this locations the accumulation area is soft with a relative large depth. As a conclusion, one may have to take both bathymetry and the riverbeds hardness into account when locating accumulation areas.

Potvynių problema pastaruoju metu tampa vis aktualesnė, ypač tai gerai matosi Europoje. Per paskutinį dešimtmetį kilę didžiausi potvyniai įtakos turėjau daugiau kaip 0,6 milijardo žmonių (EM-DAT, 2008). 2006 metai per potvynius, paralyžiavusius, kai kuriuos Austrijos, Čekijos, Vokietijos ir Slovakijos rajonus, žuvo mažiausiai 10 žmonių (Lietuvos, 2006). 2007 metais ES priimta potvynių rizikos valdymo direktyva 2007/60/EB (Lietuvos, 2007). Šiame darbe analizuojamas potvynio bangos modeliavimas konkrečioje vietovėje ir teritorijos užtvindymas jei įvyktų užtvankos avarija. Turint tikslą kuo geriau atskleisti ne tik lokalių potvynių problemą, darbe atlikta gan išsami literatūros analizė, kurioje aptarta potvynių susidarymo veiksniai. Pateikti duomenys apie didžiausius potvynius, klimato kaitos, kaip atskiro veiksnio įtaka potvynių susidarymui. Aptarta programinė įranga skirta užliejamai teritorijai nustatyti, užtvankų ir žemės nuošliaužų avarijoms modeliuoti. Siekiant įgyvendinti vieną iš pagrindinių darbo tikslų, su pasirinktu modeliu (HEC-RAS) atliktas Padvarių užtvankos avarijos modeliavimas ir nustatytos užliejamos teritorijos. Remiantis modeliavimo rezultatais ir sudarytu užliejamų teritorijų žemėlapiu pateiktos išvados ir pasiūlymai dėl teritorijos, gyventojų ir kitų objektų apsaugos. Sudarius užliejamos teritorijos žemėlapį pastebėta, kad Padvarių užtvankos avarijos atveju potvynio vandens užliejama teritorija viršija 1% tikimybės potvynio užliejamą teritoriją. Daugelis... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / The problem of inundation becomes more and more relevant; especially it’s relevance is seen in Europe. There is a submergence of particular localities by inundation wave after the collapse of dam being analyzed in this paper. The aim is to reveal more than the problem of local inundations; in this paper there is a comprehensive literature analysis given as well; the factors of inundations are described. The information about the biggest inundations, the influence of climate change as a single factor causing inundations is presented. The software intended to estimate the affluent territory, to model the accidents of dams and slumps is discussed. Seeking to implement one of the main tasks, the Padvariai dam accident modeling using a chosen model (HEC-RAS) was performed and the affluent territories were estimated. According the results of the modeling and the map of the affluent territories, the conclusions and recommendations regarding the safety of territory, inhabitants and the other objects are presented. By examining created map of the affluent territory it was noticed that in case of the Padvariai dam accident the affluent territory would exceed 1% probability of affluent territory. Many bridges existing in the researched territory would be submerged and the risk of their stability would arise. The four situations analysis was performed and the data was used to present the conclusions regarding probability of the inundation arising in extreme situations, the... [to full text]

Le micromélange, ou mélange à l'échelle moléculaire, a une influence déterminante sur la qualité des produits, la sélectivité, et le rendement de réactions d'importance industrielle comme les réactions de polymérisation. A l'heure actuelle, les systèmes chimiques existants sont bien adaptés à l'étude du micromélange de produits faiblement visqueux, mais il n'existe pas de méthode simple et opérationnelle pour les fluides plus visqueux. Inscrite dans le cadre du projet ANR PROCIP, l'étude a consisté à mettre en place une nouvelle méthode de quantification de l'efficacité du micromélange en milieu visqueux dans des réacteurs agités. La méthode utilisée s'inspire d'un système chimique basé sur deux réactions concurrentes, le système de réaction test iodure-iodate, dont la sélectivité d'un des produits est une mesure de l'efficacité du micromélange. L'approche propose un nouveau protocole basé sur le choix d'un tampon phosphate et l'utilisation de l'HydroxyEthylCellulose (HEC, 720 000 g/mol) comme agent viscosifiant inerte, qui possède un fort pouvoir viscosifiant permettant d'augmenter significativement la viscosité sans en ajouter plus de 1 % en masse dans le milieu. Des essais de caractérisation du micromélange en réacteur agité ont mis en évidence le ralentissement du micromélange au fur et à mesure que la viscosité augmente pour des pourcentages en HEC inférieurs à 0,5 %. Par contre, au-delà de 0,5 %, une « amélioration » du micromélange a été observée dans une large gamme de conditions expérimentales (différentes concentrations de réactifs, positions de l'injection, vitesses d'agitation et mobiles d'agitation). Plusieurs causes potentielles ont été formulées en vue d'expliquer ce phénomène et les cinétiques des réactions mises en jeu ont également été étudiées en présence de l'agent viscosifiant HEC et s'avèrent être inchangées. Enfin, une étude des interactions possibles entre les espèces iodées et l'HEC a été réalisée pour étudier l'existence d'une réaction parasite qui pourrait expliquer les résultats obtenus / Micromixing, or mixing at the molecular scale, has a decisive influence on product quality, selectivity and yield of industrially important reactions such as polymerization reactions. Currently, the existing chemical systems are well suited to the study of micromixing of low viscosity products, but no reliable characterization method exists for highly viscous media. As a part of the ANR project PROCIP, the study consisted in developing a new method to quantify the efficiency of micromixing in viscous media in stirred reactors. The method used is inspired by a chemical system based on two competitive reactions, the iodide-iodate test reaction system whose selectivity of a product is a measure of the micromixing efficiency. The approach proposes a new protocol based on a phosphate buffer and the use of HydroxyEthylCellulose (HEC, 720,000 g / mol) as an inert viscosifying agent, enabling to significantly increase the viscosity without adding more than 1 % by mass in the medium. Characterization of micromixing in a stirred reactor showed the slowing down of micromixing as viscosity increases for percentages of HEC below 0.5 %. By contrast, above 0.5 %, an "improvement" of micromixing has been observed in a wide range of experimental conditions (different concentrations of reactants, injection positions, stirring speeds and impellers). Several possible causes have been made to explain this phenomenon unexpected and the kinetics of the reactions involved were also studied in the presence of the viscosifying agent HEC and appeared to be unchanged. Finally, a study of possible interactions between iodine species and HEC was performed to study the existence of a secondary reaction which could explain the results

Hydrological models are used widely and they demand for multiple input variables and observations. One of those variables is Manning’s roughness coefficient. In the current literature the variability of the coefficient poses an unknown uncertainty. This study examines a small river channel located in central Sweden, and aims to determine the variability and uncertainty of the roughness coefficient during diverse vegetation conditions within the channel. During multiple field visits to the location, slope, water level and cross-section examination is performed. With numerical simulation, discharge and roughness coefficients are obtained. With the hydraulic model (HEC-RAS), stage-discharge rating curves are produced and extrapolation is applied to obtain high flows. Manning’s roughness coefficients and their uncertainties are assessed by two different approaches. Determining the coefficient in a simplified sensitivity analysis by using Manning’s equation and calibrating HEC-RAS while applying Mean absolute error (MAE) calculation. The calculated roughness coefficients presents higher range when using Manning’s equation (summer vegetation conditions – 0.2, winter vegetation conditions – 0.095). On the contrary MAE provides values closer to each other (summer – 0.15, winter – 0.11). The obtained results indicate a high variance between summer and winter vegetation conditions, producing 38 cm water level differences during high flows using Manning’s equation and 6 cm difference using the calibration of the model in HEC-RAS. These results confirm that the roughness coefficient cannot be assumed to be constant throughout different seasons as had been assumed widely when applying hydrological modelling. Throughout the study innovative approaches and methods (e.g. back-calculating from Manning’s equation and calibrating HEC-RAS based on observed water levels) are used in order to determine the consequences of ignoring the variability of the roughness coefficient. Due to the study, one can derive that vegetation needs to be considered in having an important impact on the varying roughness coefficient value and it cannot be left as a constant value within hydrological models. / Hydrologiska modeller är vanligt förekommande för bestämning av vattenföringsprognoser, och kräver ett flertal indata variabler och observationer. En av variablerna är Mannings råhetskoefficient, som orsakar en okänd felmarginal i den hydrologiska modellen. Den här studien syftar till att avgöra osäkerheten av felmarginalen samt variationen av Mannings råhetskoefficient. Det görs genom att undersöka en liten bäck i centrala Sverige vid olika vegetationstillstånd. Flera fältundersökningar genomfördes där tvärsnittsmätningar, vattennivå och hydraulisk gradient bestämdes. Från numerisk simulering kan flöde och råhetskoefficienten kalkyleras. Genom den hydrauliska modellen (HEC-RAS) fås ratingkurvor för vattennivå och flöde, där extrapolering görs för de högre flödena. Mannings råhetskoefficient och dess osäkerhet undersöks med två olika tillvägagångssätt. Den första metoden bygger på att använda Mannings ekvation. Den andra metoden bygger på att först genomföra en kalibrering i HEC-RAS och sedan använda kalkylering av medel-absolut-avvikelse, ”Mean absolute error” (MAE). Råhetskoefficienten beräknad med hjälp av Mannings ekvation ger större spridning (sommar – 0.2, vinter – 0.095) än vid användning av MAE beräkning (sommar – 0.15, vinter – 0.11). Resultatet visar en stor skillnad mellan så kallad vinter och sommar vegetation. Skillnaden i vattennivå är 38 cm vid användning av första metoden och 6 cm vid användning av den andra metoden. Resultaten från den här studien visar att råhetskoefficienten inte kan antas vara stabil under olika säsonger, vilket antas vid hydrologisk modellering. Innovativa metoder, så som bak-kalkylering från Mannings ekvation och kalibrering i HEC-RAS baserad på observerade vattennivåer har används för at bestämma utvärdera konsekvenserna av att ignorera variationen av råhetskoefficienten vid modellering. Den här studien visar att variationen av råhetskoefficienten påverkas av vegetationsförhållandet och att koefficienten inte kan antas konstant för korrekt modellering.

Sediment-related issues in reservoirs can often pose significant challenges to their operational effectiveness, sustainability, and environmental impact. Sustainable sediment management can help resolve these issues and extend the lifespan of dams. The reservoir in Andakílsá river in west Iceland is one out of many reservoirs that has experienced sediment-related problems, and in this study, it was evaluated whether a particular sediment management solution called SediCon Sluicer could be a suitable solution for the site. More specifically, evaluate whether the river transport capacity is sufficient to transport the sediments released from the SediCon Sluicer outlet pipe, so they don’t settle and form thick deposit layers in the river bottom. A hydraulic model of the river was set up in a two-dimensional HEC-RAS model (version 6.3.1) and the Manning’s roughness coefficient in the channel calibrated using water level data. The Manning’s value 0.025 was found to best describe the channel roughness. A HEC-RAS 2D Sediment Transport model was then used to simulate different amount of sediments being released into the river for different flow scenarios. A flood event with 95% confidence level to occur once a year was found to have a peak flow of 50 m3/s and have a duration of around 18 hours. However, the average peak flow from the biggest flood events during a 14-year period was found to be 118 m3/s, and that type of flood events can have a duration up to 70 hours. The results from the sediment simulation scenarios showed that for flood events with long duration and high discharge, the yearly accumulated sediments could most likely all be flushed once a year without too much deposit in the river. A shorter flood event, that is almost certain to occur once a year, is not likely to be able to flush out all the yearly accumulated sediments all at once. Perhaps the SediCon sluicer could be operated several times a year, but a more detailed flow frequency analysis must reveal what smaller floods can be expected yearly. This solution could be a suitable option for the river, but more research and analysis need to be performed for a better certainty on the optimal operational range. / Sedimentrelaterade problem i reservoarer kan ofta utgöra betydande utmaningar för vattensystemets effektivitet, hållbarhet och miljöpåverkan. Hållbar sedimenthantering kan hjälpa till att lösa dessa problem och förlänga dammarnas livslängd. Reservoaren i Andakílsá-floden på västra Island är en av många reservoarer som har upplevt sedimentrelaterade problem, och i denna studie utvärderades om en specifik sedimenthanteringslösning kallad SediCon Sluicer kunde vara en lämplig lösning för platsen. Mer specifikt, utvärdera om flodens transportkapacitet på nedströmssidan om reservoaren är tillräcklig för att transportera sedimenten som frigörs från SediCon Sluicers utloppsrör, så att de inte sätter sig och bildar tjocka avlagringslager i flod-botten. En modell över hydraulik och sedimenttransport i floden sattes upp i en tvådimensionell HEC-RAS-modell (version 6.3.1) och Mannings friktionskoefficient i kanalen kalibrerades med hjälp av vattennivådata. Manning-värdet 0,025 visade sig bäst beskriva kanalens grovhet. En HEC-RAS 2D Sediment Transport-modell användes sedan för att simulera olika mängder sediment som släpps ut i floden för olika flödesscenarier. Resultaten från sedimentsimuleringen visade att om sediment släpptes ut en gång om året så krävs en tillräckligt varaktigt högflödesscenario för att få acceptabel transport, medan sedimenten kan avsättas i floden vid kortare händelser. SediCon Sluicer kanske skulle kunna köras flera gånger per år, men en mer detaljerad flödesfrekvensanalys måste i så fall visa vilka sekvenser av mindre översvämningar som kan förväntas årligen. Denna lösning skulle kunna vara ett lämpligt alternativ för floden, men mer forskning och analys behöver göras för att få en bättre säkerhet om det optimala driftområdet.

This study addresses flood risk assessment in the Catalpa Creek watershed, located in northeast Mississippi, USA. Employing the Hydrological Modeling System (HEC-HMS) and the River Analysis System (HEC-RAS), integrated models were developed and calibrated, to predict flood behavior within the watershed. The study conducted flood frequency analyses for return periods ranging from 2 to 100 years and generated flood inundation maps, pinpointing flood-prone areas. Mitigation measures for flood risk management were recommended. The results underscore the effectiveness of the integrated modeling approach for simulating and understanding the complex dynamics of flood events. The research identified critical flood-prone zones, emphasizing the importance of proactive flood risk management. The calibrated hydrological model serves as a valuable tool for stormwater management, water resource planning, and watershed assessment. The study provides insights into flood risk in the Catalpa Creek watershed, offering valuable guidance to regional decision-makers. This study lays the foundation for future investigations in floodplain encroachment, sediment transport, stream restoration, and flood inundation hazard mapping.

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Dealing with the issue of spring flood events is primarily based on their causes. It is therefore important to study the processes of snow accumulation and snowmelt especially in mountain areas where the development of snow water equivalent (SWE) is primarily observed. The snow water equivalent indicates amount of the water in the snow and thus represents a runoff volume during the spring melting period and demonstrates the flood risk potential. In this thesis the lumped modelling approach of the rainfall-runoff model HEC- HMS was used. The model was applied in the Bystřice River basin in the Ore Mountains where the field measurements of the snow cover and SWE is carried out. Applied temperature-index method is the well-developed method because it takes into account both the melting during precipitation and melting in the period without any precipitation and aims to capture snow energy balance by means of air temperature. Three winter periods (2006, 2008 and 2009) were simulated. The evolution of the snow water equivalent was observed and the agreement between observed and simulated hydrographs was assessed in the closure profile Ostrov. Published results show the influence of winter course and character on the model capability to simulate the snow water equivalent and runoff. The observed and...