Simulating Hydraulic Structures in EEMS

Simulating hydraulic structures in hydrological and hydraulic calculations is crucial for ensuring the accuracy, safety, and sustainability of water resource management and infrastructure development projects. By considering the impact of structures on water flow, engineers can enhance the design of flood control measures and infrastructure to safeguard communities from flooding and other water-related hazards.

EEMS has been significantly enhanced over the years to provide powerful tools for simulating flow through hydraulic structures and their temporal operation. This blog provides an overview of various approaches based on flow control type options in the simulation of hydraulic structures. This is the first in a series of blogs, with subsequent blogs going into more detail on each approach.

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In the News: Restoring the Great Salt Lake would have environmental justice as well as ecological benefits

In recent decades, loss of life from natural disasters has dropped considerably as we have become better prepared with respect to warnings and emergency preparedness. It is vital, however, to continue to reduce the impacts of hurricanes and severe storms on society in terms of fatalities and infrastructure damage. Studies indicate that up to 90% of deaths due to hurricanes are water-related, with flooding and storm surge the predominant cause of loss of life and destruction. Approximately half of all fatalities are a result of storm surge (Rappaport, 2014). This means that a critical component of reducing hurricane-related impacts is developing accurate simulations of the approaching weather system and understanding how the system will impact infrastructure. Hurricane modeling has improved markedly in recent decades, allowing increasingly realistic simulations of the hydrologic and hydrodynamic impacts of severe storms and hurricanes. For this purpose, EEMS has been enhanced with a tropical cyclone module; as an example, this has been applied to Lake Okeechobee for Hurricane Irene, which struck Florida in 1999. Hurricane Irene took eight lives and caused an estimated $800 million in damage. ??

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