Reservoir sedimentation: processes and management strategies
Event details
| Date | 18.02.2021 |
| Hour | 11:45 › 13:05 |
| Location | Online |
| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
Turtmann dam and reservoir during empying, Valais, Switzerland (image courtesy of Forces Motrices de la Gougra, Sierre, Switzerland)
The 6th IAHR Europe Congress (Warsaw, Poland) will be held online from 15th-18th February 2021)
In addition, a special session on the topic HS1-"Reservoir sedimentation: processes and management strategies" will be held as a live-webinar on Thursday, 18th of February, from 11:45-13:05 consisting of “180s-talks” followed by 5 minutes discussions.
Motivation:
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.
The 6th IAHR Europe Congress (Warsaw, Poland) will be held online from 15th-18th February 2021)
In addition, a special session on the topic HS1-"Reservoir sedimentation: processes and management strategies" will be held as a live-webinar on Thursday, 18th of February, from 11:45-13:05 consisting of “180s-talks” followed by 5 minutes discussions.
Motivation:
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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Organizer
- • Nils Rüther, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway • Kamal El Kadi Abderrezzak, Electricité de France (EDF), R&D, Laboratoire National d’hydraulique et Environnement, France • Giovanni De Cesare, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland • Felix Beckers, University of Stuttgart (UoS), Germany