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2D HYDRODYNAMIC MODELING FOR STREAM RESTORATION DESIGN
Instructor:
John Schwartz, PhD, PE
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN
Instruction methods:
Students Should Bring: Laptop
Learning Objectives:
Workshop Description:
Learn the River2D Model, freeware developed by the University of Alberta: including boundary surface development, finite element mesh design, and applying boundary conditions for hydraulic modeling. Also learn how to use the PHABSIM fish habitat modeling module.
Learn how to apply model output is used for stream restoration design, including channel sizing and velocity patterns, bed, and bank stability analysis, and eco-hydraulics habitat suitability indices.
About John Schwartz, PhD, PE
Dr. John Schwartz is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Tennessee – Knoxville, and the Director of the Tennessee Water Resources Research Center. He joined the CEE Department at UT in 2003 focusing on research in areas of water resources engineering, water quality, and stream restoration. He received his BS in Civil Engineering from the University of Missouri Columbia in 1982, his MS in Fisheries Science at Oregon State University in 1991, and his PhD from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 2002. In addition to academia, Dr. Schwartz has worked in both the public and private sectors including US EPA in Region 6 in NDDES Enforcement, and Oregon consulting firms.