Hydraulic Engineering
The hydraulic engineering group is a team specialized in the design of plans, programs and actions related to water; both from the perspective of risks and from the perspective of resources and uses.
The research team follows the current trends of the scientific community focusing its interest on, for example, hydraulic planning and hydrological planning studies, hydraulic modeling, flood risk assessment and mitigation, etc…
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
Natural Hazards
Flood and landslide studies
Analysis of fluvial morphodynamic processes (erosion and sediment transport).
Design of risk mitigation actions
Cost/benefit analysis
Integrated Watershed Management
Water resources studies
Determination of ecological flows
Management models and optimization of uses
Evaluation of water erosion and soil loss processes.
Water Supply and Sanitation Systems
Network analysis and optimization
Design of submarine outfalls and outfall pipelines
Urban water cycle analysis
Elaboration of general supply and sanitation plans.
R+D+i PROJECTS
HYDRA
Effects of hydrologic alteration on river functioning and service provision: implications for integrated watershed management.
QEST
Study of key aspects for the determination of ecological flows in estuaries (CGL2009-10620).
RECORAM
Optimization of conservation status monitoring networks in high mountain rivers.
PUBLICATIONS
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Flow prediction in ungauged catchments using probabilistic Random Forests regionalization and new statistical adequacy tests.
Water Resources Research, 55. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018WR023254
Garcia Alonso, J. Rojo Gómez, C. Álvarez Diáz, P. Díaz Simal, and R. Minguez Solana.
Design criteria for flood-defense structures based on probabilistic cost-benefit optimization with value at risk (VaR) methods. Application to the Choluteca River in Tegucigalpa (Honduras).
Journal Ref.: E3S web Conf.3rd European conference on Flood Risk Management (FLOODrisk 2016)
J. Peñas, J. Barquin, C. Alvarez.
Sources of variation in hydrological classifications: Time scale, flow series origin and classification procedure.
Ref. Journal: Journal of Hydrology.
P. Pereiral, P.C.C. Rosman, C. Álvarez, C.A.F. Schetini, R.O.Souza, R.H.S.F.
Vieira Modeling of coastal water contamination in Fortaleza (Northeastern Brazil)
Ref. Journal: Water Science and Tecnology
Vegas, C. Álvarez, A. García, J.A. Revilla.
Estimated distributed rainfall interception using a simple conceptual model and Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometers (MODIS)
Ref. Journal: Journal of Hydrology.
Prieto, C., Le-Vine, N., Vitolo, C., García, E., and Medina, R. (2016a).
Reducing model structural uncertainty in predictions for ungauged basins via Bayesian approach.
Abstract for the European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2016, available online: HERE
Presentation for the European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2016, available online:HERE
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