David Florian Vetsch: Catalogue data in Spring Semester 2020

Name	Dr. David Florian Vetsch
Name variants	David F. Vetsch D. F. Vetsch D. Vetsch
Address	V. Wasserbau, Hydrologie u. Glaz. ETH Zürich, HIA C 56.3 Hönggerbergring 26 8093 Zürich SWITZERLAND
Telephone	+41 44 632 41 04
E-mail	vetsch@vaw.baug.ethz.ch
Department	Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering
Relationship	Lecturer

Number	Title	ECTS	Hours	Lecturers
101-0269-00L	River Morphodynamic Modelling	3 credits	2G	D. F. Vetsch, D. Vanzo
Abstract	The course teaches the basics of morphodynamic modelling, relevant for civil and environemental engineers.The governing equations for sediment transport in open channels and corresponding numerical solution strategies are introduced. The theoretical parts are discussed by examples.
Learning objective	The goal of the course is twofold. First, the the students develop a throughout understanding of the basics of river morphodynamic processes. Second, they get familiar with numerical tools for the simulations in one- and two-dimensions of morphodynamics.
Content	- fundamentals of river morphodynamics (Exner equation, bed-load, suspended-load) - aggradation and degradation processes - river bars - non-uniform sediment morphodynamics: the Hirano model - short and long term response of gravel bed rivers to change in sediment supply
Lecture notes	Lecture notes, slides shown in the lecture and software can be downloaded
Literature	Citations will be given in lecture.
Prerequisites / Notice	Exercises are based on the simulation software BASEMENT (www.basement.ethz.ch), the open-source GIS Qgis (www.qgis.org) and code examples written in MATLAB. The applications comprise one- and two-dimensional approaches for the modelling of flow and sediment transport. Requirements: Numerical Hydraulics, River Engineering, MATLAB and/or Python programming skills would be an advantage.