Research lines

The main research lines that we follow are:

• River hydrodynamics
  
  • The occupation and use of the territory in relation to flooding risk.
  • Solid transport and fluvial geomorphology.
  • Transport of non-reactive substances.
  • Recovery of degraded river environments.
  • Swamp preservation/recovery.
• Urban hydrology
  
  • Urban storm drainage: sewer/flow in streets. Scuppers.
  • Pollutant load of urban stormwater runoff.
  • Risk associated with flooding in urban areas.
• Reservoir dynamics
  
  • Thermal and hydrodynamic behavior.
  • Sediment and nutrient dynamics.
  • Impact of reservoirs on river dynamics. Corrective measures.
• Dam hydraulics
  
  • Innovative spillway designs.
  • Discharges by coronation.
• Exploitation of irrigation canals
  
  • Algorisms for automatic control.
  • Lateral control and storage structures.
• Development of methodologies to use remote sensing in the study of the hydrodynamic and thermal behavior of water masses
  
  • Delimitation of flooded areas.
  • Surface temperature of water in rivers and reservoirs.
  • Characterization of the vegetation in flooded areas.
• Fluid-soil-structure interaction
  
  • New numerical methods based on the integration of particle techniques with the discrete element method and the finite element method.
  • Stability and safety of constructions under actions induced by water.