Fluvial Processes and Stream Morphology

The major goal is to gain knowledge on geomorphic processes and their mechanisms in natural rivers and streams and to gain competences to find engineering solutions for river stability problems.

Essential literature:

DEY, S.: Fluvial Hydrodynamics. Hydrodynamic and Sediment Transport Phenomena. Springer. 2014. ISBN 978-3-642-19061-2

GARCIA, M. H. (ed.): Sedimentation Engineering. Processes, Measurements, Modeling, and Practice. ASCE Manuals and Reports on Engineering Practice No. 110. 2009. ISBN 978-0-7844-0814-8

SCHUMM, S.A.: River Variability and Complexity. Cambridge University Press. 2005. ISBN:0-521-84671-4.

Suggested literature:

CHARLTON, R.: Fundamentals of Fluvial Geomorphology. London Routledge. 2007. ISBN: 0-415-33453-5.

CALOW, P., PETTS, G.,E. (eds.): The Rivers Handbook. Hydrological and Ecological Principles. Volume 2. Blackwell Science. 1994. ISBN: 0-632-02985-4.

Study aids:

PARKER, G.: 1D Sediment Transport Morphodynamics with Applications to Rivers and Turbidity Currents. 2004. (web site http://vtchl.uiuc.edu/people/parkerg/morphodynamics_e-book.htm).