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Numerical simulation of flood inundation processes by 2D shallow water equations

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In order to strengthen flood risk management in a river basin, to upgrade the capability of flood control, and to reduce the loss of lives and properties in urban areas, a numerical simulation model using 2D shallow water equations was proposed in this study. A satisfactory result has been obtained by applying the model in the Fuji River basin in central Japan. The result indicates that the numerical simulation model proposed can be adopted not only in the risk management of a river basin, but also in the study of real-time operations of rescue jobs and evacuation routes in a municipal region suffering from a serious flooding event.

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Hydraulics & Mountain River Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China

    Zhang Xinhua

  2. College of Water Resources & Hydropower, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China

    Long Wenfei & Xie Heping

  3. College of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China

    Zhu Jiahua

  4. Guizhou Hongfu Industry & Commerce Development Co. Ltd., Fuquan, 550501, China

    Wang Jiangping

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Translated from Journal of Sichuan University (Engineering Science Edition), 2006, 38(1): 20–25 [译自: 四川大学学报 (工程科学版)]

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Zhang, X., Long, W., Xie, H. et al. Numerical simulation of flood inundation processes by 2D shallow water equations. Front. Archit. Civ. Eng. China 1, 107–113 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11709-007-0011-5

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