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Course on CCHE1D Model |
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Date: September 16-17, 2002 |
Location: Warsaw University of Technology Faculty of Environmental Engineering 20 Nowowiejska Street Warsaw, Poland room 624 |
CCHE1D is a software system that simulates unsteady flow, non-uniform sediment transport, and channel morphological evolution in channel networks. CCHE1D, developed at the National Center for Computational Hydroscience and Engineering (NCCHE) of the University of Mississippi, was especially designed to provide straightforward integration with watershed processes (rainfall-runoff and field erosion) models. CCHE1D is a state-of-the-art computational simulation model that uses ArcView® GIS to implement an interface that controls all modeling operations and provides the user with convenient graphical support.
This hand-on, application-oriented short course will provide the participant the knowledge and tools necessary to solve one-dimensional channel network flow and sediment transport related problems quickly and efficiently. The short course will discuss model capabilities and limitations, describe input data requirements and preparation, and explain the analysis and interpretation of modeling results. Several types of applications will be presented, and case studies will illustrate how the model can be applied to a variety of engineering problems. The short course will also review the physical principles and introduce the numerical techniques used in the model to provide the participant a better understanding of the physical, mathematical, and numerical background of the model.
Computer facilities at the WUT will be used for this course. However, the participants may bring their own portable PC. The CCHE1D model requires a computer with the following minimum characteristics:
At the short course, participants will receive a CD with the following software and documentation:
The CCHE1D model provided on the CD will be capable of simulating unsteady flows and sediment transport in small channel networks, which can be used by the participants in the simulation of simplified problems. After having demonstrated the ability of utilizing the model, a copy will be given to the participant without charge. Outstanding participants may be invited to attend an advanced course at NCCHE, and/or conduct cooperative research to be supported by fellowships.
| Day 1 (Sept. 16) | |
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| 09:30-10:00 | Welcome and introduction |
| 10:00-11:00 | 1D Unsteady Flow Modeling in Channel Networks |
| 11:00-11:20 | Coffee break |
| 11:20-13:00 | CCHE1D Graphical Interface and GIS Software |
| 13:00-14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00-16:00 | Sediment Transport Modeling |
| 16:00-18:00 | Application of the model by participants |
| Day 2 (Sept. 17) | |
| Participants are encouraged to apply the CCHE1D model to a test case of their interest. Please visit our website to learn about the data requirements of the model. | |
Facilities available to students: computer lab of the Faculty of Environmental Engineering WUT equipped with 12 PC Pentium II, 20 Nowowiejska Street, room 624.
The Registration Fee for the Short Course is $40 US per student. It includes the attendance of the Lectures and Practice sessions of the course, a CD containing the CCHE1D model with GUI and associated technical report, users' manual, etc., coffee breaks and a Short Course Luncheon at noon of each day.
15 fellowships of $40 US each are offered to 15 participants of the Short Course. Selection of fellowship recipients is based on a letter of application, a Curriculum Vitae and a brief research proposal describing the participant's plan to solve a problem using the model and the knowledge learned from the Short Course. The applicant having physical model and/or field data of his/her problem (for validating the simulation results) will have a better chance to be awarded a fellowship.
A few outstanding Short Course participants with at least a M.S. degree in a water resources related discipline may be selected for attending an Advance Course and/or conducting Cooperative Research for solving real-life problems at NCCHE for 1-6 months with all expenses covered by the fellowships.