Physical processes studied
River, estuary, and coastal zone morphological evolution.
Prediction of bathymetric evolution for "natural" and "anthropic" sites.
Morphological predictions at a variety of time scales, in particular at long time scales (10 to 100 years).
Local and regional-scale sediment management (e.g. dredging and disposal of sediments).
Medium term research objectives
Physical and mathematical description of the fluid/bottom interface theme: Experimental and in situ observations of bedload transport with geophones and hydrophones, simulating numerically local-scale dune dynamics, coastal and bar morphodynamics, and modeling mathematically the abrupt transition between dense and diluted sedimentary flows.
Lateral intereactions theme: Formation of free and forced bars, transition from alternating bar regime to meanders, the effects of vegetation on riverine morphodynamics, channel width dynamics, and morphodynamics of river confluence and diffluence zones, as well as steep river flows.
Structures and sediment dynamics theme: Civil engineering management practices. Breaching of dikes, riverine and coastal scour.
Contacts
Pablo Tassi (pablo.tassi@edf.fr)
Physical processes studied
River, estuary, and coastal zone morphological evolution.
Prediction of bathymetric evolution for "natural" and "anthropic" sites.
Morphological predictions at a variety of time scales, in particular at long time scales (10 to 100 years).
Local and regional-scale sediment management (e.g. dredging and disposal of sediments).
Medium term research objectives
Physical and mathematical description of the fluid/bottom interface theme: Experimental and in situ observations of bedload transport with geophones and hydrophones, simulating numerically local-scale dune dynamics, coastal and bar morphodynamics, and modeling mathematically the abrupt transition between dense and diluted sedimentary flows.
Lateral intereactions theme: Formation of free and forced bars, transition from alternating bar regime to meanders, the effects of vegetation on riverine morphodynamics, channel width dynamics, and morphodynamics of river confluence and diffluence zones, as well as steep river flows.
Structures and sediment dynamics theme: Civil engineering management practices. Breaching of dikes, riverine and coastal scour.
Contacts
Pablo Tassi (pablo.tassi@edf.fr)
A JOINT EDF R&D AND école des Ponts PariStech LABORATORY
The laboratory specializes in research and development in the field of fluid mechanics applied to hydraulics and the environment and the application of research concerning riverine, maritime, coastal and harbor free surface flows.
The laboratory increases understanding of waves, hydraulics, and the associated sediment transport, and develops methods and tools ranging from regional (ocean, watershed) to local scales concerning fluid-structure interactions.
