Sediment Transport in fluvial systems.
- Development of two-layer model for the saltation zone study
- Mathematical modeling of sediment transport in rivers: bed load, suspension load and total load.
- Development of semi-empirical models for estimating sediment transport capacity in rivers
- Development of a dynamic method to compare existing models for sediment transport capacity of rivers and sediment ration curve computation
- Study of the role of bed roughness on the bed waves and the interaction between bed and flow hydrodynamics
- Analytical and numerical modeling of sediment particle saltation phenomenon near the bottom area of a river
- Development of a new method for estimating sediment transport suspension of rivers with large concentrations.
Mathematical modeling of the diffusion dispersion in open channel flows
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- Mathematical modeling sediment transport of river’s capacity and its impact on water structures management.
- Generalization of hunter ROUSE distribution for suspended sediment concentrations in case of hyper-concentrated mixtures.
- Numerical modeling of the characteristics of the reference zone limiting suspended and bed load processes in rivers.
- Modeling of the impact of turbulence on the suspended mixtures in rivers.
- Comparison of sediment transport models based on international databases.
- Reconstruction of diffusion-dispersion coefficients from experimental measurements: case of the Tahaddart thermal power plant.
- Modeling of the hydrodynamic and diffusion interaction and their applications (thermal flume, turbidity dispersion): one-dimensional, two-dimensional horizontal and Pseudo- three-dimensional approaches.
- Watershed hydraulic erosion and dam’s silting
- Semi-empirical modeling of watershed erosion: comparative study and adaptation of USLE, MUSLE and RUSLE models.
- Characterization of watersheds and sediment transport indicators and sources.
- Preventive and curative techniques to manage water erosion of watersheds problem.
- Impact of water erosion on Moroccan’s dam silting.
- Preventive and curative techniques to manage silting of dams: technical an economic study.
- Mathematical modeling of deposition and erosion processes in a dam’s reservoir: one- dimensional (LITMO), two-dimensional Horizontal (DEPLAC) and pseudo-three- dimensional (SEDEQ3D) models development and application.
- Modeling of the dam’s impact on upstream and downstream of a valley.
- Mathematical modeling of the impact of dredging on the hydro-sedimentary process of a valley (Souss estuary, Bouregreg valley) or a dam (Machra hammadi, Moulay Youssef).
- Mathematical modeling of density currents in a reservoir lake and estimation of their hydraulic efficiency.
- Use of remote sensing and GIS tools for the characterization of water erosion in a watersheds.
Hydro informatics
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- Development of didactic tools for the simulation of fluvial phenomena that allow students to better understand problems close to practice.
- Development of simulation tools for study and manage the river systems processes: dam’s silting, estuaries and rivers morphologies and hydrodynamics…etc..
- Application of commercial or open source tools to study hydraulic engineering problems (HECRAS, HECHMS, Arc GIS, MODFLOW, WEAP, KNMI)
Other Research
- Mathematical modeling of dam break floods, valley inundation mapping and civil protection management plans.
- Impact of climate change on water resources.
- Coastal sediment transport modeling and beaches erosion protection.
- Impact of sediment material extractions on the environment for both minor and major river beds.