Author

Han Jiang

ORCID Identifier(s)

0000-0002-1905-9841

Graduation Semester and Year

2023

Language

English

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering

Department

Civil Engineering

First Advisor

Zheng Fang

Abstract

Floods, being a prevalent and catastrophic natural hazard, have resulted in enormous losses to human lives and properties all over the world. Hence, there is a pressing need to enhance urban resilience and to improve emergency response capacities in order to mitigate the risks posed by flood hazards. Many models have been developed by engineers to simulate and examine the hydrologic and hydraulic responses to the changes within the physical environment. However, there are still knowledge gaps in advancing the understanding of the H&H behavior and hydrodynamics modeling performance. This doctoral study aims to help bridge such gaps via assessing the impacts of land subsidence and urbanization on flooding. The findings of this research can provide valuable insights into understanding the changes of flood inundation results regarding land subsidence and urbanization, which can assist engineers and stakeholders in further research, decision making and flood emergency responses.

Keywords

Land subsidence, Hurricane Harvey, Flood inundation, Flood extent, Flood depth and velocity, HEC-RAS 2D modeling

Disciplines

Civil and Environmental Engineering | Civil Engineering | Engineering

Comments

Degree granted by The University of Texas at Arlington

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