Print Email Facebook Twitter Modelling in applied hydraulics Title Modelling in applied hydraulics: More accurate in decision making than in science? (PPT) Author Mosselman, E. (TU Delft Rivers, Ports, Waterways and Dredging Engineering; Deltares) Date 2017-06-14 Abstract Marked differences occur between modelling in scientific hydraulic research, in hydraulic engineering and in public decision making. This study reviews ifferences in the required accuracy of model results and differences in the choice between physical and numerical modelling. Physical models are used for studying elementary processes and their interactions under controlled conditions in scientific research; for the planning and design of interventions in hydraulic engineering; and for explanation and demonstration in public decision making. Numerical models are powerful tools in scientific research, butfield applications cannot be verified or validated according to rigorous scientific standards. Hydraulic engineers use numerical models for various purposes, some requiring a high accuracy and some not. They are used to uncertainty and deal with this by means of sensitivity analyses or probabilistic approaches. Numerical models are also used for decision making on interventions that affect stakeholders, sometimes even having the last word in corresponding protocols or legislation. The suggested or perceived accuracy of model results is in this context much higher than the real accuracy. This leads to the paradoxical situation that decision makers and stakeholders put higher demands on accuracy than scientists do. Subject Physical modellingnumerical modellingvalidationdesign flood levels To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:81bc9d74-c2b6-48a7-a63d-ab6d8538587a Event SymHydro 2017, 2017-06-14 → 2017-06-16, Sophia-Antipolis, Nice, France Bibliographical note Power Point Presentation Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type other Rights © 2017 E. Mosselman Files PDF Mosselman_Modelling_more_ ... cience.pdf 1.99 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:81bc9d74-c2b6-48a7-a63d-ab6d8538587a/datastream/OBJ/view