Urban flooding risk assessment based on an integrated k-means cluster algorithm and improved entropy weight method in the region of Haikou, China

H Xu, C Ma, J Lian, K Xu, E Chaima - Journal of hydrology, 2018 - Elsevier
Floods are considered as one of the most frequently occurring natural hazards worldwide
and are occurring increasingly frequent in recent decades. Flood risk assessment is an …

Application of excel solver for parameter estimation of the nonlinear Muskingum models

R Barati - KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, 2013 - Elsevier
The Muskingum model continues to be a popular procedure for river flood routing. An
important aspect in nonlinear Muskingum models is the calibration of the model parameters …

Improved river flood routing with spatially variable exponent Muskingum model and sine cosine optimization algorithm

V Atashi, R Barati, YH Lim - Environmental Processes, 2023 - Springer
Due to advancements in optimization technology, numerous variable-parameter Muskingum
models have been proposed in recent decades, aiming at enhancing the effectiveness of the …

Staged optimization of urban drainage systems considering climate change and hydrological model uncertainty

H Xu, C Ma, K Xu, J Lian, Y Long - Journal of Hydrology, 2020 - Elsevier
Flood risk increases with climate change and rapid urbanization, which urgently needs to
improve the capacity of urban drainage systems. In the study, a staged optimization model …

Discharge coefficient and energy dissipation over stepped spillway under skimming flow regime

H Shahheydari, EJ Nodoshan, R Barati… - KSCE Journal of Civil …, 2015 - Elsevier
Stepped spillways have a wide range of applicability as a hydraulic structure in large dams
to dissipate energy of high-velocity flows at a downstream area of dams as well as release …

Development of a distributed nonlinear Muskingum model by considering snowmelt effects for flood routing in the Red River

V Atashi, R Barati, YH Lim - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
This research paper presents the development of a nonlinear Muskingum model which
achieves precise flood routing through river reaches while considering lateral inflow …

[HTML][HTML] Modeling the effect of downstream drain geometry on seepage through earth dams

AR Refaiy, NM AboulAtta, NY Saad… - Ain Shams Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
This research investigates the effect of downstream drain's geometry on seepage through
homogeneous earth dams founded on an impervious foundation. A permeability tank …

Analysis of dynamic wave model for flood routing in natural rivers

R Barati, S Rahimi, GH Akbari - Water Science and Engineering, 2012 - Elsevier
Flooding is a common natural disaster that causes enormous economic, social, and human
losses. Of various flood routing methods, the dynamic wave model is one of the best …

A fuzzy TOPSIS-based approach for prioritizing low-impact development methods in high-density residential areas

M Mehri, S Sadeghi… - Water Science & …, 2024 - iwaponline.com
The study successfully implemented six low-impact development (LID) methods to manage
surface runoff in urban areas: green roof, infiltration trench, bio retention cell, rain barrel …

Performance comparison of four turbulence models for modeling of secondary flow cells in simple trapezoidal channels

M Tajnesaie, E Jafari Nodoushan, R Barati… - ISH Journal of …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Due to the importance of channel flow characteristics in the water conveyance, the study of it
is a noteworthy problem for hydraulics experts and much attempts has been accomplished …