Surface water modelling has become a standard tool for the decision making process in hydraulic engineering. Models are used, e.g., as justification for infrastructure development (flood defenses), as assessment tools for impacts of dam breaks or for the joint evaluation of surface and groundwater resources. TK Consult AG has developed a modelling strategy consisting of (1) analysis of existing information, (2) conceptualization of the system's behavior, (3) implementation of such concept into a numerical model, which includes surface features like rivers, lakes or buildings (4) model calibration and (5) scenario analysis of e.g., floods caused by dam breaks. Such methodology has been.. Read more