Advanced Numerical Modeling and Resilience Assessment of Hydraulic Structures
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Hydraulics and Hydrodynamics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 December 2026 | Viewed by 85
Editors
Interests: numerical modeling; resilience assessment; hydraulic structures; multi‑hazard analysis; coupled simulation; digital twin; structural safety
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: dam risk analysis; structural health monitoring; hydraulic structures; numerical analysis; machine learning; uncertainty qualification
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: coupled simulation; digital twin; structural safety; dam risk management
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Hydraulic structures such as dams, spillways, levees, and floodgates play a critical role in water resources management, energy production, and flood protection. With increasing exposure to extreme events and aging infrastructure, there is a growing need for advanced numerical modeling techniques and resilience-oriented assessment frameworks. This Special Issue invites high‑quality original research articles that advance the state of the art in numerical simulation and resilience evaluation of hydraulic infrastructure. We welcome both theoretical developments and practical applications across various disciplines, fostering cross‑fertilization of ideas among computational mechanics, hydroinformatics, and risk engineering.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Coupled hydro-mechanical-thermal modeling;
- Multi-hazard and cascading failure analysis;
- Uncertainty quantification and probabilistic methods;
- Resilience metrics and adaptive management strategies;
- Aging infrastructure and lifecycle performance;
- Advanced constitutive models for concrete, rock, and soils;
- High-performance computing and reduced-order modeling;
- Climate change impact on hydraulic structure safety;
- Sensor-assisted model updating and digital twins;
- Decision support systems for risk-informed resilience enhancement.
Prof. Dr. Tongchun Li
Dr. Chaoning Lin
Dr. Huijun Qi
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- numerical modeling
- resilience assessment
- hydraulic structures
- multi-hazard analysis
- coupled simulation
- digital twin
- uncertainty quantification
- lifecycle performance
- climate adaptation
- structural safety
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