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University of New Orleans

Environmental Engineering

Mississippi River, Unsteady Hydrodynamics, MLODS, HEC-RAS model, CHARIMA model, sand load, Hurricane surge, Isaac, Gustav

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One-Dimensional Dynamic Modeling Of The Lower Mississippi River, Tshering T. Gurung May 2014

One-Dimensional Dynamic Modeling Of The Lower Mississippi River, Tshering T. Gurung

University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

The Mississippi River (MR) has been engineered with the development of the levee system, dams for flood control measures, jetties, revetments and dredging of the navigation channel. These alterations have reduced the replenishment of the sediment to the Louisiana Coastal area. To aid in the restoration planning, 1-D numerical models have been calibrated and validated to predict the river response to various changes such as channel modifications, varied flow conditions and hurricane situations. This study utilized the HEC-RAS 4.1 and the CHARIMA (Dr. Forrest Holly, University of Iowa). The models were calibrated for hydrodynamics and sediment using Tarbert Landing discharges …