The Effects of Urban Development on Sedimentation

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dc.contributor.advisorMcCuen, Richard Hen_US
dc.contributor.authorGupta, Justin A.en_US
dc.contributor.departmentCivil Engineeringen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-02-07T06:51:46Z
dc.date.available2013-02-07T06:51:46Z
dc.date.issued2012en_US
dc.description.abstractChannels are the main conduit for floodwater conveyance in a watershed. The channel geometry can change due to a high peak discharge, which causes erosion and subsequent deposition that can change the downstream channel geometry. Urban development can lead to increases in peak discharge, and therefore, channel erosion and flood hazard. The purpose of this research is to assess the effect that urban development has on erosion and downstream deposition. A hydrologic model was built to simulate the effect urban development has on erosion volumes and depths of downstream deposition at the watershed outlet. The results indicated that the amount of erosion and deposition exhibit a non-linear relationship with the level of urban development. Therefore, developing watersheds should plan for a non-linear increase in flood hazard. The model developed can be applied to any watershed with knowledge of some basic regional and local characteristics. Guidelines for the model application were also developed.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/13615
dc.subject.pqcontrolledEngineeringen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledCivil engineeringen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledSedimentationen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledSimulationen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledStorm wateren_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledUrbanizationen_US
dc.titleThe Effects of Urban Development on Sedimentationen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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