Project Details
PROJECT NUMBER
TR-792
START DATE
10/13/21
END DATE
02/28/24
FOCUS AREAS
SPONSORS
Iowa Department of Transportation
Iowa Highway Research Board
University of Iowa
Researchers
Co-Principal Investigator
Larry Weber
Co-Principal Investigator
Ibrahim Demir
ibrahim-demir@uiowa.edu email >Associate Professor, University of Iowa
About the research
The goal of this study is to complete a comprehensive evaluation of the flood reduction benefits of existing on-road structures (ORS). This work will be performed in five selected HUC12s in Iowa. To accomplish this objective the research team will use the process-based hydrologic model GHOST to run multi-year continuous simulations using both historic precipitation conditions as well as increased precipitation conditions that represent the projected changes in heavy precipitation by the mid-and late-21st century.