Hydraulic Engineering in Dalian University of Technology (DUT) enjoys a high prestige both nationally and internationally for its excellent performance in both research and education. It comprises 5 secondary disciplines, namely Harbor, Coastal and Offshore Engineering, Hydraulic Structure Engineering, Hydrology and Water Resources, Hydraulics and River Dynamics and Hydraulic and Hydropower Engineering. After more than 50 years of effort, Hydraulic Engineering has established its unique and distinct strengths in Marine environmental dynamics, Seismic fortifcation of hydraulic and nuclear power structures, and Effcient utilization of water and hydropower resources, and has gain a series of internationally leading achievements in scientifc research. And substantial economic and social benefts have been achieved in the engineering practice, making notable contributions to the world.
Research directions:
- 1.Hydrology and Water Resources: Sustainable utilization of water resources Decision support system for food control and disaster,Reduction Economic operation and energy saving dispatching of hydropower and power system,Utilization and management of rain food resources,Watershed ecological environment protection
- 2.Hydraulics and Fluvial Dynamics,Engineering hydraulics ,Computational fuid dynamics and visualization of fow,High dam hydraulics,Environmental Hydraulics,Industrial fuid mechanics
- 3.Hydraulic Structure Engineering,Disaster mechanism and safety evaluation of hydraulic and marine structure,Numerical analysis and model test of properties and structure of engineering materials, Disaster prevention theory and disaster reduction technology for underground and nuclear power projects ,Safety monitoring, health diagnosis and reinforcement technology for hydraulic structures,Numerical analysis, model test and safety evaluation of hydraulic structures
- 4.Water Resources and Hydraulic Engineering ,Vibration and strength and fault diagnosis of hydro-power generating units,Structural analysis and optimization of hydropower station and nuclear power plant,Optimal dispatching of power generation for inter basin and cascade hydropower stations,Concrete dam construction technology, temperature control and reliability analysis Research and application of new structural materials
- 5.Harbor, Coastal and Offshore Engineering,Coastal and offshore engineering and its impact on ,coastal evolution and environment,Deep sea engineering,Effects of marine environmental factors and marine,disasters on structures,Development and utilization of marine space resources,and renewable energy,Port and offshore engineering structure,Port planning and port logistics