The Department of Hydraulic Engineering and Environments was established forconducting applied, developmental, and fundamental research in the fields of
hydraulic structures, sea and coastal zones, rivers, and pollution control. The development of relevant numerical models, and optimization methods in these
areas are key focuses within the Water Research Institute (WRI). This department has 3 division as below:
• The Division of Hydraulic Structures:
This Group is the pioneer technical group of Hydraulic and Water Environment Research Department. More than 210 applied research
projects have been completed within this Division since the establishment of Water Research Institute. These projects mainly focus on investigating
and optimizing the hydraulic performance of dam-related structures, such as spillways, chutes, energy dissipaters, bottom outlet Conduits, diversion
tunnels, valves and gates, micro-hydropower, and dam water intakes and outlets.
• The Division of River and Coastal Engineering:
This Group emphasizes on river engineering studies, laboratory studies and hydraulic simulation of the performance of river and coast protection
structures, analytical, numerical and laboratory studies of erosion and sedimentation phenomenon in river and coastal regions. This section
carried out many projects on comprehensive studies concerning hydraulic and sediments of dam reservoirs and prepare guidelines for in the river
engineering fields.
• The Division of Environment:
The Division of Field Measuring and Environment focuses on environmental studies related to hydraulic schemes, field studies and
environmental monitoring of physical and chemical quantities of hydraulic bodies with the aim of designing different kinds of structures. Besides, in
this section carried out many projects on the detection of dense flow in dam reservoirs in order to prepare the flashing operation instruction and
evaluate the performance of hydraulic structures based on environmental criteria.
Some projects of this department in recent years are shown in the figure below.
- Conducting applied, developmental and fundamental research in the field of designated activities.
- Providing scientific services in order to optimize regulation plans, storage and control of water flow and organization of regulation plans, storage and control of water flow and organization of large water plans in the field of activities with the help of physical models.
- Carrying out chemical, biological, bacteriological tests of industrial waters and effluents to control the quality and determine their pollution in order to maintain and improve water quality for useful use and prevent damage caused by industrial, agricultural and municipal effluents to water resources.
- Conducting field and laboratory experiments and providing the required scientific services in the field of application of isotopes and dyes in water resources studies.
- Development of mathematical models and hydraulic engineering software.
- Performing specific field studies and measurements.
- Conducting special studies and providing excellent specialized advice in the field of activity.
- Cooperation and establishment of scientific and technical relations with domestic and abroad educational and research centers in order to advance research goals and exchange information.
- Creating research facilities for researchers and research interns and implementing master’s and Ph.D. dissertations in relevant fields.
- Preparation of technical standard instructions for the various types of studies required for water projects in the scope of designated activities.
- Holding scientific conferences and specialized courses in the fields required by the country’s water industry.
- Cooperation in creating a database and information of hydraulic research and aquatic environments of the country.
- Cooperation in formulating the country’s research program and policies in relevant fields.