Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Numerical modeling of dam-break flood through intricate city layouts including underground spaces using GPU-based SPH method

  • Published:
Journal of Hydrodynamics Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

This paper applies the meshfree Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) method with Graphical Processing Unit (GPU) parallel computing technique to investigate the highly complex 3-D dam-break flow in urban areas including underground spaces. Taking the advantage of GPUs parallel computing techniques, simulations involving more than 107 particles can be achieved. We use a virtual geometric plane boundary to handle the outermost solid wall in order to save considerable video card memory for the GPU computing. To evaluate the accuracy of the new GPU-based SPH model, qualitative and quantitative comparison to a real flooding experiment is performed and the results of a numerical model based on Shallow Water Equations (SWEs) is given with good accuracy. With the new GPU-based SPH model, the effects of the building layouts and underground spaces on the propagation of dambreak flood through an intricate city layout are examined.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. TODA K., KURIYAMA K. and OYAGI R. et al. Inundation analysis of complicated underground space[J]. Joumal of Hydroscience and Hydraulic Engineering., JSCE., 2004, 22(2): 47–58.

    Google Scholar 

  2. TODA K., KAWAIKE N. and YONEYAMA S. et al. Underground inundation analysis by integrated urban flood model[C]. Proceedings of 16th IAHR-APD Congress and 3rd Symposium of IAHR-ISHS. Nanjing, China, 2009, 166–171.

    Google Scholar 

  3. HAN K. Y., KIM G. and LEE C. H. et al. Modeling of flood inundation in urban areas including underground space[C]. The 4th International Symposium on Flood Defense. Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2008.

    Google Scholar 

  4. SOARES-FRAZÃO S., ZECH Y. Dam-break flow through an idealised city[J]. Journal of Hydraulic Research, 2008, 46(5): 648–658.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  5. ABDERREZZAK K. El K., PAQUIER A. and MIGNOT E. Modelling flash flood propagation in urban areas using a two-dimensional numerical model[J]. Natural Hazards., 2009, 50(3): 433–460.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  6. SCHUBERT JOCHEN E., SANDERS BRETT F. Building treatments for urban flood inundation models and implications for predictive skill and modeling efficiency[J]. Advances in Water Resources., 2012, 41: 49–64.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  7. LAI Wencong, Khan Abdul A. Modeling dam-break flood over natural rivers using discontinuous Galerkin method[J]. Journal of Hydrodynamics., 2012, 24(4): 467–478.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  8. LIU M. B., LIU G. R. smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH): An overview and recent developments[J]. Archives Computation Methods Engineering., 2010, 17(1): 25–76.

    Article  MathSciNet  Google Scholar 

  9. LO E. Y. M., SHAO S. Simulation of near-shore solitary wave mechanics by an incompressible SPH method[ J]. Applied Ocean Research., 2002, 24(5): 275–286.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  10. DALRYMPLE R. A., ROGERS B. D. Numerical modeling of water waves with the SPH method[J]. Coastal Engineering., 2006, 53(2–3): 141–147.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  11. MONAGHAN J. J. Smoothed particle hydrodynamics and its diverse applications[J]. Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics., 2012, 44: 323–346.

    Article  MathSciNet  Google Scholar 

  12. HÉRAULT A., VICARI A. and DELNEGRO C. et al. Modeling water waves in the surf zone with GPUSP-Hysies[C]. Proceedings of 4th SPHERIC International Workshop. Nantes, France, 2009, 77–84.

    Google Scholar 

  13. HÉRAULT A., BILOTTA G. and DALRYMPLE R. A. SPH on GPU with CUDA[J]. Journal of Hydraulic Research., 2010, 48(Suppl. 1): 74–79.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  14. DALRYMPLE R. A., HÉRAULT A. and BILOTTA G. et al. GPU-accelerated SPH model for water waves and free surface flows[C]. Proceedings of 32nd International Conference Coastal Engineering. Shanghai, China, 2010.

    Google Scholar 

  15. JALALI FARAHANI R., DALRYMPLE R. A. and HÉRAULT A. et al. Turbulent coherent structures under breaking waves[C]. Proceedings of 7th SPHERIC Internatinal Workshop. Prato, Italy, 2012, 171–178.

    Google Scholar 

  16. HÉRAULT A., BILOTTA G. and VICARI A. et al. Numerical simulation of lava flow using a GPU SPH model[J]. Annals of Geophysics., 2011, 54(5): 600–620.

    Google Scholar 

  17. GOMEZ-GESTEIRA M., ROGERS B. D. and DALRYMPLE R. A. et al. State-of-the-art of classical SPH for free-surface flows[J]. Journal of Hydraulic Research., 2010, 48(Suppl. 1): 6–27.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  18. SOARES-FRAZÃO S., ZECH Y. Experimental study of dam-break flow against an isolated obstacle[J]. Journal of Hydraulic Research., 2007, 45(Suppl. 1): 27–36.

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Faculty of Resources and Safety Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Beijing, 100083, China

    Jian-song Wu  (吴建松)

  2. Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China

    Hui Zhang  (张辉) & Rui Yang  (杨锐)

  3. Department of Civil Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Robert A. Dalrymple

  4. Conservatoire National des Arts et Métier, Paris, France

    Alexis HéRault

Authors
  1. Jian-song Wu  (吴建松)
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Hui Zhang  (张辉)
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Rui Yang  (杨锐)
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Robert A. Dalrymple
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. Alexis HéRault
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Jian-song Wu  (吴建松).

Additional information

Project supported by the National Basic Research Development Program of China (973 Program, No. 2012CB719705), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 91024032, 70833003).

Biography: WU Jian-song (1985-), Male, Ph. D., Lecturer

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Wu, Js., Zhang, H., Yang, R. et al. Numerical modeling of dam-break flood through intricate city layouts including underground spaces using GPU-based SPH method. J Hydrodyn 25, 818–828 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1016/S1001-6058(13)60429-1

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Revised:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S1001-6058(13)60429-1

Key words

Search

Navigation