Abstract
Optimization methods are used to estimate data for routing floods through open compound channels (main channels with flood plain zones). These data include the irregular channel section geometry and the varying boundary roughness. Differences between simulated and observed stages and discharges are minimized using three optimization algorithms: Powell's method, Rosenbrock's algorithm, and the Nelder and Meade simplex method. Powells' method performed poorly; however, both the Rosenbrock and simplex methods yielded good results. The estimated data using the Rosenbrock and simplex methods were used to route different flood events observed in a laboratory channel. Simulated peak stages and discharges were in good agreement with those estimated using actual routing data. Key words: compound channel, flood routing, lateral momentum transfer, optimization, unsteady flow.
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