Ben R. Hodges
University of Texas at Austin
Numerical Methods
Publication Types:
Calibrating the stormwater management model: an automated, genetic approach
.ConferenceNumerical MethodsStorm Water/Flooding
E. Tiernan and B.R. Hodges, “Calibrating the stormwater management model: an automated, genetic approach,” 51st International Conference on Water Management Modeling (ICWWM), Toronto, Canada, February 28 – March 1, 2018.
Publication year: 2018
Building an open source modeling community for EPANET
.ConferenceNumerical MethodsWater Distribution Systems
Bayer, T., D.P. Ames, A. Van De Graaff, D. Arctur, A.C. Rowney, R. Brashear, M. Luypaert, B.R. Hodges (2018), “Building an open source modeling community for EPANET,” International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software (iEMSs 2018), Fort Collins, Colorado, USA, Jun. 24-28, 2018.
Publication year: 2018
A thorough examination for boundary/initial condition configuration in continental-scale hydrodynamic simulation
.ConferenceHydrologyNumerical MethodsRivers
Yu, C.-W., B.R. Hodges, and F. Liu (2018), “A thorough examination for boundary/initial condition configuration in continental-scale hydrodynamic simulation,” International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software (iEMSs 2018), Fort Collins, Colorado, USA, Jun. 24-28, 2018.
Publication year: 2018
A python-based autocalibration routine supporting the stormwater management model
.ConferenceNumerical MethodsStorm Water/Flooding
Tiernan, E., and B. Hodges (2018), “A python-based autocalibration routine supporting the stormwater management model,” World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2018, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, Jun. 3-7, 2018.
Publication year: 2018
A new Saint-Venant solver for SWMM
.ConferenceNumerical MethodsStorm Water/Flooding
Hodges, B.R., F. Liu, and A.C. Rowney (2018), “A new Saint-Venant solver for SWMM,” New Trends in Urban Drainage Modeling, 11th International Conference on Urban Drainage Modelling, Palermo, Italy, Sep. 23-26, 2018. Springer, pp. 582-586. http://doi.org/10.1007%2F978-3-319-99867-1_100
Publication year: 2018
A New Approach for Generating Flow Directions in Urban Watersheds
.ConferenceNumerical MethodsStorm Water/Flooding
Lasco, J.D.D., D.R. Maidment, and B.R. Hodges (2018), “A new approach for generating flow directions in urban watersheds,” World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2018: Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater; Urban Watershed Management, Municipal Water Infrastructure; and Desalination and Water Reuse, pgs. 448-458, ASCE, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, Jun. 3-7, 2018. doi: 10.1061/9780784481431
Publication year: 2018
Progress towards Continental River Dynamics modeling
.ConferenceHydrologyNumerical MethodsRivers
C.-W. Yu, X. Zheng, F. Liu, D. Maidment, and B. Hodges, “Progress towards Continental River Dynamics modeling,” European Geophysical Union General Assembly 2017, Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 19, EGU2017-9842, 2017. http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2017/EGU2017-9842.pdf
Publication year: 2017
Effects of slope smoothing in river channel modeling
.ConferenceGeospatial AnalysisNumerical MethodsRivers
K. Kim, F. Liu, and B.R. Hodges, “Effects of slope smoothing in river channel modeling,” European Geophysical Union General Assembly 2017, Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 19, EGU2017-9814, 2017. http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2017/EGU2017-9814.pdf
Publication year: 2017
Consistent initial conditions for the Saint-Venant equations in river network modeling
.Journal ArticleHydrologyNumerical MethodsRivers
Yu, C.-W. , F. Liu and B.R. Hodges (2017), “Consistent initial conditions for the Saint-Venant equations in river network modeling,” Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 21:4959-4972, 2017. https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-4959-2017
Publication year: 2017
Challenges in modeling the spatial variation in a shallow river delta
.ConferenceEstuariesGeospatial AnalysisNumerical Methods
B.R. Hodges and Z. Li, “Challenges in modeling the spatial variation in a shallow river delta,” 4th International Symposium on Shallow Flows, Eindhoven, Netherlands, June 26-28, 2017.
Publication year: 2017
A subgrid approach for unresolved topography in shallow water hydrodynamic modeling
.Supervised ThesisEstuariesGeospatial AnalysisNumerical Methods
G. Shin, A subgrid approach for unresolved topography in shallow water hydrodynamic modeling, Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 203 pgs., Dec. 2016
Publication year: 2017
Two-phase flow simulation of supersaturated total dissolved gas in the plunge pool of a high dam
.Journal ArticleDissolved GasNumerical MethodsRiversWater Quality
Ma, Q., R. Li, Q. Zhang, B.R. Hodges, J. Feng, and H. Yang (2016), “Two-phase flow simulation of supersaturated total dissolved gas in the plunge pool of a high dam” Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy, 35:4:1139-1148, 2016. http://doi.org/10.1002/ep.12327
Publication year: 2016
Shelf-coastal-bay connectivity in the northwest Gulf of Mexico
.ConferenceEstuariesNumerical Methods
Thyng, K.M., R.D. Hetland, and B.R. Hodges (2016), "Shelf-coastal-bay connectivity in the northwest Gulf of Mexico," 18th Physics of Estuaries and Coastal Seas Conference, Scheveningen, Netherlands, Oct. 9-14, 2016.
Publication year: 2016
Salt/fresh-water exchange in a small river delta with highly-modified inflows
.ConferenceEstuariesNumerical Methods
B.R. Hodges and Z. Li, “Salt/fresh-water exchange in a small river delta with highly-modified inflows,” 19th International Workshop on Physical Processes in Natural Waters (PPNW2016), Bath, UK, July 12-15, 2016. http://www.ppnw2016.co.uk/index.html
Publication year: 2016
Saint-Venant modeling for large river basins – challenges and data needs
.ConferenceHydrologyNumerical MethodsRivers
B.R. Hodges, F. Liu, and A. Hijar Santibanez, “Saint-Venant modeling for large river basins – challenges and data needs.” 10th Joint Federal Interagency Sedimentation Conference and 5th Federal Interagency Hydrologic Modeling Conference (SEDHYD 2015), Reno, Nevada, April 19-23, 2015.
Publication year: 2016
Modeling the managed freshwater inflows for restoring the Nueces Delta
.ConferenceEstuariesNumerical MethodsWater Quality
Z. Li, B.R. Hodges, J. Tunnel, and C.A. Schoenbaechler, “Modeling the managed freshwater inflows for restoring the Nueces Delta” World Environmental & Water Resources Conference, Austin, Texas, May 17-21, 2015.
Publication year: 2016
Interoperability of River Network Models
.ConferenceHydrologyNumerical MethodsRivers
F. Liu, and B.R. Hodges, “Interoperability of River Network Models,” Data Flow: Grand Challenges in Water Systems Modeling, Data Management, and Integration. Baton Rouge Louisiana, May 9-10, 2016. https://water.lsu.edu/Agenda/
Publication year: 2016
Translating fine-scale topography into practical coarse-scale hydrodynamic models of braided rivers and deltas
.ConferenceEstuariesGeospatial AnalysisNumerical Methods
B.R. Hodges, and R. Li, “Translating fine-scale topography into practical coarse-scale hydrodynamic models of braided rivers and deltas” 36th International Association for Hydraulic Research World Congress (IAHR 2015), The Hague, Netherlands, June 28 – July 3, 2015.
Publication year: 2015
Sustaining salamander habitat in Barton Springs Pool
.ConferenceLakesNumerical MethodsWater Quality
Y. Lin, Z. Li, and B.R. Hodges, “Sustaining salamander habitat in Barton Springs Pool” World Environmental & Water Resources Conference, Austin, Texas, May 17-21, 2015.
Publication year: 2015
River geometry challenges for large-scale dynamic river modeling
.ConferenceGeospatial AnalysisHydrologyNumerical MethodsRivers
C.W. Yu, B.R. Hodges, and F. Liu, “River geometry challenges for large-scale dynamic river modeling,” American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, Abstract H43A-1466, 14-18 December 2015. http://fallmeeting.agu.org/2015/scientific-program, https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm15/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/82425
Publication year: 2015
Representing hydrodynamically-important blocking features in coastal or riverine lidar topography
.Journal ArticleEstuariesGeospatial AnalysisNumerical MethodsRivers
Hodges, B.R. (2015) “Representing hydrodynamically-important blocking features in coastal or riverine lidar topography,” Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 15:5:1011-1023, May 2015. http://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-15-1011-2015
Publication year: 2015
Reliable river cross-section approximation for river network simulations
.ConferenceGeospatial AnalysisHydrologyNumerical MethodsRivers
A. Hijar, B.R. Hodges, F. Liu, and K. Kim, “Reliable river cross-section approximation for river network simulations” World Environmental & Water Resources Conference, Austin, Texas, May 17-21, 2015.
Publication year: 2015
Quantitative risk analysis in numerical oil spill modeling system in offshore bays and estuaries
.Supervised ThesisEstuariesHazards/RisksNumerical MethodsOil Spills
X. Hou, Quantitative risk analysis in numerical oil spill modeling system in offshore bays and estuaries, Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 153 pgs., Dec. 2015.
Publication year: 2015
Operational oil spill modeling: from science to engineering applications in the presence of uncertainty
.Book ChapterHazards/RisksNumerical MethodsOil Spills
B.R. Hodges, A. Orfila, J.M. Sayol, and X. Hou, “Operational oil spill modeling: from science to engineering applications in the presence of uncertainty.” In M. Ehrhardt (Editor), Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Simulation of Oil Pollution Problems, The Reacting Atmosphere, Vol. 2, Springer International, Switzerland, 2015, pp. 99-126. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16459-5
Publication year: 2015
Oil spill modeling in Galveston Bay
.ConferenceEstuariesNumerical MethodsOil Spills
D. Feng, X. Hou, and B.R. Hodges (2015). “Oil spill modeling in Galveston Bay” Texas Bays and Estuaries Meeting, Port Aransas, Texas, April 8-9, 2015.
Publication year: 2015
Modeling of thixotropic debris flows
.ConferenceFluid MechanicsHazards/RisksNumerical Methods
C.-H. Jeon, and B.R. Hodges, “Modeling of thixotropic debris flows” World Environmental & Water Resources Conference, Austin, Texas, May 17-21, 2015.
Publication year: 2015
Modeling of debris flows and induced phenomena with non-Newtonian fluid models
.Supervised ThesisFluid MechanicsHazards/RisksNumerical Methods
C.-H. Jeon, Modeling of debris flows and induced phenomena with non-Newtonian fluid models, Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 204 pgs., Dec. 2015.
Publication year: 2015
High-resolution hydrodynamic modeling of Nueces Delta and Guadalupe Bayous
.ConferenceEstuariesGeospatial AnalysisNumerical Methods
Z. Li, R. Carothers, Y. Lin, P. Passalacqua, and B.R. Hodges (2015). “High-resolution hydrodynamic modeling of Nueces Delta and Guadalupe Bayous” Texas Bays and Estuaries Meeting, Port Aransas, Texas, April 8-9, 2015.
Publication year: 2015
Deciphering the highly-modified flow paths through the Guadalupe River bayous
.ConferenceEstuariesGeospatial AnalysisNumerical Methods
R. Carothers, P. Passalacqua, and B.R. Hodges, “Deciphering the highly-modified flow paths through the Guadalupe River bayous.” World Environmental & Water Resources Conference, Austin, Texas, May 17-21, 2015.
Publication year: 2015
Creating practical modeling bathymetry for flooding of coastal and estuarine marshes
.ConferenceEstuariesGeospatial AnalysisNumerical Methods
B.R. Hodges, P. Passalacqua and R. Carothers, “Creating practical modeling bathymetry for flooding of coastal and estuarine marshes,” Gordon Research Conference on Coastal Ocean Modeling, University of New England, Biddeford, Maine, June 7-12, 2015.
Publication year: 2015