Australian Water School Courses

Sediment Transport Modelling Applications: Real-World Case Studies

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Real-world modelling cases trace river-mouth sediment dynamics and flood impacts, then examine coastal navigation after a barrier island breakthrough.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 11 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Better Irrigation Pump Screens - Saving Money and Time

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Explore modern irrigation pump screens: design, benefits, and real-world examples. Learn how this technology improves farm productivity while protecting aquatic ecosystems.

• YouTube
• 59 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

MODFLOW 6 and FloPy

Learn script-based groundwater modeling with MODFLOW 6 and FloPy, from creating simulations to analyzing flow, pathlines, and transient results.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 9 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Panel Event - Drowning in Plastics

A panel discussion on tracing plastic pollution from waterways to ocean gyres and exploring prevention, cleanup, and litter-management solutions.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 17 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Applied Hydrodynamic Modelling

Case studies show how 2D and 3D hydrodynamic models inform estuary management and structural design.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 1 minute
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Megadrought - The New Normal?

A Colorado River Basin megadrought case study weighs greywater irrigation and other water-conservation strategies against social, environmental, and economic impacts.

• YouTube
• 57 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Something's Fishy

Explore how fish passage hydraulics, physical models, and CFD inform the design and assessment of Australian fishways and culvert upgrades.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Applied Hydrodynamic Modelling - Part 1

Explore how hydrodynamic modelling supports water-quality management and suspended-sediment assessment through Abu Dhabi and Port of Gladstone case studies.

• YouTube
• 1 hour
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Fitting the Curve

Explore curve fitting, Bayesian estimation, probability distributions, and software tools for improving flood frequency analyses under uncertainty.

• YouTube
• 1 hour
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Groundwater Modelling in Python

Use Python to develop analytical groundwater models for river recharge, riverbank storage, well capture, and aquifer-test analysis.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 1 minute
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Theory vs Practice - The Challenges of Flood Risk Management

Explores how floodplain managers balance best-practice flood risk assessment with fit-for-purpose methods, stakeholder needs, and data constraints.

• YouTube
• 1 hour
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Flooded? Forget It!

Examines why vehicles become unstable in floodwaters and how engineers design low-water crossings to withstand overtopping and remain serviceable after floods.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 2 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

From Courant to Saint Venant

Explores the equations behind hydraulic modeling, tracing the Courant number and Saint-Venant shallow-water equations back to conservation laws and first principles.

• YouTube
• 58 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Operational Structure Modelling Using TUFLOW

Learn to model operational pumps, sluice gates, weirs, and adjustable irrigation gates in TUFLOW using real-world examples and operational logic.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 5 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Groundwater Time Series Analysis

Use Python to extract aquifer confinement, storage, and hydraulic conductivity from groundwater responses to atmospheric pressure and Earth tides.

• YouTube
• 59 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video