Numerical Model and Software for Simulation and Visualization of Flooding in the Urban Area

Abstract

Abstract-The shallow water equation system was applied in this study to model the water flow over complex topography in the urban area. A finite volume method based on the first order well-balanced scheme was used to solve the model. In order to upgrade the capability of flood control in urban areas, we developed in this work the numerical software for simulation and visualization of flooding in the urban areas. The developed software was used for the flood simulation in Jakarta, Indonesia. The simulation results can show effects of building for the urban flooding.