Prof. Dr. Robert Boes

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Prof. Dr. Robert Boes

ETH Zurich

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Dr. Robert M. Boes is Professor of hydraulic structures and Director of the VAW at ETH Zurich. His research works focus on sustainable hydropower, reservoir sedimentation and flood propagation, among others. He was formally the head of the Dam Con struction Group at TIWAG-Tiroler Wasserkraft AG, an Austrian utility.

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Scientist/Researcher/Academic

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Universities and Academia

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Technical Committees

Committee Name
Committee on Hydraulic Structures
Committee on Ecohydraulics
Committee on Fluvial Hydraulics
Committee on Experimental Methods and Instrumentation
Committee on Climate Change Adaptation
Committee on Flood Risk Management
Committee on Education and Professional Development

My Papers and Presentations

Title	Year
Composite Modeling to Detect Scale Effects in Embankment Dam Breaching due to Overtopping	2024
f-Curved-Bar Rack – Bypass System: development planning construction and first operational experiences at hydropower plant Herrentöbeli	2024
Fish downstream passage over weirs at low-head hydropower plants: Field study of total dissolved gas concentrations	2024
Flood protection of Zurich: Physical modelling of the intake structure of a flood diversion tunnel	2024
Flow around an isolated boulder-like obstacle: effects of modeling approach and Reynolds number	2024
Hydraulic Design of a Slotted-Grating Drop-Type Dissipation Chamber of a Flood Diversion Tunnel	2024
Impact of bed level changes on overflow at lateral diversion structures using different numerical modelling approaches	2024
Preface	2024
Preliminary Analysis on the Effect of Tunnel Profile Transitions on Air-demand and Flow Patterns of Low-level Outlets	2024
Sedimentation in a narrow reservoir under climate change and sediment bypass tunnel operation scenarios	2024
1D Numerical Modelling of Sediment-Bypass-Tunnel Operation in a Narrow Reservoir	2023
Air-Water Flow Measurements on a Large-Scale Spillway Chute	2023
Comparison of Four-Transducer UVP Configuration and ADV for Flow Velocity and Turbulence Measurements	2023
Dynamics of Mesoscale Fluvial Habitats of an Alpine Reach Under Various Flow Conditions	2023
Effects of Wall Roughness on Air-Water Flow Properties of Low-Level Outlets	2023
Macro-Roughness Elements for River Restoration: Flow Structures	2023
Material Scaling for Laboratory Experiments of Zoned Dam Breaching Due to Overtopping	2023
On the Role of Free-Surface Treatment for Simulating Flow Past Submerged Obstacles	2023
Passage of Downstream Moving Fish at a Bypass Gate with Bottom Opening	2023
Retrofitting Trash Racks with Electricity to Protect Downstream Moving Fish	2023
Typical Layouts of River Widening Projects in Switzerland	2023
Vortex-Flow Intakes	2023
1D Numerical Modelling of Sedimentation Propagation in a Narrow Reservoir	2022
Basemeso: a tool for the automatic delineation of fluvial mesoscale patches	2022
Effect of Bypass Layout on Guidance of Downstream Moving Fish at Bar Rack Bypass Systems	2022
Effect of Discharge Variations and Sediment Supply on the Stability of Artificial Step-Pool Sequences	2022
Movement Behavior During Simulated Hydropeaking – an Imaging-Based Tracking Approach	2022
Natural and Artificial Refugia in Dynamic River Widenings	2022
Simulation of Flow Around a Wall-Mounted Semi-Ellipsoid – Comparison of URANS and DES Modelling Approaches	2022
Validation of a Dual-Tip Conductivity Probe by a High-Speed Stereo-Camera Setup for Air-Water Flow Properties Estimation	2022
Numerical simulation of air entrainment in uniform chute flow	2021
An experimental investigation on fish guidance structures with horizontal bars	2020
Hydraulic performance of fish guidance structures with curved bars – Part 1: head loss assessment	2020
Hydraulic performance of fish guidance structures with curved bars – Part 2: flow fields	2020
Installation of Alternative Gravel Banks in Channelized River	2020
Laboratory study on wood accumulation probability at bridge piers	2020
Influence of Block Arrangement on Stability of Man-Made Step-Pool Sequences in Steep Mountain Streams	2019
Which Phase-Detection Intrusive Probe to Use in High-Velocity Air-Water Flows?	2019
An experimental investigation on louvres and angled bar racks	2018
Multi-Phase Flows at Hydraulic Structures: Water-Sediment, Air-Water and Water-Structure-Fish Interaction	2018
Numerical embankment breach modelling including seepage flow effects	2017
Backwater Rise Due to Driftwood Accumulations	2015
Breaching of Small Embankment Dams: Tool for Cost-Effective Determination of Peak Breach Outflow	2015
Flow Fields Around Fish Guidance Structures	2015
On the Role of Modelling Approach for Simulation of Bank Erosion in Straight, Trapezoidal Channel	2015
Spillway Jet: Historical Advance from Weir Toward Standard Spillway	2015
The Role of Bank Erosion in Restoration Works in Gravel-Bed Rivers	2015
Experimental study on the flow characteristics of unstructured block ramps	2014
Hydraulic structures: a positive outlook into the future	2014
Trajectories and air flow features of ski jump-generated jets	2014
Aerated flow characteristics of skimming flow over stepped chutes	2013
Effect of Flow Rate on Appearance and Acoustics of Waterfalls	2013
Visual Effects of Waterfalls Affected by Water Diversion	2011
Real-Time Monitoring of Suspended Sediment Concentration and Particle Size Distribution in the Headwater Way of a High-Head Hydropower Plant	2009
Hydraulic Design of Stepped Spillways	2001
Inception Point Characteristics of Stepped Spillways	2001

My Videos

Title	Year
IAHR Water Monograph Webinar 2: Vortex-Flow Intakes	2023
Robert Boes - Turbining fine sediments as a sediment management strategy for hydropower reservoirs	2021

IAHR Awards

IAHR Awards	Date