Dr. Shawn Clark

University of Manitoba

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About

Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Manitoba. Research interests include: river ice engineering – field observations, laboratory testing and numerical modelling of river ice processes; physical and numerical hydraulic modeling.

Career Type:

Scientist/Researcher/Academic

Organization Type:

Universities and Academia

Expertise Fields/Interests:

River ice engineering - field monitoring, laboratory experimentation, numerical modelling. Physical and numerical modelling. Sediment transport and river ice. Hydrodynamics of Netley-Libau Marsh and Delta Marsh in Manitoba.

Major Achievements:

Technical Committees

Committee Name
Committee on Ice Research and Engineering
Committee on Experimental Methods and Instrumentation
Committee on Hydraulic Structures
Committee on Fluid Mechanics
Committee on Ecohydraulics

My Papers and Presentations

Title	Year
Evaluating Top-of-Ice Elevation Using Air-Borne Lidar	2024
Investigating Boom Performance: An Experimental Study of Load Dynamics and Freeboard Influence in Highly Energetic Flows Under Ice-Free Conditions	2024
Deep-Learning Optical Flow Compared to Conventional Large-Scale Image Velocimetry Techniques	2023
Experimental Investigation of Asymmetric Border Ice Effect on Sediment Transport	2023
Effect of Ice Boom Submergence Level on Surrounding Flow	2022
Numerical Simulation of Under Cover Ice Transport Processes and Hanging Dam Formation	2022
Quantifying future changes to winter hydraulics and discharge potential in a large Canadian regulated river	2022
Sediment transport rate estimation in partially ice-covered channels	2022
Hydraulic and turbulent flow characteristics beneath a simulated partial ice-cover	2021
Roughness effect on turbulent flow structure beneath a simulated ice jam	2019
Acoustic Doppler velocimeter measurements of a submerged three-dimensional offset jet flow over rough surfaces	2017
Effects of Ice and Bed Roughness on Turbulent Flow Characteristics Beneath a Simulated Ice Jam	2016
Freeze-up Monitoring on the Dauphin River, Manitoba, Canada	2016
Investigating the Effects of Ice and Bed Roughness on the Flow Characteristics Beneath a Simulated Partial Ice Cover	2016
Estimation of total suspended solids concentration from aDcp backscatter and hydraulic measurements	2015
Experimental study of the flow structures of 3D turbulent offset jets	2015
Development of a Numerical Model for Predicting Ice Conditions on the Upper Nelson River	2010
Effects of Blockage Ratio on Energy Loss Through Rectangular Bar Trashracks for Hydro-Turbines	2009
Laboratory Observations of Frazil Ice	2002

My Videos

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IAHR Awards

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