Impact of the sustainable waterfront proposed development of Bani-Suif corniche on the hydraulics of the Nile River

Abstract

The main objective of this research is to study the impact of the new proposed development of Bani-Suif waterfront on Nile River hydraulics, developments include creating a walkway extended in the Nile and open theater which supported by piles inside the Nile. A mathematical simulation using Delft3D was created to represent the new development. Three interconnected grids with different grid sizes were created and then the domain decomposition technique was used to represent piles with small sizes inside the large grid. Model was calibrated using field data such as hydraulic measurements, water levels and discharges. It was concluded that there was no effect of the proposed development on water flow in the main channel of the Nile River except in the places close to the corniche on the west bank at the minimum discharge condition after the implementation of Bani-Suif corniche, which does not affect the sustainability of the project.

Keywords

• Nile River
• Waterfront
• Delft3D
• Domain decomposition
• Sustainability