Prof. Junqiang Xia

Wuhan University

Department of River Engineering

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About

Prof. Xia received his BSc and MSc from Wuhan University in 1996 and 1999. He obtained the PhD degree from Tsinghua University in 2002, where he got a promotion from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor in 2006. During the period 2007-2010, he worked at Cardiff University as a Research Assistant with Prof. Roger A. Falconer. He joined Wuhan University as a full professor in 2010. He has been the vice dean of the School of Water Resources and Hydropower Engineering at Wuhan University since 2020. Prof. Xia published over 280 peer-reviewed journal papers and 8 monographs, and delivered keynote presentations worldwide. He received 2 second-class National Scientific and Technological Progress Awards, and 12 ministry-level first- or second-class awards. He has the reputable title of Distinguished Professor of Changjiang Scholars, and is the gainer of National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars.

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Expertise Fields/Interests:

Urban Flood Modelling & Risk Assessment; Sediment Transport; Fluvial Processes & Numerical Modelling

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Technical Committees

Committee Name
Committee on Fluvial Hydraulics
Committee on Ecohydraulics
Committee on Coastal and Maritime Hydraulics
Committee on Water Resources Management

IAHR Position

Committee Name	Position	Start Date	End Date
JRBM Editorial Board	Associate Editors	2017-01-01	Now

My Papers and Presentations

Title	Year
Numerical Simulation of Turbulent Free Surface Flows over Rough Beds	2022
Geomorphic Impacts of the Operation of Xiaolangdi Reservior on the Lower Yellow River	2017
New criterion for the stability of a human body in floodwaters	2014
Changes in Reach-Scale Bankfull Hydraulic Geometry in a Braided Reach of the LYR	2013
Modeling of the Bank Erosion Process in the Upper Jingjiang Reach Using BSTEM	2013
New Criterion of Human Stability in Floodwaters Based on Theoretical and Experimental Studies	2013
Preliminary Prediction on Critical Continuity Duration of Density Current Head in Xiaolangdi Reservoir, Yellow River	2013
Incipient velocity for partially submerged vehicles in floodwaters	2011
Theoretical Estimation and Numerical Modelling of Annual Energy Output from a Tidal Barrage	2011
Numerical Assessment of People and Vehicles Safety in Flash Floods	2010
The Severn Barrage Project: Modelling Comparisons for Power Generation and Hydrodynamic Impact	2010
2D Morphodynamic Modelling of Dam-Break Flows over Mobile Beds	2009
The Severn Barrage: Hydro-Environmental Impact Assessment Studies	2009
Study on the Influence of Different Operational Modes of the Sanmenxia Reservoir on the Tongguan Elevation Using a 1D Mathematical Model	2004
Temporal and Spatial Variation Characteristics of Riverbank Erosion Mechanisms and Rates in the Lower Yellow River	2004
Numerical Simulation for Dike Overtopping and Partial Breaching Flow and Its Application	2002
Non-Oscillatory Computation Schemes for Vertical Plane 2-D Suspended Sediment Transport Equation	2001

My Videos

Title	Year
Junqiang Xia - Urban flood simulation and risk assessment - GWS7	2023

IAHR Awards

IAHR Awards	Date