Daniel Beetz, M.Sc. D.Beetz

Daniel Beetz, M.Sc.

  • Kaiserstraße 12
    D-76131 Karlsruhe

Expertise

  • Fluvial hydraulics and hydraulic structures under consideration of
    - morphodynamic (bed load, erosion, scour) and other river processes
    - geotechnical and structural factors
  • Physical modeling with rigid and movable bed
  • Further development of measurement techniques

Projects

  • Flood protection Niedernhall at the River Kocher – scientific examination of extreme conditions

Publications

Theses:

Beetz D. (2024). Surface flow pattern and bed morphology interaction in the vicinity of hydraulic structures. Master’s Thesis (unpublished). Institute for Water and Environment – Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources Management, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany.

Beetz D. (2023). Suitability of Surface-PIV measurements in the context of investigations of the flow field around porous hydraulic structures. Study Project (unpublished). Institute for Water and River Basin Management – Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources Management, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany.

Beetz D. (2020). Investigation of colmation in the residual flow reach of the hydropower plant Toeging at the River Inn. Bachelor’s Thesis (in German, unpublished). Department of Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources Management, Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences, Karlsruhe, Germany.

Memberships

  • Young Professionals group member in the German Committee on Large Dams (DTK)

Professional career

2017 - 2020

Bachelor studies Civil Engineering B.Eng. at Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

2020 - 2024

Master studies Water Science and Engineering M.Sc., profile Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulic Engineering at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

since 08/2024

Research Assistant at the Institute for Water and Environment – Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources Management, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)