DOU Xiping
Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute (NHRI), China.
Name : DOU Xiping
Nationality : Chinese
Date of Birth : Nov. 21, 1961
Profession : Hydrodynamic and Sediment Transport
Company : Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute (NHRI), China.
Position : Chief Engineer
Concurrent Post : Advisory Board Members of International Research and Training Center on Erosion and Sedimentation (IRTCES)
Eminent Engineer of the Academy of Coastal Ocean Port & Navigation Engineers（ACOPNE），ASCE
Member of International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR)
Director of Key Lab Port, Waterway & Sedimentation Eng., Ministry of Transport of PR China
Deputy Secretary-General of Chinese Society of Oceanography (CSO)
Deputy Director of Sediment Professional Committee of Chinese Hydraulic Engineering Society ( CHES )
Deputy Director of Estuarine Professional Committee of Chinese Hydraulic Engineering Society ( CHES )
Committee of Engineering Survey and Design & Standardization Association
Committee of China Water Transportation Construction Association
Associate Editor of “China Ocean Engineering”
Registered Engineer in Water Resources and Hydropower
Member of Sea Use Assessment Qualification
Address : No 223 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, P.R.China
Post Code : 210029
Telephone : (86-25)85828028
Fax : (86-25)85828888
Mobile : (86)13805183838
Email : xpdou@nhri.cn, 1278801203@qq.com


Eudcation:
  • BEng in Civil Engineering Department of East China Technical University of Water Resources (Hohai University) from 1979 to 1983
  • MEng in specialty of Hydraulics and River Dynamics of Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute from 1986 to 1989
  • PhD in specialty of Hydraulics and River Dynamics of Hohai University from 1999 to 2005
Work Experience:
  • 2011-present: Chief Engineer of NHRI
  • 2007-2011: Deputy Chief Engineer of NHRI
  • 1989-2007: Engineer, Senior engineer, Deputy Director of River and Harbor Department, Professor, NHRI
  • 1997-1998: Visiting scholar of National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan
  • 1983-1986: Assistant engineer, State Power Environmental Protection Research Institute
Research Experience:
I have mainly engaged in the fundamental theory and simulation technology on hydrodynamics and sediment transport in estuarine and coastal zone. Since 1989, I am responsible for two projects of National Natural Science Foundation of China, four projects supported by Ministry of Water Resources or Ministry of Transport, P.R. China, more than twenty projects of training engineering of navigation channel, harbor constructions, river flood control engineering, water intake and outfall of power plant and nuclear power plant.
  • 2011-present：Be in charge of a project supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China to study the siltation mechanism downstream tidal sluice and to simulate the siltation pattern from the sluice to the estuary. 
  • 2011-present: Be in charge of a project supported by Ministry of Transport to study the simulation and measuring technology of sediment transport in the training engineering of Golden Waterway Capacity Building. 
  • 2009-2012: Be in charge of a project supported by ministry of water resources to deal with the sediment siltation downstream the sluices at the estuaries in China. The sluices at different area, north river estuary, east river estuary and south river estuary have been studied and the measurements to decrease the siltation have been put forward. The research results have been acceptance by the Ministry of Water Resources.
  • 2009-2012: Be in charge of the feasibility study on a barrage sluice at the tidal reach of Mulanxi Creek, Fujian Province, China. The sediment deposition downstream the sluice have been studied by physical model and numerical models. The energy dissipation of the sluice has been experimented. The results have been proposed to Water Conservancy Hydropower Design Institute.
  • 2008-2010: Be in charge of a project supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China to study the distorted ratio of physical model by five physical models with different horizontal scales and vertical scales.
  • 2007-2009: Be in charge of a project supported by Ministry of Transport to draw up reference norm on numerical model test of port and waterway engineering. The reference norm enclose numerical model of currents, waves, sediment transport and shiping.   
  • 2006-2008: Be in charge of a project of water intake and cooling water outlet of Ningde Nuclear Power Plant. Both numerical model and physical model were established to simulate the cooling water diffusion, liquid waste diffusion and sediment siltation.   
  • 2005-2007: Be in charge of the sediment siltation problem in the feasibility study of the new port of Panjin at the Liaohe Estuary. Two berths with 20,000T have been completed.
  • 2003-2005: Be in charge of the sediment problems in the feasibility studies both in Lianyungang Port Expansion Engineering and in the South Breakwater Engineering. Two projects have been completed.
  • 2004-2006: Be responsible for the numerical model of the salt water and sediment in the Yangtze Delta, which is a part work of the Yangtze Estuary planning studies. The work has optimized the planning and the results have been adopted by the Yangtze River Water Resources Commission.
  • 2003-2005: Be responsible for the project of saltwater intrusion and water sources construction in the Yangtze Estuary. 2D numerical models for tidal and salt in Yangtze Estuary are established. The results have been adopted by Shanghai Water Authority.
  • 2002-2004: Be in charge of reclamation problem at Minjiang Estuary. This is a key project of Fujian Province. The project has been finished and the results have been adopted by Fujian Provincial Department of Ocean and Fisheries.
  • 2000-2005: Be in charge of the "Mulanxi Creek downstream flood control projects, Putian City, Fujian Province. The effect of training works, the form of riverbed protection and the crest elevation of the creek dike were studied by the numerical model and physical model of tidal current, wave and sediment transport. The research results have been adopted by Water Conservancy Hydropower Design Institute, Fujian Province. The engineering are divided into four phases to construction. Now, three phases have been completed.
  • 1998-1999: Be responsible for sediment problems in the possibility study of national key projects Yangtze Estuary 15m deep waterway and port site. The result was appraised by experts organized by the Ministry of Transport and adopted by Water Transportation Consultants Co., Ltd..
  • 1997-1999: Be in charge of the study of sediment motion and numerical simulation under 3D flow and sediment conditions. The local scour at groins was simulated and the results were verified by the physical model validation. This work was supported by youth fund of ministry of transport.
  • 1994-2005：Be in charge the navigation siltation study of the Yangtze Estuary Deepwater Channel Regulation Project. This is a national key project. The siltation in the channel under normal condition and flood with storm surge condition are simulated. This research was done from the feasibility study period of the project in 1994 to Phase II project completed in 2005. The prediction results have been used as decision-making, design and project implementation.
  • 1993-2007: Be responsible for the sediment siltation simulation on coal terminal, water intake engineering of Chenjiagang Power Plant, and the navigation channel inside and outside the Guanghe Esruary, Jiangsu Province. The research work was appraised by experts organized by the Planning Commission of Jiangsu Province. The results were adopted by the Jiangsu Province Electric Power Design Institute.
  • 1990-1994: Be responsible for the sediment siltation simulation on coal terminal and water intake engineering of Zhuanghe Power Plant, 10,000 ton dock and waterway which are key projects in Liaoning Province, P.R. China. The research results adopted by Water Transportation Consultants Co., Ltd. The Zhuanghe Port and Zhuanghe power plant have been constructed.
  • 1989-1991: Be responsible for the sediment siltation simulation of the second basin at the second phase of Jinzhou Port, the results was adopted by Water Transportation Consultants Co., Ltd.
Main Publications:
  • Numerical Model of Environmental Research for Bays and Minjiang Estuary in Fujian Province, Book, one of writers, China Ocean Press,  2009
  • Advance of Sediment Research, Book, one of writers, China Water Conservancy and Power Press,  2006
  • Xiping Dou, Xinzhou Zhang, Xiangming Wang and Jinhua Wang, NUMERICAL SIMULATION STUDY ON DEPOSITION DOWNSTREAM ESTUARINE SLUICE, 33rd International Conference on Coastal Engineering, Santander, Spain, 1-6 July, 2012.
  • Xinzhou Zhang, Xiping Dou, Xiaodong Zhao, Jinshan Zhang, Study on Influence of Baimao Sandbank Control Project in Southern Branch of the Yangtze River Estuary, China. 33rd International Conference on Coastal Engineering, Santander, Spain, 1-6 July, 2012.
  • XU Xue-song, DOU Xi-ping, ZHANG Xin-zhou, QU Hong-ling, Overview of siltation downstream estuarine floodgates, Port & Waterway Engineering, No.1 Serial No. 462, Jan. 2012.( in Chinese)
  • DOU Xi-ping, WANG Xiang-ming, ZHANG Xin-zhou, Simulation study on deposition downstream of estuarine gates, Proceeding of Asia and Pacific Coasts, Nov., 2011, Singapore.
  • DOU Xi-ping, Preliminary analysis of the effect on the Yangtze Estuary after Three-gorge project operation. Proceeding of Asia and Pacific Coasts, Nov., 2011, Singapore.
  • Xiping Dou, Xinzhou Zhang, Xiangming Wang, Xiaodong zhao, Local Scour Characteristics of Groins at Tidal Reaches and Their Simulation. 32nd International Conference on Coastal Engineering, Shanghai, China, June 30-July 5, 2010
  • GONG Zheng, DOU Xi-ping, ZHANG Chang-kuan, DING Xian-rong, TAO Jian-feng, Influence of tidal flat reclamation on channel sedimentation downstream of tidal sluice in Jiangsu coastal zone, HYDRO-SCIENCE AND ENGI NEERI NG, No. 1, Mar. 2010. ( in Chinese)
  • DOU Xiping, The estuarine sediment research progress in China，Proceeding of 14th China Coastal Engineering Conference, Aug.5-8, 2009, Huhehaote, China. ( in Chinese)
  • GAO Xiangyu, DOU Xiping, QU Hongling, Characteristics of sediment siltation and hydrodynamic changes in the estuary gate, Proceeding of 14th China Coastal Engineering Conference, Aug.5-8, 2009, Huhehaote, China. ( in Chinese)
  • ZHANG Xin-zhou, DOU Xi-ping, WANG Hui-min, XUHui, Turbulence stochastic model and its appliction in3D numerical simulation of flow and sediment, Journal of Sediment Research, No.3, 2009. ( in Chinese)
  • DOU Xiping,, LI Tilai, GAO Xiangyu, QU Hongling, NUMERICAL MODEL OF OIL SPILLED DURING SHIP ACCIDENT IN GUANGHE ESTUARY, CHINA, Proceeding of Asia and Pacific Coasts, Nov., 2009, Singapore.
  • QU Hong-ling, DOU Xi-ping, GAO Xiang-yu, Layout of breakwaters in the channel extension project of Lianyungang Port, Port & Waterway Engineering, No. 11 Serial No. 421, Nov. 2008. ( in Chinese)
  • LUO Yong, DOU Xi-ping, LUO Zhao-sen, A Few Thinking for the Yellow River Sediment Regulation with “Air-Uplift”.  Journal of Water Resource (Supp), Oct., 2007. ( in Chinese)
  • ZHANG Xinzhou, DOU Xiping, WANG Huimin, ZHAO Xiaodong, WANG Xiangming, The power plant cooling water test methods and its applications at estuarine bay, Yangtze River, Vol.38, No. 6, June, 2007. ( in Chinese)
  • DOU Xiping, Preliminary study on the effect of physical model distorted ratio by a mathematical model. Proceeding of 13rd China Coastal Engineering Conference, Sept.18-20, 2007, Nanjing, China. ( in Chinese)
  • DOU Xiping, LUO Zhaoseng, Research of treatment of estuary with tides, CHINAWATERRESOURCES, No.1, 2007. ( in Chinese)
  • DOU Xi-ping, WANG Xiang-ming, ZHAO Xiao-dong, Advances in study of physical model distortion ratio, ADVANCES INWATER SCIENCE, Vol.18, No.6, Nov., 2007. ( in Chinese)
  • DOUXi-ping, WANG Xiang-ming, LUO Bin, DONG Feng-wu, Effect of distortion ratios on tidal and sediment models, Journal of Sediment Research, No.4, 2007. ( in Chinese)
  • DOU Xi-ping, Development and Application of Mathematical Model for Prediction of Backsilting Quantity in Yangtze Estuary Deepwater Channel. Port & Waterway Engineering, No. 12 Serial No. 397, Dec. 2006. ( in Chinese)
  • DOU Xiping, Numerical Model of Thermal Discharge Effluent in Guang-he Estuary, Proceedings of 2nd International Conference on Estuaries and Coasts, Nov.28-30, 2006, Guangzhou, China.
  • DOU Xiping, Sedimentation Problem in Lian-yun-gang Port Expansion, Proceeding of 2nd China-US Workshop on Advances in water science and engineering mathematical model. Nov. 24-25, Beijing, China.
  • DOU Xiping, Siltation Prediction for First and Second Phases of Yangtze Estuary Deep Waterway Training Engineering, Proceeding of 12nd China Coastal Engineering Conference, 2005, Kunming, China. ( in Chinese)
  • DOU Xiping, Study on Salinity Instrusion and Training Project in Yangtze Estuary, Proceedings of Asian and Pacific Coasts 2005, September 4-8, 2005, Jeju, Korea.
  • DOU Xiping, DONG Fengwu, WANG Xiangming, Effect of Physical model distorted ratio on tidal current and sediment movement, Proceeding of Sixth National sediment basic theory research,Vol.3, Zhengzhou, China, Yellow River Conservancy Press, 2005. (in chinese)
  • DOU Xi-ping, WANG Xiang-ming, LOU Bing, General scouring model test of dike′s head under tidal currents and waves, HYDRO-SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, Mar. 2005, No.1 28-33. ( in Chinese)
  • GAO Ya-jun, DOU Xi-ping, Experiment on Compact Process and Threshold of Fine Sediment under Wave Action, HYDRO-SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, No.1, Mar. 2004. ( in Chinese)
  • Dou Xiping, Dong Fengwu, Effect of Distortion Ratio on Local Scour Under Tidal Currents and Waves, CHINA OCEAN ENGINEERING, 2004,No.4(Vol.18),613-627
  • DOU Xiping, SILT PREDICTION OF ONE-STAGE DEEP WATER CHANNEL PROJECT IN YANGTZE ESTUARY，Proceedings of the Ninth International Symposium on River Sedimentation, Oct.18-21, 2004, Yichang, China.
  • DOU Xiping, Sediment Problems Related to Regulation of Deep Channel in Yangtze Estuary, Proceedings of the International Conference on Estuaries and Coasts, Nov.9-11, 2003, Hangzhou，China.
  • DOU Xiping, Numerical model study on Yangtze Estuary and Hnagzhou Bay, Proceeding of 11nd China Coastal Engineering Conference, Nov., 2003, Sanya, China. ( in Chinese)
  • DOU Guoren，DOU Xiping & LI Tilai, Incipient Motion of Sediment by Waves, SCIENCEINCHINA, Series E, Vol.44 No.3, June, 2001
  • LI Ti-lai, DOU Xi-ping, HUANG Jin-peng, 3D model of tidal currents in the Yangtze estuary with orthogonal curvilinear coordinates, JOURNAL OF NANJING HYDRAULIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE, No.3, Sep.2000 (in Chinese)
  • DOU X P, LI T L, DOU G R. NUMERICAL MODEL OF TOTAL SEDIMENT TRANSPORT IN THE YANGTZE ESTUARY, CHINA OCEAN ENGINEERING, 1999,13 (3)：277-286.
  • DOU Guoren, DONG Fengwu, DOU xiping, LI Tilai, Mathematieal modeling of sediment transport in estuaries and coastal regions, SCIENCE IN CHINA (SeriesA), Vol. 38, No.10, Oct. 1995.
  • Dou Xiping, Li Tilai, Appliceation of triangular grid generation method in tidal mathematical models of coastal engineering, JOURNAL OF NANJING HYDRAULIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE, No.1, Mar.1995 (in Chinese)
  • Dou Xiping, Li Tilai, A METHOD OF QUANDRILATERAL ISOPARAMETER ELEMENTS IN 2D TIDAL CURRENTS MODELING, THE OCEAN ENGINEERING, Vol.13, No.2, May, 1995. (in Chinese)
  • Dou Xiping, Luo Zhaosen, 2D mathematical model of sediment transport under the actions of both tide currents and waves, JOURNAL OF NANJING HYDRAULIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE, No.4, December, 1992 (in Chinese)
Honors and Awards:
  • First Prize of Chinese Water Resources Society, 2010. (Key technologies study and application for the comprehensive improvement plan of the Yangtze Estuary)
  • First Prize of National Science and Technology Progress, 2007. (Complete sets of technology of the Yangtze River Estuary Deepwater Channel Regulation Project)
  • Grand Prize of Chinese Navigation Society, 2006. (Complete sets of technology of the Yangtze River Estuary Deepwater Channel Regulation Project)
  • First Prize of Chinese Navigation Society, 2005. (Plan optimization, sediment siltation and design wave of the Yangtze River Estuary Deepwater Channel Regulation Project)
  • First Prize of Shanghai Science and Technology Progress, 2005. (Saltwater intrusion from the north branch and the construction of water sources at southern branch of the Yangtze Estuary)
  • First Prize of Ministry of Water Resources Science and Technology Progress, 1998. (Study on sediment transport numerical model in estuarine and coastal region)
  • Second Prize of Ministry of Transport Science and Technology Progress, 1998. (Study on physical model of sediment suspended load and bed load for Huanghua Port)