Visualization of regional groundwater flow within a slope. The data was generated using finite element seepage analysis. The results were imported into Blender, where a custom Python script generated the geometry. With the aid of a versatile material shader, the analysis results were visualized using the hot/cold color scheme. A custom Python script generated the flow lines, shown as black tubes, from the data. The slope and the forest on top was created in Blender with a low-polygon style.

Seepage flow under an embankment dam from a finite element analysis. Similar to the previous project, the simulation results were imported into Blender using a custom Python script. Subsequently, flow lines were generated using a finite-difference scheme with full control over the style of the resulting tubes and arrow glyphs. Material shaders were developed for the sandy embankment and the underlying wet clayey soil.

Flow of seepage under a steel sheet pile wall with a custom material shader for the computational domain, shown as resembling acrylic or glass. The water driving the seepage flow was modelled as a semi-frozen solid and the sheet piles were shown as exposed rusty metal.

Flow through porous medium, like soils, simulated using the Lattice Boltzmann method. The unlike the above projects, where the data was computed at nodes of a mesh, the LB model calculates quantities at the cell level. This represents unique challenges in displaying the results. The computational domain was embedded into a block of soil to show scale. The domain is depicted as a glass-like material with colors derived from the simulation results.

Development of Von Karman vortices due to a plate obstruction immersed into a channel flow. Another Lattice Boltzmann simulation with a fly-over style animation to shown the shedding of vortices.

Finite Element stress analysis of ground deformation around twin sewage tunnels showing their relation to both built and natural environment. The FE results were imported into Blender using a custom Pythons script. The ground was modelled using a wet earth material shader, while the road and the vegetation atop the soil was custom created.