Forrest Merton Holly Jr dealt extensively with numerical modelling of unsteady flows and dispersion processes associated with the operation of hydropower and thermal power plants, and often with alluvial sediment transport by rivers. His expertise, energy, and genial personality led him to become President of the International Association of Hydraulic Engineering and Research (IAHR) during 2000–2003. Holly’s last hydraulics project engaged his expertise and was done with the friendly aplomb for which he was well known. This forum paper portrays Holly engaged in his last project, which involved the practical application of numerical modelling of unsteady flow to and through a navigation dam.

Forrest Merton Holly Jr 广泛研究了与水力发电厂和火力发电厂运营相关的不稳定流动和扩散过程的数值建模，并且经常涉及河流冲积沉积物的运输。他的专业知识、精力和和蔼可亲的个性使他在 2000 年至 2003 年期间成为国际水利工程与研究协会 (IAHR) 的主席。Holly 的最后一个液压项目利用了他的专业知识，并以他众所周知的友好沉着的态度完成了。这篇论坛论文描述了 Holly 参与他的最后一个项目，该项目涉及到和通过导航大坝的非定常流动数值模拟的实际应用。