International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR) ISSN 2307-4531 http://gssrr.org/index.php?journal=JournalOfBasicAndApplied Bifurcation Simulation Modeling Review D.A. Tholibon a *, J. Ariffin b a,b Fluvial & River Engineering Dynamics (FRiEnD), Institute of Infrastructure Engineering & Sustainable Management (IIESM), Faculty of Civil Engineering, Universiti Technologi MARA (UiTM), 40450 Shah Alam, Malaysia. a Email: duratulain@perlis.uitm.edu.my b Email: junaidahariffin@salam.uitm.edu.my Abstract This paper reviews the advances made on studies related to bifurcation. Bifurcation has been an area of interest by researchers in hydraulics, hydrology and river engineering disciplines. This paper reviews the findings of nearly 10 years of researches into modeling bifurcation system with numerous simulation techniques. Efforts have been made to simulate behavior of bifurcation through the uses of numerical and physical models. The numerical approach under the pretext of computational fluid dynamic is an approach that uses the fundamental theory of fluid mechanics and hydraulics that simulates flow behavior. Keywords: bifurcation; modeling simulation; numerical model; physical model. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * Corresponding author. Tel.:+6-017-604-9749 E-mail address: duratulain@perlis.uitm.edu.my 45