Water Engineering
Porous Asphalt Mixture with Improved Fatigue Resistance and Stormwater Pollutant Reduction in Urban Road Pavement
Author(s) Gabriela Hammes and Liseane Padilha Thives Abstract One alternative measure to minimise the stormwater runoff volume and its pollutants and reduce impervious areas is to use permeable pavement. However, due to weak mechanical performance under...
Spillway Investigation and Emergency Repairs at Lower Carno Reservoir
Author(s) Richard Williams, MEng, CEng, SupE Matthew Hill, BEng, MPhil, ARPE Abstract Lower Carno reservoir sits above Ebbw Vale in South Wales and provides raw water for supply to the local district. The reservoir was inspected in 2015 under the Reservoirs...
Analysis of Seepage Control system Improvement in an Earthen Dam
Author(s) Mohammad Gharehzadeh Shirazi, PhD Ahmad Safuan Bin A Rashid, PhD Abideen Adekunle Ganiyu, PhD Abstract This paper concerns the adequacy of utilising a chimney drain, horizontal filter and cutoff wall in reducing seepage through an earthen dam. To this...
Analysis of Seepage Control System Improvement in an Earthen Dam
Author(s) Mohammad Gharehzadeh Shirazi, PhD Ahmad Safuan Bin A Rashid, PhD Abideen Adekunle Ganiyu, PhD Abstract This paper concerns the adequacy of utilising a chimney drain, horizontal filter and cutoff wall in reducing seepage through an earthen dam. To this...
Satellite Remote Sensing of UK Embankment Dams: Influence of Dam Features on Monitoring Quality
Author(s) Tom Shire, MSc, DIC, PhD, CEng, MICE James Lawrence, MSc, PhD Stewart Agar, MEng, MRes Richard Ghail, PhD, CGeol Tony Judge, BEng (Hons), CEng, MICE Abstract Radar interferometry (interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR)) is a satellite remote...
Foundation Cut-offs for Flood-detention Reservoirs
Author(s) Simon Pryce, BSc, MSc, EurGeol, CGeol, FGS Alan Brown, MA, MSc, DIC, CEng, FICE, MCIWEM, FGS Liz Abstract In design and periodic safety reviews of flood-detention reservoirs one of the key issues, in terms of sustainability, affordability and safety,...
General Free-Flow Discharge Equation for Parshall Flumes
Author(s) Ali R. Vatankhah, PhD Abstract Standard Parshall flumes are widely used as in-line flow measurement structures in open channels and irrigation projects. The calibration of flow measurement structures is an important issue in practical applications. At...
A Framework for Assessment of Flood Vulnerabilities – Case of Narmada River Basin, India
Author(s) Shefali Dubey Pathak, MTech Mukul Kulshrestha, PhD Abstract The aim of this study is to lay a framework for evaluating flood vulnerabilities. Specifically, it applies the proposed methodology to evaluate flood vulnerability index (FVI) across 21...
Groundwater Pressure Induced Failure of Sprayed Waterproof Membrane Interface in Tunnels
Author(s) Jiang Su, BEng, MPhil, PhD, CEng, FICE Alan Bloodworth, MSc, DIC, MA, DPhil, CEng, MICE, MIStructE Abstract Groundwater pressure is the main cause of debonding (i.e. tensile failure) of the sprayed waterproofing membrane interface within composite...