Presented by Rachael Albrighton at the CIWEM Urban Drainage Group Conference this paper looks specifically at advances that have been made in hydraulic modelling techniques. The CIWEM Urban Drainage Group autumn conference brings all the latest techniques and advances in the drainage industry together. Modelling 3D structures such as ponds, swales, channels and embankments is a relatively new […]
The Urban Drainage Group Annual Autumn Conference and Exhibition spans three days and is the industry’s main event of the year. The conference will take place from Wednesday 9th November 2016 to Friday 11th November 2016 at the Hilton Hotel, Blackpool. The conference is a forum for presenters, the showcasing of work, ideas, processes and discussions[…..]
It was great to hear that winner of last year’s Adam Dean award Kam Puvanakumar presented an excellent paper about Canvey Island integrated drainage modelling. For some this was the best paper of the conference It was one of the clearest presentations and gave a great overview of the Integrated Urban Drainage Study carried out on Canvey Island.[…..]
Real Time Urban Flood Forecasting is Now a Reality It has long been the case that local councils would significantly benefit from a real time urban flood warning system, to enable them to put sandbags and other measures in place before flooding occurs. Historically the complex and slow nature of modelling systems has prevented their[…..]