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Impact - EC research project

investigation of extreme flood processes and uncertainty



Meetings & Events EC Research Project:
Project Reference No.
EVG1-CT2001-00037



1st IMPACT Project Workshop
HR Wallingford - 16th - 17th May 2002

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Day 1 - Thursday 16th May, 2002 - An introduction to the IMPACT Project
       
  Abstract Paper Presentation
09:30 Mark Morris Introduction to the IMPACT project
       
Theme Area 2: Breach formation      
09:50 Mark Morris Introduction & Overview
  Mark Morris Summary of current state-of-the-art for breach modelling
10:10 Kjetil Vaskin Field Modelling in Norway
10:40 Mohamed Hassan Lab and numerical modelling at HR Wallingford
10:55 Andre Paquier IMPACT partner presentation - Cemagref
11:05 Karl Broich IMPACT partner presentation - UnibwM
11:15 Mohamed Hassan IMPACT Partner presentation - HR Wallingford
  Mark Morris IMPACT partner presentation - Breach location
       
Theme area 3: Flood propagation      
11:40 Francisco Alcrudo Overall Presentation of the Theme Area Work
State of the Art review on Flood Propagation
  Sandra Soares Frazao Proposed laboratory experiments at UCL
  Francisco Alcrudo The Toce model experiments on urban flooding characteristics
  Francisco Alcrudo New ideas/trends in mathematical modelling to work in during the project
  Andre Paquier The city of Nimes flood and modelisation by Cemagref (as a candidate for urban flooding real case)
       
Theme area 4: Sediments      
14:15 Yves Zech Dam-break induced floods and sediment movement -State of the art and need for research
  Luigi Fraccarollo Experiments and numerical work at Trento
  Benoit Spinewine Geomorphic dam-break floods: near-field and far-field perspectives
  Andre Paquier Sediment transport models used by Cemagref during Impact project
  Rui Ferreira Planned research at IST, Portugal    
       
Additional research      
16:00 Benjamin Dewals University of Liège
16:30 Mark Morris IMPACT-ADD Project
  Zuzana Boukalova IMPACT-ADD Project
  Laszio Nagy Flooding in Hungary
     
 
Day 2 - Friday 17th May, 2002 - Associated Project Work / Industry Needs
       
Theme Area 5: Risk & Uncertainty      
09:00 Mark Morris Introduction and overview
  Mark Morris Risk uncertainty
09:15 Paul Visser Breach Formation Research in Holland
10:00 Greg Hanson Embankment Research in the US
10:45 Martin Gocht Dike Failure & Dike Safety in Germany
11:45 Fola Oginyoye Embankment Risk Management Initiatives in Holland (Posford Haskoning)
  Philip Smith Embankment Risk Management Initiatives in Holland (Posford Haskoning)
       
UK flood risk management: How does research fit within the UK?      
12:00 Mervyn Bramley Overview - UK Research
  Ian Meadowcroft Risk assessment of flood & coastal defence systems (The RASP Project)
  Rob Cheetham Modelling decision support framework (The MDSF project)
  Mark Morris Reducing the risk of embankment failure under extreme conditions ~ a risk based approach
       
Technology Requirements & Research Implementation      
14:40 Paul Samuels Technology Requirements & Research    
  Greg Hanson Industry & Research: Issues, needs and conclusions from the US
15:00 Paul Samuels Workshop Forum: Feedback from discussion groups