Flood defence design and analysis methods / edited by Paul Sayers.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sayers, Paul.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Flood control.

Flood control--Case studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 392 p.) : ill.

Place of Publication:

London : ICE Publishing, 2012.

Summary:

This ICE publication is the definitive practical handbook on design and maintenance of flood defences, providing a coherent and focused reference for best practice.

Contents:

Introduction

Twenty-first century flood risk management

Past failures and design lessons

Visual inspections and surveys, remote sensing techniques and sensors for detailed analyses of flood defence infrastructure

Supporting flood risk management through better infrastructure design and management

Performance of coastal flood defences

Performance of fluvial defences

Urban drainage systems

Dams and reservoirs - regulations, performance and past failures

Trash screens at culverts

Design for environmental improvements

Robust decision-making under uncertainty - towards adaptive and resilient flood risk management infrastructure

Managing flood risk in the Thames Estuary - the development of a long-term robust and flexible strategy

The 2001 flood of Houston and Harris County, Texas, USA

Design of an environmentally aligned flood alleviation scheme: the Burn of Mosset, Moray, Scotland

Glossary of terms

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780727741912 (e-book)

9780727741561 (hbk.)