Thursday 2 February 2012Wallingford, UK
The 19th Armourstone users group meeting will be held in our new conference facilities at HR Wallingford and will include a repeat of last year's successful opportunity to young professionals to submit papers and make presentations. The meeting will also feature presentations on various topics related to the emerging European requirements for the control of dangerous substances and the use of recycled materials, freeze and thaw resistance, measuring armour layer reshaping, and topics related to changes to British and European standards and the extent of their adoption by practitioners.
Tuesday 21 and Wednesday 22 February 2012Wallingford, UK
The Introduction to River Hydrology and Hydraulics course provides an excellent introduction for graduates, consultants, local authority staff, conservation and fisheries officers, development control and flood defence officers who require an understanding of river hydrology and hydraulics to help to improve their understanding of the management of river systems or the impact of developments in a river catchment.
Thursday 23 and Friday 24 February 2012Wallingford, UK
The Introduction to Flood Risk Analysis and Management is suitable for engineers, consultants, local government staff and flood risk managers looking to gain an understanding of flood hazard and risk and their relevance to river management and development planning.
Tuesday 13 March 2012Wallingford, UK
This course is primarily focussed on the prediction of wave forces on the upper parts of piers, elevated jetties, and similar types of suspended decks over water. Any wave loads on elevated beams and decks can be particularly destructive as most such structures were originally designed to be elevated above wave crests. With future sea levels projected to rise by around 1m, many existing structures may encounter wave loads in future for which they were not designed.
17 April 2012Wallingford, UK
Developments close to the shoreline (coastal, estuarial or lakefront) are often exposed to significant flood risk and/or potential overtopping damage during storms, yet such sites are often highly valued. Wave overtopping / flood risks are likely to increase driven by increased sea levels, and stronger wind speeds. Understanding flood risk from wave overtopping is a key requirement for effective management of coastal/shoreline defences, but such defences range from simple earth banks through to vertical concrete walls, or more complex composite structures. Each of these require different methods to assess overtopping.
Copyright HR Wallingford - For more information on all our activities, visit www.hrwallingford.com
