A5075651315- Flood Risk Assessment and Management
- Infrastructure Resilience and Vulnerability Analysis
- Disaster Management and Resilience
- Innovations in Concrete and Construction Materials
- Hydrology and Drought Analysis
- Concrete and Cement Materials Research
- Insurance and Financial Risk Management
- Environmental Justice and Health Disparities
- Innovative concrete reinforcement materials
- Landfill Environmental Impact Studies
- Electrokinetic Soil Remediation Techniques
- Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
- Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation
- Water resources management and optimization
- Recycled Aggregate Concrete Performance
- Urban Stormwater Management Solutions
- Geophysical Methods and Applications
- Electrical and Bioimpedance Tomography
- Agricultural risk and resilience
- Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures
- Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
- Cooperative Studies and Economics
- Hygrothermal properties of building materials
- Smart Grid Energy Management
- Hydraulic flow and structures
Building Research Establishment
1995-2018
University of Waikato
2015-2016
Manchester University
2015
Universität Hamburg
2015
Hamburg University of Technology
2015
University of Manchester
2015
Manchester Metropolitan University
2015
Scottish Enterprise
2012
University of Dundee
2008
Materials Technology (United Kingdom)
1998
Abstract Historically, flood risk management in the United Kingdom has mainly concentrated on river and coastal flooding, yet flooding from surface water runoff is a to urban areas. A comprehensive study of causes, impact consequences as well serious pluvial Heywood, Greater Manchester, 2004 2006 revealed that victims floods were unprepared, ill‐informed confused responsibilities before, during after event. Householders had rely their insurers for loss mitigation, but response insurance...
This paper outlines an investigation into monitoring the moisture condition of cement-based materials using impedance spectroscopy techniques. Impedance measurements are made over frequency range 20 Hz-110 MHz, and several parameters identified which could characterise such materials.
In England and Wales, the construction industry produces 53.5 Mt of demolition waste (C&D waste) annually, which 51 percent goes to landfill, 40 is used for land reclamation only 9 crushed future use or directly recovered. C&D may be contaminated, either through spillage from industrial processes contact with contaminated land. There are no guidelines on how classify as risk management waste. Research at UK Building Establishment University Manchester has shown that new taxes making...
Flood resistance ( FRe ) and resilience technologies hold considerable potential to limit the damage caused by flooding. Resistance generally aim keep water out of buildings, while resilient measures may allow ingress but create conditions for a quicker recovery individuals, communities buildings. However, despite their contribution flood risk management FRM ), use remains uncommon. This paper draws on pan‐European research local at representatives, professional stakeholders working more...
Flood protection systems with their spatial effects play an important role in managing and reducing flood risks. The planning decision process as well the technical implementation are organized often exercised. However, building-related flood-resilience technologies (FReT) neglected due to absence of suitable approaches analyse integrate such measures large-scale damage mitigation concepts. Against this backdrop, a synthetic model-approach was extended by few complementary methodical steps...
With around three million properties in England affected by severe weather-driven surface water (pluvial) flooding, and the number likely to increase as a result of climate change, it is important that homeowners businesses are encouraged take steps minimise effects future flood events. This where property-level protection building resilience measures important. However, stakeholders will continue need assistance advice on how select appropriate measures. Based laboratory testing other desk...
The move towards multi-faceted approaches to flood risk management is cemented in the European Union (EU) floods directive (directive 2007/60/EC). Across Europe, resources are diverted softer interventions such as using planning system control developments areas, and citizens encouraged live with floods. Damage mitigation nevertheless remains important a market has therefore been developing for technologies that help manage at receptor scale, door window guards perimeter barriers. However,...
This paper examines the influence of combinations lead, zinc and copper on hydration cement extent to which these metal ions are able penetrate surface a paste in contact with solutions containing them. The overall aim experiments was establish likely outcome placing fresh concrete soil contaminated metals. Isothermal conduction calorimetry used examine manner solution affect kinetics hydration. Zinc lead have effect retarding is much more complex. Penetration into pastes generally dependent...
The property flood resilience database (PFR-d) has been created through a research feasibility study undertaken by the Building Research Establishment, AXA Insurance and Lexis Nexis Risk Solutions in UK. project was funded Innovate-UK over period of May 2014 to August 2015. There growing realisation that management move from position where defence (e.g. major river barriers drainage infrastructure) is only solution risk one resilience. This shift requires an increase responsibility for...
Many elderly people and with disabilities, who form a significant part of society, are unable to use doors windows due the physical effort required. Research at BRE over past two years has produced guide for specification automatic controls in homes that aid access improve facilities. The research began April 1995 been undertaken as DETR funded Partners Technology project support from numerous industry partners. To assist development guide, laboratory field testing prototype undertaken....