Flood risk in urban areas: Modelling, management and adaptation to climate change. A review

L Cea, P Costabile - Hydrology, 2022 - mdpi.com
The modelling and management of flood risk in urban areas are increasingly recognized as
global challenges. The complexity of these issues is a consequence of the existence of …

Experimental modelling of urban flooding: A review

E Mignot, X Li, B Dewals - Journal of Hydrology, 2019 - Elsevier
We review the 45 available studies of urban flooding based on laboratory experiments. We
distinguish between the studies focusing on the flow in (i) a single street intersection,(ii) …

Influence of urban forms on long-duration urban flooding: Laboratory experiments and computational analysis

X Li, S Erpicum, E Mignot, P Archambeau, M Pirotton… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Water-sensitive urban design is an integral part of flood risk management. Based on
computational modelling, we investigated the influence of various urban forms on flooding …

Effect of urban neighbourhood layout on the flood intrusion rate of residential buildings and associated risk for pedestrians

Z Zhu, L Gou, S Liu, D Peng - Sustainable cities and society, 2023 - Elsevier
Urban neighbourhood layouts affect the flood intrusion rate towards residential buildings
through various kinds of damaged openings (doors, windows, gates and shafts) and the …

[HTML][HTML] Christiansen uniformity revisited: Re-thinking uniformity assessment in rainfall simulator studies

D Green, I Pattison - Catena, 2022 - Elsevier
Rainfall simulators have been used extensively for a variety of research applications. The
uniformity and spatial distribution of simulated rainfall is an important metric to consider …

Effects of urban drainage inlet layout on surface flood dynamics and discharge

C Liang, M Guan - Journal of Hydrology, 2024 - Elsevier
Drainage inlets, the primary conduits for surface floodwater into underground facilities,
significantly influence the performance of a drainage system. This study employs a two …

Modelling geomorphic systems: Scaled physical models

D Green - Geomorphological techniques, 2014 - researchportal.hw.ac.uk
Physical models are scaled representations of a full-scale physical system which can be
applied to inform our understanding of geomorphic process-form interactions. Physical and …

Development of a large-scale rainfall simulator for urban hydrology research

JMGP Isidoro, A Silveira, BO Lima - Engenharia Sanitaria e Ambiental, 2022 - SciELO Brasil
This work presented the development and testing of a large-scale rainfall simulator (LSRS)
to be used as a research tool on rainfall-runoff and associated transport processes in urban …

Characterization of artificial rainfall produced by a portable rainfall simulator using a rotating dynamic rainfall gauge system

AR de Sousa Costa, L Alves Alvarenga… - Hydrological …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Rainfall properties and drop spectra characterisation is essential when designing and using
rainfall simulators to properly replicate the rainfall natural characteristics. This study …

Infiltration of Portuguese cobblestone pavements–An exploratory assessment using a double-ring infiltrometer

VLS Rocheta, JMGP Isidoro, JLMP de Lima - Urban Water Journal, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The present study aims to evaluate small-scale infiltration losses of Portuguese cobblestone
pavements. This type of pavement consists of rectangular hand-cut natural stones, mainly …