scholarly journals Historic floods in the city of Prague – a reconstruction of peak discharges for 1481–1825 based on documentary sources

2012 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 202-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Elleder ◽  
J. Herget ◽  
T. Roggenkamp ◽  
A. Nießen
Keyword(s):  
Water Levels ◽  
Hydraulic Roughness ◽  
Documentary Sources ◽  
Cross Section Area ◽  
Section Area ◽  
Maximum Water ◽  
Instrumental Period ◽  
Historic City ◽  
The City ◽  
Peak Discharges

The paper aims to reconstruct peak discharges of historic floods in an urbanized area of the historic city of Prague based on documentary sources from pre-instrumental and the early instrumental period (1481–1825). Approximately 20–30 maximum water levels are denoted by flood-marks, accounts describing or related at unchanged sites, or by early instrumental measurements. The challenge in this reconstruction is the identification and consideration of man-made floodplain modifications influencing the cross-section area and the hydraulic roughness. In order to overcome this problem, a simple approach to estimate peak discharges of historic floods has been developed and applied to the River Vltava. This approach includes a procedure for reconstructing the hydraulic parameters of the river channel and inundated floodplain, coupled with an approach for the verification of estimated peak discharge reliability. As a result of the different hydraulic characteristics associated with ice jam floods all winter-flood events are excluded to avoid their potential inclusion. We present 18 reconstructed discharge maxima. The validation of the technique by comparison with the recent gauged flood of 2002 reveals results of adequate accuracy. The comparison also shows that the flood event of 2002 was conspicuously greater than all calculated summer floods in 1481–1825.

Forecasting the fl ood situation using space images in the city of Tavda Sverdlovsk region

2018 ◽  
Vol 934 (4) ◽  
pp. 46-52
Author(s):  
A.S. Bruskova ◽  
T.I. Levitskaya ◽  
D.M. Haydukova
Keyword(s):  
Water Levels ◽  
Economic Damage ◽  
Geoinformation System ◽  
Space Images ◽  
Geoinformation Systems ◽  
Emergency Situations ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Maximum Water ◽  
The City

Flooding is a dangerous phenomenon, causing emergency situations and causing material damage, capable of damaging health, and even death of people. To reduce the risk and economic damage from flooding, it is necessary to forecast flooding areas. An effective method of forecasting emergency situations due to flooding is the method of remote sensing of the Earth with integration into geoinformation systems. With the help of satellite imagery, a model of flooding was determined based on the example of Tavda, the Sverdlovsk Region. Space images are loaded into the geoinformation system and on their basis a series of thematic layers is created, which contains information about the zones of possible flooding at given water level marks. The determination of the area of flooding is based on the calculation of the availability of maximum water levels at hydrological stations. According to the calculated security data, for each hydrological post, flood zones are constructed by interpolation between pre-calculated flood zones of standard security. The results of the work can be used by the Main Directorate of the Ministry for Emergency Situations of Russia for the Sverdlovsk Region.

scholarly journals Historical changes in frequency of extreme floods in Prague

2015 ◽  
Vol 19 (10) ◽  
pp. 4307-4315 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Elleder
Keyword(s):  
Flood Frequency ◽  
Flood Frequency Analysis ◽  
Flood Events ◽  
Central European ◽  
Extreme Floods ◽  
Flood Peak ◽  
The Past ◽  
Documentary Sources ◽  
Instrumental Period ◽  
Peak Discharges

Abstract. This study presents a flood frequency analysis for the Vltava River catchment using a major profile in Prague. The estimates of peak discharges for the pre-instrumental period of 1118–1824 based on documentary sources were carried out using different approaches. 187 flood peak discharges derived for the pre-instrumental period augmented 150 records for the instrumental period of 1825–2013. Flood selection was based on Q10 criteria. Six flood-rich periods in total were identified for 1118–2013. Results of this study correspond with similar studies published earlier for some central European catchments, except for the period around 1750. Presented results indicate that the territory of the present Czech Republic might have experienced extreme floods in the past, comparable – with regard to peak discharge (higher than or equal to Q10) and frequency – to the flood events recorded recently.

scholarly journals THE RIVER TESHA HYDROLOGICAL REGIME ASSESSMENT IN THE ARZAMAS TOWN AREA WHEN JUSTIFYING PROJECT DECISIONS

2020 ◽  
pp. 11-24
Author(s):  
Alexander N. Sitnov ◽  
Natalia V. Kochkurova
Keyword(s):  
Hydrological Regime ◽  
High Water ◽  
Water Levels ◽  
Flow Rates ◽  
River Flooding ◽  
Project Study ◽  
Cross Section Area ◽  
Section Area ◽  
Long Term Observation

The article gives an assessment of the hydrological regime on the River Tesha sector . The assessment was obtained during the pre-project study of the object and allows making project decisions on clearing the riverbed. The River Tesha Basin has been well studied in the past. However, there was no data based on long-term observation of the river's hydrological regime parameters in the area under consideration; hence, the authors performed calculations for data recovery by interpolation between existing hydrological posts, as well as for obtaining their representative series and determining their hydrological characteristics. Correlation between changes in flow rates and water levels in the river was found, as well as between the riverbed morphological parameters (depth, width, cross-section area) and its hydraulic characteristics (flow rate, flow rates). The completed assessment of the hydrological regime makes it possible to forecast river flooding at high water levels as well as flooding of the surrounding area, and to make project decisions thereafter, including the identification of flooding areas, the dump sites choice, these sites functioning period f that depends on when and for how long they will be flooded during the year.

scholarly journals Historical changes in frequency and seasonality of extreme floods in Prague

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 1633-1652 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Elleder
Keyword(s):  
Flood Frequency ◽  
Flood Frequency Analysis ◽  
Flood Events ◽  
Central European ◽  
Extreme Floods ◽  
Flood Peak ◽  
The Past ◽  
Documentary Sources ◽  
Instrumental Period ◽  
Peak Discharges

Abstract. This study presents a flood frequency analysis for the Vltava River catchment using a major profile in Prague. The estimates of peak discharges for the pre-instrumental period of 1118–1824 based on documentary sources were carried out using different approaches. 187 flood peak discharges derived for the pre-instrumental period augmented 150 records for the instrumental period of 1825–2013. Flood selection was based on Q10 criteria. Six flood-rich periods in total were identified for 1118–2013. Results of this study correspond with similar studies published earlier for some Central European catchments, except for the period around 1750. Presented results indicate that the territory of the present Czech Republic might have experienced in the past, extreme floods comparable, with regard to peak discharge (POTQ10) and frequency, to the flood events recorded recently.

EFFECT OF PARAMETERS RELATED TO CHANNEL AND DESICCANT ON THE SIZE OF DESICCANT ROTOR

2010 ◽  
Vol 18 (03) ◽  
pp. 201-211 ◽  
Author(s):  
JAE DONG CHUNG ◽  
DAE-YOUNG LEE ◽  
SEOK MANN YOON
Keyword(s):  
Heat Capacity ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Separation Factor ◽  
Mass Fraction ◽  
Cooling System ◽  
Density Maximum ◽  
Cross Section Area ◽  
Section Area ◽  
Maximum Water ◽  
Numerical Program

The desiccant rotor is the most essential component of desiccant cooling system, but one of its drawbacks to spread out is its rotor size. To reduce the size of rotor the analysis of rotor performance is crucial. Systematic examination on the effect of desiccant and channel geometrics has been conducted based on the numerical program previously developed. Considered parameters related to channel geometrics are channel shape and cross-section area of channel, and parameters related to desiccant are mass fraction, heat capacity, density, maximum water uptake and separation factor of isotherm. Considerable reduction of rotor size is expected by adjusting the parameters.

Hydraulic roughness estimation in vegetated floodplains

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisdey Veronica Herrera Gomez ◽  
Giovanni Ravazzani ◽  
Michele Ferri ◽  
Marco Mancini
Keyword(s):  
Pressure Sensors ◽  
Field Measurements ◽  
Suitable Material ◽  
Hydraulic Roughness ◽  
Head Losses ◽  
River Floodplains ◽  
Cross Section Area ◽  
Section Area ◽  
Spatial Configurations ◽  
Piezoresistive Pressure Sensors

<p>The continuous interaction between riparian vegetation and water has important effects on the hydraulics of a river, mainly onto the flood events propagation. Vegetation is a fundamental part of the river ecosystem, but its stage and growth need to be monitored and controlled, especially when the river passes through a densely urbanized area. In fact, vegetation obstructs the streamflow by reducing the hydraulic cross-section area and increasing the roughness of the floodplains and the relative flood risk.</p><p>In this study, experiments have been performed at the Fantoli Hydraulic Laboratory at Politecnico di Milano, to validate the methodologies that estimate the hydraulic roughness of vegetated river floodplains, starting from the vegetation properties such as size, density and elastic modulus of a case study. A model based on the mechanical properties of vegetation was used to identify the most suitable material to reproduce the dynamic behaviour of real vegetation on a laboratory scale. The tests were carried out for different spatial configurations of trees, densities and submerged conditions.</p><p>The analysis, in addition to relying on experimental work, involves the installation of six piezoresistive pressure sensors located both in the floodplains and in the main channel, to monitor head losses in a representative reach of the river under study. The field measurements allow validation of the approach used in laboratory tests.</p>

Regeneration of a historic city block: the example of the relocation of the historic Atelier building to the cloister area of the Congregation of the Resurrection in Krakow

2019 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bogusław Podhalański ◽  
Anna Połtowicz
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Steel Structure ◽  
City Block ◽  
Raising Awareness ◽  
Straight Line ◽  
Heritage Buildings ◽  
Heritage Building ◽  
Historic City ◽  
The City

Abstract The article discusses a project that features the relocation of the historic Atelier building, built by Krakow-based architect Wandalin Beringer (1839–1923) who was active in the early twentieth century, and the regeneration of a plot belonging to the Congregation of the Resurrection since 1885, which is located at 12 Łobzowska Street in Krakow. The method includes cutting the entire structure off at the foundation and then after reinforcing it with a steel structure transporting it in its entirety to the new location. The project included two possible variants of moving the building in a straight line, either by 21 or 59 metres and evaluates two projects of further regeneration, the adaptive reuse of the building as an exhibition and religious space as well as a proposal for the remodelling of the nearby plot that belongs to the Congregation into a space for meditation and as a recreational park. The aim of these measures is to prevent the demolition of this building, now over a century old, as a result of which a forgotten element of the cultural heritage of the city will be saved. This project was based on the results of analyses of the cultural and historical conditions of Krakow. The block of buildings in which the Atelier in question is located is a very attractive location, near to the very centre of Krakow, adjacent to residential, service and educational buildings. It is directly adjacent to the Monastery Complex of the Congregation of the Resurrection, listed as a heritage building under conservation protection (municipal registry of heritage buildings). In the second half of the twentieth century, the building was used as a workroom by artists such as Xawery Dunikowski and later by the sculptress Teodora Stasiak. The case of the Atelier may provide an inspiration for discussion as well as raising awareness among citizens and city authorities to avoid future situations in which cultural heritage may become forgotten or demolished.

EFFECT OF BEDLOAD SEDIMENT NATURAL COMPOSITION ON GEOMETRIC AND DINAMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF CHANNEL FORMS

2018 ◽  
pp. 36-39
Author(s):  
N Ikramov ◽  
T Majidov
Keyword(s):  
Research Work ◽  
Laboratory Data ◽  
Hydroelectric Station ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Movement Velocity ◽  
Reservoir Volume ◽  
Pump Station ◽  
Cross Section Area ◽  
Section Area ◽  
Bedload Sediment

The article brings up data on sediment diversity at watercourse bed and on their movement in the form of ridges. The ridge form movement of sediment leads to the reduction of reservoir volume and canal cross section area, which has an effect on their carrying capacity, filling of pump station forechambers and hydroelectric station pressure basins with sediment. The presence of sediment in flow leads to abrasive deterioration of pumps, water motors and pressure pipes and to other negative consequences. Research work tasks on the study of these effects have been examined with the purpose of preventing such negative consequences. On the basis of laboratory data diagrams and relationships were obtained for ridge length, height and movement velocity vs. sediment hydraulic and geometric sizes.

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