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Hydraulic structures and quality of water as a biotope in ecosystem
2001
Batinic, B. | Jovanovic, B. (Univerzitet u Beogradu, Beograd (Yugoslavia). Gradjevinski fakultet)
This paper points out the role and significance of civil engineering in dealing with the problems related to the water environment. Examples presented consider hydraulic structures and their impact on the aeration level in the watercourse. Aeration and reaeration have the most important effect on the oxygen water quality parameters and therefore on the entire living world in the particular ecosystem.
Show more [+] Less [-]Flood Mitigation and Pollution Abatement in Kaduna Metropolis Through Engineering Assessment and Analytical Hierarchy Process Design
2023
O. J. Oyebode and F. Paul
Pollution abatement and flood control activities require effective water resource planning, engineering assessment, sophisticated technology, and appropriate hydraulic structure designs. This paper x-rays flood mitigation and pollution abatement strategies that can be adopted in the Kaduna metropolis in Nigeria. Analytical hierarchy process of design, questionnaires, engineering assessment approach, and standard method for estimation of the runoff discharge was adopted for this research. Estimating water balance components and QSWAT Hydrological Model can be used with the QGIS interface for a greener environment. Suitable hydraulic systems were designed for long-term flood control in the River Kaduna catchment area through an analytic hierarchy Process. Statistical analysis, manning equations, and rational methods were utilized for adequate assessment and planning. The hydraulic discharge capacity of culverts, open channels, and other hydraulic structures was carefully checked. Flooding greatly impacts infrastructural development, and inadequate drainage systems contribute to it. Mitigation strategies, adequate water resource planning, and management will greatly benefit from addressing flood-related issues in the study area. This research provides information on the flood vulnerability of infrastructures and mitigation strategies that can be adopted in the study area. Viable policies and management strategies can be utilized to avert losses traceable to floods in developing and developed countries.
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