Water Engineering

What do tsunamis, standing waves and a shrewd Scotsman have in common? Read this month’s WEEG newsletter to find out more.

Water crime is not something generally considered by most people, but it can have a devastating impact. This newsletter contains part one of a two-part look at water crime. Read further for updates to the hydraulics lab and details on our Facebook pages.

This month’s newsletter contains an editorial on the link between hydraulics and electrical engineering. There is also news of a Group Design Project on the re-design of the Littlehampton Breakwater (shown above), as well as the fascinating use of Google Earth as a tool for flowsheeting, troubleshooting and upgrading sewage …

This month’s newsletter examines the spectacular effect of wave uprushes. You can also meet our new Hydraulic Engineering Experimental Officer, Hannah Williams. Dr Yue Zhang outlines an individual project which looks at sewer overflow events and the resultant pollution treatment measures.

In the world of hydraulic engineering, water is generally considered to be incompressible. This newsletter explores some scenarios where a water-air mixture can become compressible, producing some surprising results, including “dragon’s teeth”. Whilst a common topic of apocalyptic films, tsunamis are also a reality for some regions. However, little is …

Did you know that one quarter of the world’s population is already facing fresh water shortages? And that Melbourne, Jakarta, London, Beijing, Istanbul, Tokyo, Bangalore and Barcelona are just a handful of major cities expected to have their own water crises by mid-century? Read our latest newsletter to find out …

If you have not yet heard of ‘global greening’ in the context of climate change, this Newsletter contains a fascinating exploration of the ‘greening’ effect of extra atmospheric CO2, outlining another feedback loop in the complex science of climate change. Biofilms are an important part of many biological processes and …

This month’s newsletter looks at the woefully neglected area of algal ponds in which various types of algae can be grown for food, as a basis for cosmetics, for fish food and for wastewater treatment. There are also details of a new grant we will be working on, an update …