Investigating the performance of floodway in an extreme flood event
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Paper/Presentation Title | Investigating the performance of floodway in an extreme flood event |
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Presentation Type | Presentation |
Authors | Lokuge, Weena (Author), Setunge, Sujeeva (Author) and Karunasena, Warna (Author) |
Editors | Li, Chun Qing, Setunge, Sujeeva and de Silva, Saman |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Infrastructure Failures and Consequences (ICFC 2014) |
Number of Pages | 10 |
Year | 2014 |
Place of Publication | Melbourne, Australia |
ISBN | 9780992557010 |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | http://icifc2014.net/Index.aspx |
Conference/Event | 1st International Conference on Infrastructure Failures and Consequences (ICIFC 2014) |
Event Details | 1st International Conference on Infrastructure Failures and Consequences (ICIFC 2014) Parent International Conference On Infrastructure Failures And Consequences (ICIFC) Event Date 16 to end of 20 Jul 2014 Event Location Melbourne, Australia |
Abstract | Resilience of critical infrastructure such as roads, telecommunications and power is vital in support activities for disaster response and recovery. In the event of natural disasters such as the Queensland floods, resilient roads were critical to survival and safety, as well as to the health and security of the region. Disaster damage to road structures such as bridges, culverts and floodway significantly increases the vulnerability of communities. This research paper investigates the damage caused by the recent floods in Queensland on the floodway. Floodway in Lockyer Valley Regional council (LVRC) area in Queensland has been selected as a case study. LVRC has identified a major need to re-examine the design of flood-ways, which have to be designed to be submerged during a flood and return to complete functionality after the flood water subsides. In 2011 flood, about 58% of the floodway were damaged in LVRC area. Many of the flood-ways were damaged during the period of submergence and are currently the weakest links in Lockyer Valley roads after a flood. There are no standard design guidelines for these structures accepted at national level. |
Keywords | disaster; resilience; vulnerability; flood-ways |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 400508. Infrastructure engineering and asset management |
400504. Construction engineering | |
400510. Structural engineering | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | Centre of Excellence in Engineered Fibre Composites |
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q28yx/investigating-the-performance-of-floodway-in-an-extreme-flood-event
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