Using the Hydro-Brake® to Control and Attenuate Urban Stormwater Runoff, Improve WSUD Treatment Processes and Reduce Downstream Flooding Risk

Randall Hall

doi:10.25907/00300

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Using the Hydro-Brake® to Control and Attenuate Urban Stormwater Runoff, Improve WSUD Treatment Processes and Reduce Downstream Flooding Risk

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Using the Hydro-Brake® to Control and Attenuate Urban Stormwater Runoff, Improve WSUD Treatment Processes and Reduce Downstream Flooding Risk

Randall Hall

University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland

Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) (Honours), University of the Sunshine Coast

2015

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Water-sensitive urban design (WSUD)

Water-sensitive urban design (WSUD) is a land planning and engineering design approach which integrates the urban water cycle, including stormwater, groundwater and wastewater management and water supply, into urban design to minimise the environmental degradation and improve aesthetic and recreational appeal (Kuhn, 2010). Stormwater quality improvement devices (SQIDs) usually rely on sufficient residence times and low flow rates in order to filter efficiently. The increased urbanisation of Australia has added vast areas of impervious terrain across all built-up areas. This along with typical Australian high intensity, short duration storms is resulting in large amounts of runoff over a short period. These large rainfall events are causing inefficiencies within SQIDs, with pollutants gaining access to stream channels and causing problems with environmental flows. Important environmental characteristics can be maintained by constraining the volume, rate and timing of the filtration points (Hamsteed, 2007).

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Title: Using the Hydro-Brake® to Control and Attenuate Urban Stormwater Runoff, Improve WSUD Treatment Processes and Reduce Downstream Flooding Risk
Authors: Randall Hall
Contributors: Terry Lucke (Supervisor)
Awarding institution: University of the Sunshine Coast
Degree awarded: Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) (Honours)
Publisher: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
DOI: 10.25907/00300
Organisation Unit: Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering; School of Science and Engineering - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99449493402621
Output Type: Thesis

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