Projects

Project profile

Minimising the risk of tailings dams failures using remote sensing data

HR Wallingford is leading a project in Peru which will use remote sensing technologies to allow for more effective monitoring of tailings dams.

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Minimising the risk of tailings dams failures using remote sensing data
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Green infrastructure: supporting green river engineering

HR Wallingford has developed new evidence-based support for implementation of Green approaches in river engineering for asset managers, engineers, decision-makers and other end-users.

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Green infrastructure: supporting green river engineering
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Projecting future water availability in the UK for the second CCRA

We've developed new projections of water availability in the UK to inform CCRA2, the second national Climate Change Risk Assessment.

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Projecting future water availability in the UK for the second CCRA
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Underwater sound modelling of an offshore 3D seismic survey

Underwater acoustic modelling for an offshore 3D seismic survey in the Adriatic Sea.

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Underwater sound modelling of an offshore 3D seismic survey
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Assessing and managing risks with transitions in flood defence infrastructure

HR Wallingford is leading an international consortium to help risk management authorities, and the Environment Agency in particular, to consider the risks associated with transitions in flood defence structures.

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Assessing and managing risks with transitions in flood defence infrastructure

Expertise

Expertise

Dams and reservoirs

HR Wallingford has the specialist knowledge to help solve the most complex dam and reservoir related challenges. We adapt and apply our cutting-edge research to deliver innovative, sustainable and cost effective solutions.

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Dams and reservoirs
Expertise

Instrumentation and software

Using experience gained over the last 60 years, scientists and engineers at HR Wallingford have developed a range of state-of-the-art physical modelling technology.

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Instrumentation and software
Expertise

Water resources

HR Wallingford translates the latest science into practical policy advice, strategy formulation and decision support for optimisation of investment planning

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Water resources
Expertise

River infrastructure

HR Wallingford provides solutions for optimum river infrastructure management, helping asset manager target their resources to obtain the greatest benefit in terms of risk reduction.

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River infrastructure
Expertise

Ecosystems and ecology

HR Wallingford carries out research, assessment and ecological modelling to understand the impacts of natural and human induced change on the aquatic environment.

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Ecosystems and ecology

Facilities

Facilities

Fast Flow Facility

The Fast Flow Facility is one of the world's largest marine test facilities, delivering a world-leading capability in wave-current-sediment-structure modelling.

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Fast Flow Facility
Facilities

Tsunami simulator (first generation)

Our tsunami wave simulator generates model-scale tsunami in the laboratory, allowing researchers to better understand the potential impact of tsunami once they reach the coastline.

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Tsunami simulator (first generation)
Facilities

Physical modelling

14,400 m² of physical modelling facilities housed in three purpose built halls

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Physical modelling

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