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International workshop to discuss the science of asset management

9th December 2011, Brunei Gallery, School of Oriental and Africa studies (SOAS), Uni. Of London

Hosted byPaul Sayers, Research lead – Infrastructure Management, FRMRC I and II

Geoff Baxter, Research theme leader, Sustainable Asset Management, Environment Agency

Welcome

• Health and Safety• Mobile phones• Agenda and arrangements for the day

Attendees Invitation only - see separate listing

Time Item

08:30 Sign in and morning coffee/tea

09:00 Welcome and scene setting

Challenges of infrastructure management - Paul Sayers

09:10 Session 1: Condition assessment

1. The emerging use of sensors in European dikes - Andre Koelewijn 2. The application of Probabilistic Maintenance for Dutch Storm Surge Barriers - Johan van

den Bogaard 3. Emerging Issues in Managing River Sediments, Flood Risks and Habitats – Colin Thorne Discussion

10:15 Coffee

10:45 Session 2: Single asset performance

1. An overview of current options, practice and future direction for predicting breach formation - Mark Morris

2. Breach erosion and growth: research experience and model development - Greg Hanson 3. Reliability of linear structures (levees) - Latest advances and challenges from a European

perspective - Marie Nauli 4. USACE Levee Safety Risk Analysis: Process and Methodology Overview – Jason Needham Discussion

12:30 Lunch

13:15 Session 3: System analysis and Decision making

1. Optimisation of flood risk management strategies - Michelle Woodward 2. Levee System Performance Using Future Risk Assessment Tools - Mike Deering 3. Decision making under uncertainty for adaptation of flood defence systems - Jim Hall Discussion

14:30 Tea

14:45 Session 3 (continued)

1. Performance modelling and optimisation for urban drainage asset management - Dragan Savic

2. The application of Probabilistic Asset Management (PAM) in the Netherlands - Johan van den Bogaard

3. Long term investment planning - Developing practical strategic investment planning tools - Paul Sayers

Discussion

16:00 Session 4 - Review of research challenges and direction

1. Research gaps - Led by Paul Sayers/Geoff Baxter 2. Next steps and actions

16:30 End

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The challenge of infrastructure management: Scene setting

Paul Sayers and Geoff BaxterInternational workshop to discuss the science of asset

management

9th December 2011

A world wide challenge

Effective and efficient infrastructure management presents many problems:

– Flood control systems are complex combinations of levees, pumps, dams, channels etc

– Future change – climate, deterioration and land use influence risk

– Budgets are limited – requiring prioritisation and is required($2.2 trillion to fix, US – Steve Stockton, £20 billion sunk investment, England and Wales)

Some difficult science questions….

Perform under load or on demand?

Improve or deteriorate

with/without action?

How will an asset…

Perform now and in the

future?Which assets

contribute most to risk?

How will the system...

Hot spots?Investment

need?How might

these change ?

What are the national…

A range of spatial and temporal scales of interest

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The research reported in this presentation was conducted as part of the Flood Risk Management Research Consortium with support from the:

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs/Environment Agency Joint Research Programme United Kingdom Water Industry ResearchOffice of Public Works DublinNorthern Ireland Rivers Agency

Data were provided by the EA and the Ordnance Survey.

Funders

Further information

See the Websitewww.floodrisk.org.uk

ContactsPaul SayersPaul.sayers@sayersandpartners.uk

Geoff BaxterGeoff.baxter@environment-agency.gov.uk

Today’s workshop has been part funded by the Defra EA Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management R&D Programme

More information about the programme, and copies of past R&D work, can be found at http://evidence.environment-agency.gov.uk/FCERM