Reference number : GC-2017-Q4-01142, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : MacVicar, Bruce (University of Waterloo), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Ontario, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : Bridges and other river crossings such as pipelines are defined by their intersection with rivers. These_x000D_
intersection points become important nodes within both transportation and environmental networks because_x000D_
they can be used to measure and understand the other, but also because they represent risk. Bridges and_x000D_
pipelines can fail because of scour and bed degradation, leading to significant expense and negative impacts on_x000D_
stream health. It is thus important to minimize the risk associated with construction and to monitor and model_x000D_
the ongoing risk due to passing floods, particularly in the context of changing land use and climate where the_x000D_
design criteria are both uncertain and inadequate._x000D_
The objective of the proposed research is to develop tools that reduce the risk associated with bridges and_x000D_
pipeline crossings. The research will build on a digital tool for risk assessment at bridges that has been_x000D_
developed by SNC Lavalin, the industry partner in this research. The expected outcomes of the current_x000D_
research are 1. an additional analysis module to assess the risk associated with river instability and bed_x000D_
degradation at linear infrastructure crossings using a morphometric analysis of the watershed; 2. a protocol for_x000D_
field based assessment of river/infrastructure intersections designed to reduce the uncertainty associated with_x000D_
parametrization in the numerical model. The long term objective of this research is to reduce risk associated_x000D_
with river crossings, particularly in relation to pipelines in Northern Alberta and bridges in Southern Ontario., program purpose french : Bridges and other river crossings such as pipelines are defined by their intersection with rivers. These_x000D_
intersection points become important nodes within both transportation and environmental networks because_x000D_
they can be used to measure and understand the other, but also because they represent risk. Bridges and_x000D_
pipelines can fail because of scour and bed degradation, leading to significant expense and negative impacts on_x000D_
stream health. It is thus important to minimize the risk associated with construction and to monitor and model_x000D_
the ongoing risk due to passing floods, particularly in the context of changing land use and climate where the_x000D_
design criteria are both uncertain and inadequate._x000D_
The objective of the proposed research is to develop tools that reduce the risk associated with bridges and_x000D_
pipeline crossings. The research will build on a digital tool for risk assessment at bridges that has been_x000D_
developed by SNC Lavalin, the industry partner in this research. The expected outcomes of the current_x000D_
research are 1. an additional analysis module to assess the risk associated with river instability and bed_x000D_
degradation at linear infrastructure crossings using a morphometric analysis of the watershed; 2. a protocol for_x000D_
field based assessment of river/infrastructure intersections designed to reduce the uncertainty associated with_x000D_
parametrization in the numerical model. The long term objective of this research is to reduce risk associated_x000D_
with river crossings, particularly in relation to pipelines in Northern Alberta and bridges in Southern Ontario., agreement title english : Hydraulic and morphologic risk assessment for rivers at bridges and pipeline crossings, agreement title french : Hydraulic and morphologic risk assessment for rivers at bridges and pipeline crossings, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2018-03-22, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada