%0 Journal Article
%T Utility Impact below Bridge or Culvert Soffit on Open Channel Flow
%A Rodney McDermott
%A Sarah Quinn
%J Open Journal of Modern Hydrology
%P 193-210
%@ 2163-0496
%D 2023
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojmh.2023.134011
%X The background to this research was a flooding incident that occurred in
Bridgend, Co. Donegal, Ireland in August 2017. While several properties were
flooded, a flooding case study of a single dwelling house adjacent to the Bridg<span>end River at Riverdale, Bunamayne, Co. Donegal,
Ireland is used herein. For this study the flooded site shall be referred to as
the ˇ°Hegarty propertyˇ±. A structure in the form of a stone arched culvert is
located directly adjacent to the two-storey detached dwelling house on the
Hegarty Property. While the culvert is ref</span>erred to locally as a bridge,
within this research the word culvert will be used in connection with the
structure. The culvert has a concrete surrounded utility (watermain) crossing
at a gradient below the culvert soffit on the upst<span>ream face of the structure. The utility obstructed flow through the culvert
and contributed to the flooding event. Given the implication of climate change
a</span>nd t<span>he increased probability of more
extreme flooding events, it was decided to explore the case study to ascertain
the factors that contribute to flooding events w</span>hen utilities are
positioned at culvert or bridge structures. This work was completed to assist
undergraduate students, researchers, and local authorities in a relatively
unknown area of flood causation.
%K Utility
%K Bridge
%K Culvert
%K Hydraulics
%K Flooding
%K Climate Change &amp
%K Open Channel Flow
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=127501