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AI in Flood Engineering: Hype, Heuristic, or Hot Mess?

The arrival of Artificial Intelligence for the masses in late 2022 opened a world of previously unimagined possibilities for anyone engaged in technical work. With a little perseverance and some natural language and logic skills, engineers now have problem-solving superpowers. Clearly, we’re not in Kansas anymore. Some have been quick to adapt, others not so […]

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Design Approach for Repair of Small Dams with Piping Failures

Fairfax County’s robust BMP inspection program has recently identified piping failures on several of their older, publicly maintained dry pond facilities.  A failing dam is a high priority maintenance issue and requires expedited measures to restore safety and functionality to the facility.  This presentation will cover the overall process, from piping failure identification, to project […]

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Flood Forecast Alerting based on NOAA’s National Water Model

In 2018, Wood kicked-off a project with the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE), Maryland Environmental Service (MES), the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to research the use of NOAA’s National Water Model (NWM) for riverine flood forecasting.  The National Water Model (NWM) “is a hydrologic model that simulates observed and forecast streamflow over […]

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Total Maximum Daily Load Analysis and Modeling: ASCE Manual of Practice

The Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Analysis and Modeling Task Committee of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Environmental and Water Resources Institute (EWRI) was formed to address concerns over the current practices of analysis and modeling in TMDL development and implementation in terms of analysis technique and model selection, data requirement, calibration, validation, […]

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Flooding at Dulles: A Thorough Drainage Investigation

Due to frequent flooding, erosion, and debris collection at two stream crossings through a perimeter security road at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD), the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (Authority) contacted JMT to identify the cause(s) of excessive stormwater discharge. Existing conditions on the site were posing critical environmental and safety concerns to IAD, and the […]