CEE 218 Project

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CEE 218 Project

• Winter 2007
• Prof. Slobodan Simonovic
• Evan Davies
• Pat Prodanovic
• Shohan Ahmad

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West London Dyke
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West London Dyke
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History

• 19th c. Dyke built in the West London area
• Area prone to flooding
• Construction material from street sweeping and
  soil from excavation
• 1914 Reconstruction, installed current facing

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History

• 1947 formation of UTRCA
• Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (URTCA)
• Results
• City of London owns dykes structure and
  undertakes minor maintenance
• UTRCA undertakes major maintenance

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Purpose of Dyke

• Thames River susceptible to serious flooding
• Number of major flood control projects
• Three dams (Fanshawe, Wildwood, Pittock)
• Many dykes
• Projects built to
• Reduce risk of loss of life
• Reduce risk of property damage

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July 2000 Flood, Fanshawe Dam
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Purpose

• Flood management structures protect
• More than 1000 homes from flooding
• However the West London Dyke is damaged and
  needs replacement

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Damage to Dyke

• It was concluded that a significant portion of
  the 350 m section of the dyke from Oxford St
  bridge to Riverside Dr. bridge Harris Park to
  Forks has come to the end of its useful life and
  needs to be replaced rather than repaired
• (West London Dyke report)

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Damage to Dyke
Oxford St
Riverside Dr.
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Damage to Dyke
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Damage to Dyke
Hole 36 deep
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Dyke Specifications

• 2374m long
• Runs along west bank of North branch
• From Oxford St to the forks of the Thames
• Then, along the west bank of the main branch

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Specifications

• 950 m point to 1300 m point (350 m length) needs
  replacement
• Require 1250 year event protection
• On average, current dyke is 0.7 m below
  regulatory flood line
• Required elevation
• 236.51 m (250-yr flood)
• OR 235.58 m (100-yr flood)

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Project Alternatives

• Option A pre-cast reinforced earth system
• Option B reinforced concrete cantilever wall
• Option C pre-cast concrete revetment
• Option D pre-cast modular block structure

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Option A
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Option B
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Option C
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Option D
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What We Expect

• Five separate assignments
• Problem Formulation
• System Dynamics (simulation)
• Calculus
• Linear Programming
• Multi-objective Analysis

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What We Expect

• Work on Project during tutorial
• We will check attendance
• Regular due dates for Project components
  throughout term
• Groups of five students (today)

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Groups

• Group 1
• Abu-Kwiek Sarhan
• Howe Kyle
• Morales Resty
• Welch Michelle
• Wolsey Jonathan
• Group 2
• Al Shami Bashar
• Black Jordan
• McKellar Bradley
• Simich Jennifer
• Voisin Corey
• Group 3
• Blaylock Jeffrey
• El Naggar Mohamed
• Marttila Matthew
• Sceviour Pauline

• Group 9
• Devries Ryan
• Hendry David
• Nixon Sean
• Rosen Tyler
• Zhao Cheng
• Group 10
• Asfaw Henoke
• Diercks Sven
• Hambleton Andrew
• Liao Chen
• Rollins Abraham
• Group 11
• Chan Wai Shun
• Diotte Justin
• Dobrev Alexandre
• Jones Geoffrey

Group 5 Blust Christopher Inaim Ahmad Luis Jo
el Moore Alexandra Tracey Michael Group
6 Campbell Scott Laffin Cameron Meyers Taryn
Miqdadi Amro Stead Matthew Group
7 Cataford Alexander Ho Po Hin Koop Julien S
imon Eric Vanderydt Mitchell Group
8 Critchley Gregory Hsieh Chen Knox Jeffrey
Quijano Johnnathan Shepherd Alexander