Details
1-day course
CPD Credit: 6.5 hours; Competence/s: 1
Course Delivery Options
Course Overview
This one-day course provides an overview of the fundamentals of flood risk management (FRM) in Ireland. It incorporates a review of the different types of flood risk, an introduction to the hydrological and hydraulic analyses undertaken in FRM studies, provides details on the flood maps used and how flood relief schemes are identified through optioneering, prior to outlining the detailed design and construction of such schemes.
Course Aim
The course aims to provide an overview of the analysis and methods used in flood risk management, from feasibility study to construction stage.
Programme
- What is Flood Risk Management?
- Introduction to Hydrology
- Introduction to Hydraulic Analysis
- Flood Mapping
- Optioneering
- Detailed Design and Construction
Within the programme outline above, an overview of natural solutions will be included to cover:
- Catchment Characterisation
- Runoff Reduction
- Sediment Management
- Land Use/Land Cover - land capability for forestry and land capability for agriculture
- Measures - Drainage modifications to improved grasslands, catchment woodlands, instream structures, floodplain woodlands, land and soil management practices and river morphology restoration
Who Should Attend?
This course is intended for anyone who requires an introduction to, or develop, their basic knowledge of flood risk management.
Trainer Profiles
Stephen Patterson
Stephen is a Technical Director with 20 years’ experience in flood risk management. He is a Project Manager responsible for the successful delivery of a wide range of projects, from local to national scale for both the public and private sector across the U.K. and Ireland. These projects include various flood risk management and feasibility studies and the detailed design of flood alleviation schemes. Stephen is a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of Engineers Ireland.
Brendan Quigley
Brendan has over 17 years post graduate experience in hydrology and drainage studies including extensive use and development of the FSU methods, extensive work with FEH based methods, various rainfall runoff models and the development of integrated hydrological and hydraulic modelling methods.
Brendan acts as hydrology lead for RPS and has undertaken or led the analysis for over 120 flood risk and drainage projects. His hydrological analysis experience includes national, catchment approaches and local scale studies to inform flood studies and schemes and drainage plans across Ireland and Scotland.
Kelly-Anne McAteer
Kelly-Anne is a Project Engineer graduating from QUB with a first class honours Civil Engineering MEng degree in 2021. She has a total of 4 years specialist experience in all aspects of flood risk management including hydrology, data collection, hydraulic modelling, scheme analysis & development and outline design. Kelly-Anne is particularly proficient in ICM software to build, compute and analyse hydraulic models to produce reports and liaise with clients.
Mark Wilson
Mark is a Senior Associate with RPS with 20 years of experience working in the Environmental and River Engineering Section. He has gained experience in flood risk assessments, flood protection and drainage schemes, feasibility studies, detailed design, economic appraisals, geographical information systems, catchment plans, flood modelling and Natural Flood Management / Nature-based Solutions studies.
Engineers Ireland supports the Sustainable Development Goals. This event contributes to Engineers Ireland's
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