University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences

University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences

At the beginning of 2019 the Institute of Hydraulic Engineering and River Research (IWA) under the direction of Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Helmut Habersack was newly created from the former Institute of Water Management, Hydrology and Hydraulic Engineering (IWHW). The research focus of the institute lies on integral hydraulic engineering, with the core elements: water use - water protection - protection from the water. These include our research areas and expertise in renewable energy with sustainable hydropower, integrated flood risk management, (eco-) hydraulics, river research and hydraulic engineering, with an emphasis on sediment management and river morphology, river restoration as well as waterway infrastructure for inland navigation.

Our methods include field measurements, numerical modeling and physical models based on theoretical and applied basic research. In future, the new hydraulic engineering laboratory will significantly improve our research opportunities. There, a worldwide unique discharge of 10,000 l/s without pumping will be achieved, which permits experiments up to a scale of 1:1.

Our research findings are published in SCI- and specialised journals, presented on scientific conferences and specialist symposia, and disseminated through print and audiovisual media.

Sediment management

The Institute of Hydraulic Engineering and River Research (IWA) has a sound experience related to sediment management. Applying field measurements, numerical modelling as well as physical models the Institute currently is involved in a wide range of national and international projects dealing with sediment management issues as shown in the list below:

  • Bed load management Strobler Weißenbach - Monitoring, modelling, clearance concept (Strobl)

  • Danube Sediment Management - Restoration of the Sediment Balance in the Danube River (DanubeSediment)

  • DREAM SK-AT Danube River Research and Management in Slovakia and Austria

  • Christian Doppler Laboratory for Sediment Research and Management (CDL-SED)

  • Global Study on Sediment Management (GlobSed)  Sediment management concept Gail (FMK_Gail)

  • SEDECO - Sediments, ecosystem services and interrelation with floods and droughts in the AT-CZ border region

  • SEDDON II - Sediment Research and Management at the Danube River II

  • Significance of sediment transport for flood protection and navigation at the Austrian Danube (DONSED)

  • Suspended sediment program at Austrian rivers (Schwebstoffprogramm)

  • The Role of Sediments and Hydropower in River Basin Management – a Contribution to the UNESCO IHP World´s Large Rivers Initiative RiBaM – WLRI

Website

Institute of Hydraulic Engineering and River Research (IWA)
https://boku.ac.at/en/wau/iwa

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