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15 - General Engineering
University of Warwick
Effects of emergent and submerged natural vegetation on longitudinal mixing in open channel flow
Reports results which uniquely characterise the impact of live, growing vegetation in a laboratory flume. It presents novel measurements of longitudinal mixing rates and describes a new conceptual model of mixing rates in submerged vegetation. The outputs supported a successful application on “Residence Times in Vegetated Stormwater Ponds” (EPSRC, EP/K025589/1, £335k). This research is supported by the UK Highways Agency (M. Whitehead, Principal Environmental Advisor, michael.whitehead@highways.gsi.gov.uk) and will inform the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB), the HA's core policy document for design of highways drainage (www.dft.gov.uk/ha/standards/dmrb/vol4/index.htm).