GineersNow Engineering Magazine September 2016 Issue No 007
GineersNow Engineering Magazine September 2016 Issue No 007 Veolia Water Technologies: Sustainable water champion. Exclusive: Water for people, Cranfield University, Imagine H2O, WaterAid, Aviscus. Special Feature Stories: Desalination, Nanofiltration, Ultrafiltration, Reverse Osmosis, Water Treatment, Pipes, Pumps, HVACR, Oil & Gas, Construction, Heavy Equipment, Machinery, Tools, Civil Engineering, Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, MEP, Water, Wastewater, Renewables, Energy, Petroleum. Country Focus: Brazil, United States, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, United Kingdom, Singapore, Hong Kong, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Australia More engineering stories at https://www.gineersnow.com/topics/magazines
GineersNow Engineering Magazine September 2016 Issue No 007
Veolia Water Technologies: Sustainable water champion.
Exclusive: Water for people, Cranfield University, Imagine H2O, WaterAid, Aviscus.
Special Feature Stories: Desalination, Nanofiltration, Ultrafiltration, Reverse Osmosis, Water Treatment, Pipes, Pumps, HVACR, Oil & Gas, Construction, Heavy Equipment, Machinery, Tools, Civil Engineering, Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, MEP, Water, Wastewater, Renewables, Energy, Petroleum.
Country Focus: Brazil, United States, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, United Kingdom, Singapore, Hong Kong, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Australia
More engineering stories at https://www.gineersnow.com/topics/magazines
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ENGINEERING<br />
MARVEL: AUSTRIA’S<br />
MOBILE FLOOD<br />
WALLS<br />
Technology has so many<br />
applications in our world<br />
today, this includes saving<br />
humankind from disasters such<br />
as earthquakes, fire, and floods.<br />
Over the years, many engineers<br />
have been developing different<br />
technologies to keep us safe<br />
from such dangers. An example<br />
of such, is an engineering marvel<br />
that was developed to save<br />
millions of lives from the dangers<br />
of floods— mobile flood walls.<br />
When a city in Austria was<br />
swamped from the Danube River<br />
in 2013, many were in danger of<br />
being hit by the overflowing river<br />
water. That’s why city officials<br />
and officials from other territories<br />
tried to find technology that<br />
could ensure the safety of the<br />
citizens. This is when the mobile<br />
flood walls were installed.<br />
Photo by India<br />
Flood Resolution Co. Ltd., a UK<br />
based company explained the<br />
technology behind these flood<br />
walls. The system is composed of<br />
two parts: permanently built solid<br />
foundations and the removable<br />
mobile barriers.<br />
As the flood water rises,<br />
removable mobile barriers will be<br />
added. This system can protect<br />
the land from up to 4.6 meters<br />
at the upstream end of the site.<br />
Photo by StrangeSounds<br />
SEPTEMBER <strong>2016</strong><br />
Clean Water Technologies<br />
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