Applied Research
Applied research that we do can be divided up into four general categories: rivers, environmental hydraulics, computational fluid dynamics (CFD), and hydraulic modeling. A list of our applied research topics is below.
CFD
Bank Erosion Control with Weirs
Prevention of streambank erosion, protection of water intake and maintenance of navigation depths are the most common applications for submerged Keep Reading…
Canoe Chutes for Low-head Dams
In recent decades, there has been an increase in recreation on Illinois rivers and streams. Canoeing and kayaking are two Keep Reading…
Siltation Alleviation for Side-stream Elevated Pool Aeration (SEPA) Station #3
In order to combat low dissolved oxygen levels that were often observed in area waterways, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Keep Reading…
Turbulent Flow in Hydraulic Structures
This research concerns two projects: a hydraulic model study of the Calument Pumping Station, and a flow field study of Keep Reading…
Environmental Hydraulics
Chicago River Density Currents
The main purpose of this study is to design, construct, and operate a physical hydraulic model of the Chicago River Keep Reading…
Siltation Alleviation for Side-stream Elevated Pool Aeration (SEPA) Station #3
In order to combat low dissolved oxygen levels that were often observed in area waterways, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Keep Reading…
Tunnel and Reservoir Plan
History The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRDGC) has a combined sewer system, in which both storm sewer Keep Reading…
UV Disenfection Head Losses
A series of measurements of flow rates and corresponding head losses through two ultraviolet disinfection units at the Sanitary District Keep Reading…
Hydraulic Modeling
Boneyard Creek Bottleneck Analysis and Channel Capacity Alternatives
Flooding of the Boneyard Creek along the north campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have caused multimillion dollar Keep Reading…
Boneyard Creek Channel Capacity Analysis
Flooding of the Boneyard Creek in the cities of Champaign and Urbana, Illinois has been a recurring problem since gradual Keep Reading…
Boneyard Creek Flow Drop Study
The Boneyard Creek is a small urban waterway that runs through Champaign and Urbana, Illinois. The creek’s existing channel geometry Keep Reading…
Boneyard Creek Flow Restrictor Study
The Boneyard Creek is located within Champaign and Urbana, Illinois, and serves as the primary conduit for transporting storm- water Keep Reading…
Canoe Chutes for Low-head Dams
In recent decades, there has been an increase in recreation on Illinois rivers and streams. Canoeing and kayaking are two Keep Reading…
Chicago River Density Currents
The main purpose of this study is to design, construct, and operate a physical hydraulic model of the Chicago River Keep Reading…
Fox River Batavia Dam Restoration Study
The Batavia Dam is located in the town of Batavia, Illinois on the Fox River (river mile 56.26). Aging and Keep Reading…
Movable-Bed Model Testing of Bridge Scour
The Alaska Railroad Corporation is planning and designing the Northern Rail Extension Project to extend from a location on the Keep Reading…
Spillway Optimization at Batavia Dam
The Batavia Dam is located on the Fox River in Batavia, Illinois. It is a low overflow structure with a Keep Reading…
Turbulent Flow in Hydraulic Structures
This research concerns two projects: a hydraulic model study of the Calument Pumping Station, and a flow field study of Keep Reading…
Rivers
Bank Erosion Control with Weirs
Prevention of streambank erosion, protection of water intake and maintenance of navigation depths are the most common applications for submerged Keep Reading…
Boneyard Creek Bottleneck Analysis and Channel Capacity Alternatives
Flooding of the Boneyard Creek along the north campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have caused multimillion dollar Keep Reading…
Boneyard Creek Channel Capacity Analysis
Flooding of the Boneyard Creek in the cities of Champaign and Urbana, Illinois has been a recurring problem since gradual Keep Reading…
Boneyard Creek Flow Drop Study
The Boneyard Creek is a small urban waterway that runs through Champaign and Urbana, Illinois. The creek’s existing channel geometry Keep Reading…
Boneyard Creek Flow Restrictor Study
The Boneyard Creek is located within Champaign and Urbana, Illinois, and serves as the primary conduit for transporting storm- water Keep Reading…
Canoe Chutes for Low-head Dams
In recent decades, there has been an increase in recreation on Illinois rivers and streams. Canoeing and kayaking are two Keep Reading…
Chicago River Density Currents
The main purpose of this study is to design, construct, and operate a physical hydraulic model of the Chicago River Keep Reading…
Fox River Batavia Dam Restoration Study
The Batavia Dam is located in the town of Batavia, Illinois on the Fox River (river mile 56.26). Aging and Keep Reading…
Instantaneous Water Surface Elevation Profile Measurements
The Laboratory is utilizing new, low-cost technology for measuring instantaneous water surface elevation profiles in laboratory flumes. The system currently Keep Reading…
Movable-Bed Model Testing of Bridge Scour
The Alaska Railroad Corporation is planning and designing the Northern Rail Extension Project to extend from a location on the Keep Reading…
Spillway Optimization at Batavia Dam
The Batavia Dam is located on the Fox River in Batavia, Illinois. It is a low overflow structure with a Keep Reading…