Consulting Engineers and Scientists

Workshops on Evaluating Flood Damages & Economic Analysis

In conjunction with Punch Consulting Engineers John Young of Edenvale Young presented a days workshop on the evaluation of flood damages and economic analysis in accordance with the Multi-Coloured Manual. Attendees included representatives from the Office of Public Works and Local Authorities around Ireland. The presentation can be downloaded by clicking this link. If you would like to find out more or would like to organise a similar workshop please contact leanne.chesters@edenvaleyoung.com.

TUFLOW UK Workshops & TUFLOW UK User Group 2010

After a major panic following a fire in the Arup Auditorium which meant that we were unable to use the venue, the User group was re-convened at the Mecure Hotel in Central Bristol. Seventy five delegates enjoyed some stimulating debate on the future of TUFLOW. Many thanks to Jane Chappel and all at Arup who helped move the venue to the Mecure at such short notice. Please follow the links below to download the presentations from the User Group:

Bill Syme ........ TUFLOW: The Future

Claire Bailey......Urban Flooding: Whitchurch Brook

Neil Hunter.........Detailed Flood Hazard Mapping

Konrad Adams...3rd Party Tools

The workshops held on the previous day at the Paintworks in Bristol also provided some excellent debate with topics ranging from modelling hydraulic structures to new advances in TUFLOW. If you would like to see us run more workshops along similar lines then please do not hesitate to contact leanne.chesters@edenvaleyoung.com

Andy Gilbert (March 2010)

Andy Gilbert has joined Edenvale Young as a hydrologist to work on Flood Forecasting projects this Spring, following a spell of travelling around the Patagonian region of S.America. Andy brings with him five years experience of working as a hydrologist within a consultancy environment, where he was mainly focussing on flooding. Within the first month at EVY he has been substantially involved with flood forecasting projects in both the Taff (S.Wales) and Avon (Bristol) catchments. With a passion for the outdoors, in his free time Andy will often be found pedalling or hiking the lanes and trails, near and far...

ISIS User Group (November 2009)

Organised by Edenvale Young and Halcrow with the support of Arup, the ISIS User Group meeting was attended by 100 delagates on the 11 November in Bristol. Chaired by Chris Whitlow the User Group had the opportunity to see an excellent range of presentations. This included contributions from the Environment Agency, Hyder, Halcrow, Arup and Edenvale Young. Subjects included discussions on the Environment Agency's Modelling Strategy by Helen James; new features of ISIS by Konrad Adams; comparisons between ISIS 2d and ISIS-TUFLOW by Matt Horritt; urban modelling by Maria Jarquin and ISIS in China by Edward Evans. Check out www.facebook.com/ISISbyHalcrow

Ribchester Project Appraisal Study (November 2009)

Having sucessfully completed the flooding pre-feasibility study for Ribchester, Edenvale Young has been appointed in conjunction with Cotswold Archaeology to undertake the Project Appraisal Study for the Environment Agency (North West Region). Ribchester was a Roman settlement and an the Project Appraisal Study important aspect of the study will include geophysical / archaeological survey to identify possible Roman remains which may clash with proposals for flood alleviation.

Bristol Avon Flood Forecasting Project (June 09)

Edenvale Young's has been appointed by the Environment Agency to undertake improvements to the Bristol Avon flood forecasting system which extends geographically from upstream of Malmsbury to Avonmouth. The contract is scheduled for completion by April 2010 and will involve substatial development of rainfall run-off models and revision of rating curves and incorporation of gate operation rules.

Recruitment News (June 09)

Edenvale Young's has completed its recuitment programme for the first half of 2009. Martin Crees joined Edenvale Young in April 2009 from the Environment Agency and will provide invaluable expertise in flood forecasting and rainfall radar. In addition, we have been joined by Claire Bailey a recent graduate of Bath University and Mark Davin will be completing a transfer from Exeter in August 2009 to bolster our expertise in coastal engineering and modelling.

ICE Structured Training Agreement (March 09)

Edenvale Young's Structured Training Agreement been approved by the Institution of Civil Engineers. Maria Jarquin and Dan Piggott have formally joined the scheme with more to follow as graduate trainees. In addition, John Young has also been approved to act as a Supervising Civil Engineer for Edenvale Young Associates Ltd. This means that he able to assume responsibility for the development Graduate Members of the Institution on an ICE Training Agreement within the company.

ISIS User Group Meeting, Solihull (Dec 08)

Edenvale Young Associates hosted the annual ISIS User Group meeting at the Arup Campus in Solihull on the 2 December 2008. The objective of the ISIS User Group was to give the modelling community an opportunity to discuss the current status and future of the software and at the same time give feedback to the developers. This was achieved by stimulating debate through the presentation of case studies. Approximately 100 people attended the one day event.

Manama Lagoon Development Shoreline Structures (Nov 08)

In association with Ansari Engineering Services, Edenvale Young has been providing expert advice in coastal, waterfront and geotechnical engineering to the Al Haj Group. We have also undertaken a range of risk assessments during the optioneering stage of the project associated with the design of shoreline structures for the Manama Lagoon Development in Bahrain; a prestigeous development close to the Diplomatic Area in the capital.

Skipton Pre-feasibility Study (Nov 08)

Edenvale Young Associates has been comissioned in conjunction with Arup to prepare an ISIS TUFLOW model of the Yorkshire town of Skipton to assess the complex interaction between the Eller Beck, Waller Hill Beck and the Leeds Liverpool Canal.

Gerald Morgan Starts PhD (Oct 08)

Gerald joined the Edenvale team in 2004 on a work placement and graduated this summer with a degree in civil and architectural engineering when he formally joined Edenvale Young. Gerald has been granted sponsorship from Edenvale Young, and Great Western Research and Bath University. He will be starting his PhD this October. Gerald's PhD is related to the overtopping and breaching of coastal flood defenses using numerical methods and modelling.

Edenvale Young's Computer Systems (Sep 08)

Edenvale Young's computer systems are under constant review but 2008 has seen a significant improvement. This includes the purchase of a high specification multi-core machine dedicated to ISIS-TUFLOW modelling and the addition of 4 Tbytes of storage. This gives us the capability of running a large number of complex models in parallel. We have also upgraded our back-up and failure systems to ensure security of data and are imlementing a migration from single screen monitors to duel screen systems.

Environment Agency North West (Jul 08)

Edenvale Young has recently been commissioned by the EA to update 18 flood map updates in the North West region. Over the course of the next 6 months Edenvale will be generating 18 models and performing 18 flood mapping exercises for a set of small streams in and around Manchester.

Environment Agency Wales - Training (Feb 08)

In Feb 08 the EA sent three attendees from the EA's offices in Cardiff to attended a 2 day course on TUFLOW and ISIS TUFLOW. Peter Aylett who has been running our training programme since 2007 worked with the EA attendees to develop their understanding of ISIS-TUFLOW using tutorials that have been developed in house. The course was then structured to build a basic TUFLOW model as a working example which the attendees were planning to work on following the course for the River Ely and River Clun.

CIWEM River Modelling Conference (April 2008)

North Western and North Wales Region

Chris Whitlow, Peter Aylett and Maria Jarquin were invited to speak at CIWEM's conference on hydrology and river modelling which took place in Manchester this April. The Edenvale team gave a combined presentation discussing experiences in Urban Flood Modelling with case studies in Manchester: Chorlton Brook, Birmingham: River Rea and Northwich: River Weaver. Edenvale received excellent feedback back from CIWEM on the success of Edenvales presentation.

Expansion of Edenvale Young (March 2008)

Chris Whitlow and John Young joined forces and launched Edenvale Young Associates Ltd in 2006. Since that partnership Edenvale Young has successfully combined their skills, expertise, knowledge and technical resources to create a successful and ever growing international business.

Edenvale Young in 2007 launched the start of their seminar series which has proved to be a great success with future seminars and partnerships planned for 2008/09 Edenvale still resides in The Wool Hall, Bristol but has moved offices within the building to accommodate it's ever expanding work force which has recently been joined by Dan Piggott as a graduate engineer.

ISIS User Group Meeting (Feb 2008)

February 2008 Edenvale Young built on the success of their previous seminar by partnering with Halcrow to hold a 1 day event in Bristol showcasing, Halcrow's ISIS software. This ISIS User Group Meeting was aimed at ISIS community and had a monumental attendance of over 85 delegates. Informative and compelling presentations where given from Edenvale Young, Halcrow, Capita Symonds, and Black and Vetch. This meeting allowed the end user to gain and share ideas, learn from the experiences of other modellers, to influence ISIS development and to network with fellow modellers.

TUFLOW Seminar Series (Nov 2007)

An Introduction to Two Dimensional River and Coastal Modelling using TUFLOW and Tuflow UK User Group Meeting

In November 2007 Edenvale Young launched their seminar series which partnered with ARUPS and BMT WMB. EVY hosted a 2 day TUFLOW event in Bristol which was attended by over 100 delegates.

Bill Syme, the TUFLOW author and manager gave a 1 day presentation about the pros and cons of 2D modelling the importance of dynamically linking with 1D channel and pipe networks and the capabilities of TUFLOW. Bill's presentation covered the data requirements for 2D modelling, how to set up a "D model from scratch using layers of GIS data, including examples from the UK and Australia. Bill gave an enthusiastic and interesting presentation and shared his views on the future challenges for river and coastal modelling.

Day two was promptly followed with the informative TUFLOW - UK User Group Meeting which included presentations from Edenvale Young, Halcrow, Jeremy Benn, Capita Symonds and the Environment Agency. This meeting engaged in a question and answers session which allowed free discussion and proved to be a great success.

Maria Jarquin Joining the Edenvale Young Team (Oct 2007)

Edenvale Young's International consultancy expanded in October 2007 with Maria Jarquin joining the Edenvale team. Maria a Civil Engineer with a degree in civil engineering from the Universidad de Costa Rica worked in the Hydro Electric branch for the Electricity Costa Rican Company for 3 years. Working with Costa Rica's main sustainable energy source Maria worked on projects which included different design elements in Hydroelectric Projects, remodelling of Hydroelectric Plants.

Maria then travelled to the Netherlands to continue with her studies and gained a Master Degree in "Hydraulic Engineering and River Basin Development" from the UNESCO Institute of Hydraulic Engineering in Delft and graduated 2007. With Edenvale's link to the UNESCO Institute we were able to gain Maria as a valued member of the team.

Since joining the team Maria has worked on a range of projects including the development of hydraulic models for the River Rae in Birmingham, the detailed design of a river ferry terminal on the River Wye in the UK and the design of a jetty for Fujariah Water & Power in Oman.