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13/9/2019:
2018 American Society of Civil Engineers, Environmental and Water Resources Institute (ASCE-EWRI) Honorable Mention Paper Award for  "Minimum Specific Energy and Transcritical Flow in Unsteady Open-Channel Flow" by Castro-Orgaz and Chanson (2016) in the ASCE Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering.
3-4/6/2019:
Short course lectured at UQ: Hydraulic Design of Fish-Friendly Standard Box Culvert on 3-4 June 2019 at UQ St Lucia {https://www.eait.uq.edu.au/fish-culvert} - Creative Work record at UQeSpace (deposited on 27 May 2019)
2018 Baker Medal, Institution of Civil Engineers, UK for the paper
WANG, H., LENG, X., and CHANSON, H. (2017). "Bores and Hydraulic Jumps. Environmental and Geophysical Applications." Engineering and Computational Mechanics, Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, UK, Vol. 170, No. EM1, pp. 25-42 (DOI: 10.1680/jencm.16.00025) (ISSN 1755-0777). (PDF file) (Reprint at UQeSpace)
14/5/2018:
Short course lectured at FH Aachen University of Applied Sciences: "Basic Principles of Open Channel Hydraulics", H. CHANSON, 14 May 2018, Aachen, Germany
27/6/2016: 
Workshop at the 6th IAHR International Symposium on Hydraulic Structures: "Hydraulic Design of Stepped Spillways". Course organised by USSD and IAHR, H. CHANSON and S. HUNT, 27 June 216, Portland OR, USA.
9/10/2014:
Course lecture at Zhejiang Institute of Hydraulics and Estuary: "Tidal bore field measurements: experiences and implications in terms of modelling". H. CHANSON, 9 October 2013, Hangzhou, China
June 2014: New book edition: CHANSON, H., and TOOMBES, L. (2014). "Hydraulic Structures and Society – Engineering Challenges and Extremes." The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, Proceedings of the 5th IAHR International Symposium on Hydraulic Structures (ISHS2014), 25-27 June 2014, Brisbane, Australia, H. CHANSON and L. TOOMBES Editors, 368 pages (ISBN 978-1-74272-115-6). (Collection at UQeSpace) (Editorial Paper)
March 2014: Invited lecture at Workshop on Acoustic Tomography and its Applications: "Tidal bore field measurements in the Garonne and Sélune Rivers (France) in 2010, 2012 and 2013: sedimentary processes and turbulence", Hiroshima University, Japan, 12-14 Mar. 2014
January 2014: New book CHANSON, H. (2014). "Applied Hydrodynamics: An Introduction." CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, Leiden, The Netherlands, 448 pages & 21 video movies (ISBN 978-1-138-00093-3). (Record at UQeSpace)
November 2013: Invited keynote lecture, "Embankment Dam Spillways and Energy Dissipators." in "Labyrinth and Piano Key Weirs II - PKW 2013." Proceedings of 2nd International Workshop on Labyrinth and Piano Key Weirs - PKW 2013, 20-22 Nov. 2013, Paris-Chatou, France, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis, Leiden, the Netherlands, Editors S. ERPICUM, F. LAUGIER, M. PFISTER, M. PIROTTON, G.M. CICERO, and A.J. SCHLEISS, Invited keynote, lecture, pp. 23-37 (ISBN 978-1-138-00085-8). (PDF file) (Record at UQeSpace)
September 2013: Invited lecture. "Tidal Bore Research: Field Works, Physical Modeling, CFD & More." Proc. 35th IAHR World Congress, Chengdu, China, 8-13 Sept. 2013, WANG Z., LEE, J.H.W., GAO, J., and CAO S. Editors, Invited lecture, Paper A12210, 11 pages (ISBN 978-7-302-33544-3). (PDF file) (Record at UQeSpace)
2013: Stefan FELDER, 2013 University of Queensland Dean’s Award for Research Higher Degree Excellence for the Ph.D. thesis: "Air-Water Flow Properties on Stepped Spillways for Embankment Dams: Aeration, Energy Dissipation and Turbulence on Uniform, Non-Uniform and Pooled Stepped Chutes" (Top 10 % of UQ Theses graduating in 2013)
2012: Martina REICHSTETTER, 2012 University of Queensland Dean’s Award for Research Higher Degree Excellence for the M.Phil Thesis: "Hydraulic Modelling of Unsteady Open Channel Flow: Physical and Analytical Validation of Numerical Models of Positive and Negative Surges" (Top 10 % of UQ Theses graduating in 2012).
December 2006: Hubert Chanson was promoted full professor in Civil Engineering at the University of Queensland.
June 2011: Hubert CHANSON chaired the organisation of the 34th IAHR World Congress in Brisbane, Australia.
2011: New book CHANSON, H. (2011). "Tidal Bores, Aegir, Eagre, Mascaret, Pororoca: Theory and Observations." World Scientific, Singapore, 220 pages (ISBN 9789814335416). (Table of Contents at UQeSpace)
May 2004: 2004 American Society of Civil Engineers, Environmental and Water Resources Institute (ASCE-EWRI) award for the best practice paper in the Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering (Award document): CHANSON, H., and TOOMBES, L. (2002). "Energy Dissipation and Air Entrainment in a Stepped Storm Waterway: an Experimental Study." Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 128, No. 5, pp. 305-315 (ISSN 0733-9437). (PDF file at UQeSpace) (Download PDF File)

29-2-2004 : New photographs: Buech river (France), Arc river (France), Dordogne river (France), Check dams, Coastlines of France, Vésubie river (France). Canal du Midi (France), Wind farms.
30-1-2004 : New reprints : CHANSON, H. (2004). "Fiber Optic Reflectometer for Velocity and Fraction Ratio Measurements in Multiphase Flows. Letter to the Editor" Rev. Scientific Inst., Vo. 75, No. 1, pp. 284-285 (ISSN 0034-6748). (Download PDF File). CHANSON, H. (2003). "Mixing and Dispersion in Tidal Bores. A Review." Proc. Intl Conf. on Estuaries & Coasts ICEC 2003, Hangzhou, China, Nov. 8-11 2003. (Download PDF File). CHANSON, H. (2003). "Hydrodynamic and Ecological Assessment of a Sub-tropical Stream in Eastern Australia." Proc. Intl Conf. on Estuaries & Coasts ICEC 2003, Hangzhou, China, Nov. 8-11 2003. (Download PDF File). CHANSON, H., AOKI, S., and HOQUE, A. (2002). "Physical Modelling and Similitude of Air Bubble Entrainment at Vertical Circular Plunging Jets." Chemical Engineering Science, Vol. 59, No. 4, pp. 747-754 (ISSN 0009-2509).  (Download PDF file). CHANSON, H., and TOOMBES, L. (2004). "Hydraulics of Stepped Chutes: the Transition Flow." Jl of Hyd. Res., IAHR, Vol. 42, No. 1, pp.  (ISSN 0022-1686).  (Download PDF file).

30-11-2003: New reprints : CHANSON, H. (2002). "Hydraulic Condition for Undular Jump Formations. Discussion." Jl of Hyd. Res., IAHR, Vol. 40, No. 3, pp.379-382 (ISSN 0022-1686). (Download PDF File);  New photographs : Tucombil weir (NSW, Australia);

30-10-2003 : 13th Arthur Thomas IPPEN Award (IAHR 2003). New reprints: CHANSON, H. (2003). "Minimum Energy Loss Structures in Australia : Historical Development and Experience." Proc. 12th Nat. Eng. Heritage Conf., IEAust., Toowoomba Qld, Australia, N. Sheridan Ed., pp. 22-28 (ISBN 0-646-42775-X). (Download PDF File); BRATTBERG, T., CHANSON, H., and TOOMBES, L. (1998). "Experimental Investigations of Free-Surface Aeration in the Developing Flow of Two-Dimensional Water Jets." Jl of Fluids Eng., Trans. ASME, Vol. 120, No. 4, pp. 738-744 (ISSN 0098-2202) (download PDF file);  CHANSON, H., and MANASSEH, R. (2003). "Air Entrainment Processes in a Circular Plunging Jet. Void Fraction and Acoustic Measurements." Jl of Fluids Eng., Trans. ASME, Vol. 125, No. 5, Sept., pp. 910-921 (ISSN 0098-2202). (Download PDF file);

2003 Ippen award

30-9-2003 : New reprints : CHANSON, H. (2003). "Hydraulic Engineering: Where to ? (Quel Futur pour l'Ingénierie Hydraulique ?)." Proc. 30th IAHR Biennial Congress, 13th Ippen Award lecture, Thessaloniki, Greece, J. GANOULIS and P. PRINOS Ed., Vol. E, pp. 1-16 (ISBN 960-243-599-2). (Download PDF File); CHANSON, H. (2003). "The Importance of Field Works in the Undergraduate Teaching of Hydraulic Engineering." Proc. 30th IAHR Biennial Congress, Thessaloniki, Greece, J. GANOULIS and P. PRINOS Ed., Vol. E, pp. 193-200 (ISBN 960-243-599-2). (Download PDF File); CHANSON, H. (2003). "Two-Phase Flow Characteristics of an Unsteady Dam Break Wave Flow." Proc. 30th IAHR Biennial Congress, Thessaloniki, Greece, J. GANOULIS and P. PRINOS Ed., Vol. C2, pp. 237-244 (ISBN 960-243-597-6). (Download PDF File); YASUDA, Y., and CHANSON, H. (2003). "Micro- and Macro-scopic Study of Two-Phase Flow on a Stepped Chute." Proc. 30th IAHR Biennial Congress, Thessaloniki, Greece, J. GANOULIS and P. PRINOS Ed., Vol. D, pp. 695-702 (ISBN 960-598-1). (Download PDF File); CHANSON, H. (2003). "Experimental Investigation of Dropshaft Hydraulics: Two-Phase Flow and Acoustics." Proc. 30th IAHR Biennial Congress, Thessaloniki, Greece, J. GANOULIS and P. PRINOS Ed., Vol. B, pp. 353-360 (ISBN 960-243-594-1). (Download PDF File); CHANSON, H. (2003). "History of Minimum Energy Loss Weirs and Culverts. 1960-2002." Proc. 30th IAHR Biennial Congress, Thessaloniki, Greece, J. GANOULIS and P. PRINOS Ed., Vol. E, pp. 379-387 (ISBN 960-243-599-2). (Download PDF File)

The Hydraulics of Open Channel Flow: an Introduction Air bubble entrainment in turbulent shear flows Hydraulic design of stepped cascades, channels, weirs and spillways
McGraw-Hill Interamericana
30-8-2003: New reprints : CHANSON, H. (2003). "Stability of Concrete Macro-Roughness Linings for Overflow Protection of Earth Embankment Dams. Discussion." Can Jl of Civ. Eng., Vol. 30, No. 3, pp. 601-604 (Download PDF File).
30-6-2003: New reprints : "A Hydraulic, Environmental and Ecological Assessment of a Sub-tropical Stream in Eastern Australia: Eprapah Creek, Victoria Point QLD on 4 April 2003." Report No. CH52/03, Dept. of Civil Engineering, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, June, 189 pages (ISBN 1864997044). (Download PDF files) [9.2 Mb].
30-5-2003:  New photographs : Le Pont de Normandie, La Grande Arche de La Défense. New Internet resource : Free-surface undulations in open channels: undular jups, undular surges, standing waves ... {http://www.uq.edu.au/~e2hchans/wat_gard.html}. New reprint: CHANSON, H., YASUDA, Y., and OHTSU, I. (2002). "Flow Resistance in Skimming Flows and its Modelling." Can Jl of Civ. Eng., Vol. 29, No. 6, pp. 809-819 (ISSN 0315-1468). (Download PDF File).
30-4-2003: New Internet resource : A Hydraulic, Environmental and Ecological Assessment of a Sub-tropical Stream in Eastern Australia: Eprapah Creek, Victoria Point QLD on 4 April 2003 {http://www.uq.edu.au/~e2hchans/eprapa.html}. New photographs : stepped spillway of Les Olivettes dam.
30-03-2003 : New photographs of teaching experiments: Hele-Shaw cell apparatus, wind tunnel projects.  New photographs : Gascoyne river. New reprint: CHANSON, H., and TOOMBES, L. (2003). "Strong Interactions between Free-Surface Aeration and Turbulence in an Open Channel Flow." Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, Vol. 27, No. 5, pp. 525-535 (ISSN 0894-1777). (Download PDF File)
28-02-2003 : New photographs : Eprapah Creek, Tingalpa Creek, Victoria Point cascades, Robina stepped chutes. New reprint : "Tailwater Level Effects on Flow Conditions at an Abrupt Drop." Jl of Hyd. Res., IAHR, 2003, Vol. 41, No. 1, pp. 39-51 (ISSN 0733-9429). (Download PDF File).
31-01-2003 : New reprints : "Air-Water Bubbly Flow in Free-Shear Layers." Proc. 1996 ASME Fluids Eng. Conf., San Diego, USA, ASME-FED Vol. 236, Vol. 1, pp. 357-364 (ISBN 0 7918 1791 1). (download PDF file); "Certains Aspects de la Conception hydrauliques des Aqueducs Romains." ('Some Aspect on the Hydraulic Design of Roman Aqueducts.') Jl La Houille Blanche, 2002, No. 6/7, pp. 43-57 (ISSN 0018-6368) (in French). (Download PDF File); "Sudden Flood Release down a Stepped Cascade. Unsteady Air-Water Flow Measurements. Applications to Wave Run-up, Flash Flood and Dam Break Wave." Report CH51/03, 2003, Dept of Civil Eng., Univ. of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, 142 pages (ISBN 1864996552). (Download PDF files [2.7 Mb]).
31-12-2002 : New reprinrts :
"Hydraulic Engineering into the 21st Century: the Rediscovery of the Wheel ? The Challenges Ahead." Proc. 6th Intl Conf. on Civil Eng., Isfahan, Iran, May 5-7 2003, Keynote lecture, 19 pages. (download PREPRINT Part 1 & PREPRINT Part 2); "Energy Dissipation and Air Entrainment in a Stepped Storm Waterway: an Experimental Study." Jl of Irrigation and Drainage Engrg., ASCE, 2002, Vol. 128, No. 5, pp. 305-315 (Download PDF File); "Hydraulics of a Large Culvert beneath the Roman Aqueduct of Nîmes." Jl of Irrigation and Drainage Engrg., ASCE, 2002, Vol. 128, No. 5, pp. 326-330 (Download PDF File). New book : "Hidraulica Del Flujo De Canales Abiertos", McGraw Hill Interamericana, División Universidad,  Columbia (ISBN: 958-410-256-7).
30-11-2002: New photographs : Coolum beach, Point Artwight. New reprint: "Air-Water Flows down Stepped chutes :  "An Experimental Study of Tsunami Runup on Dry and Wet Horizontal Coastlines." International Journal of the Tsunami Society, Science of Tsunami Hazards., 2002, Vol. 20, No. 5, pp. 278-293 (ISSN 8755-6839). (Download PDF File);  "An Experimental Study of Roman Dropshaft Operation : Hydraulics, Two-Phase Flow, Acoustics." Report CH50/02, 2002, Dept of Civil Eng., Univ. of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, 99 pages (ISBN 1864996544). (Download PDF files [2.5 Mb])
31-10-2002: New photographs : Naruto whirlpools; embankment dam stepped spillways. New reprint: "Air-Water Flows down Stepped chutes : Turbulence and Flow Structure Observations." Intl Jl of Multiphase Flow, 2002, Vol. 27, No. 11, pp. 1737-1761 (ISSN 0301-9322). (Download PDF File).
31-09-2002: New photographs : Sandy Creek minimum energy loss weir at Clermont QLD. New photographs of CIVL3140 student field trip. New reprints :
"Experimental Study of Gas-Liquid Interfacial Properties in a Stepped Cascade Flow" Environmental Fluid Mechanics, 2002, Vol. 2, No. 3, pp. 241-263.
31-08-2002: New photographs : Korrumbyn Creek dam (1917); Sediment processes; Lakes in Canada; Failure of Brookbent road bridge, Roman dropshaft full-scale model; Swanbank MEL spillway. New photographs of CIVL4120 student field trip. New reprint : "Incipient Air Entrainment in a Translating Axisymmetric Plunging Laminar Jet", Physics of Fluids, 2002, Vol. 14, No. 9, pp. 3367-3368; "Overflow Characteristics of Circular Weirs : Effect of Inflow Conditions", Jl of Irrigation and Drainage Engrg., ASCE, 1998, Vol. 124, No. 3, pp. 152-162; "A Hydraulic Study of Roman Aqueduct and Water Supply", Aust. Jl of Water Resources, I.E.Aust., 2000, Vol. 4, No. 2, pp. 111-120. Discussion: Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 217-220. New Internet resources : "Some Hydraulics of Roman Aqueducts. Myths, Fables, Realities. A Hydraulician's perspective".

31-07-2002: New reprint : "Tailwater Level Effects on Flow Conditions at an Abrupt Drop" Jl of Hyd. Res., IAHR, 2002, Vol. 40, No. 4;  "Unsteady Air Bubble Entrainment and Detrainment at a Plunging Breaker : a Near Full-Scale Modelling" Coastal Engineering, Vol. 46, No. 2, pp. 139-157 (ISSN 0378-3839); "Similitude of Air Entrainment at Vertical Circular Plunging Jets." Proc. 2002 ASME Joint US-European Fluids Eng. Conf., FEDSM-2002, Montréal, Canada, Paper FEDSM2002-31024, 6 pages (CD-ROM); "Experimental Investigations of Air Entrainment in Transition and Skimming Flows down a Stepped Chute" Can. Jl of Civil Eng., 2002, Vol. 29, No. 1, pp. 145-156. New photographs of rivers in Canada. New photographs of the Jardins du Chateau du Touvet; Cascading waters in Tasmania and Canada.
28-06-2002: New reprint : "Paper vs Electronic !?!" (IAHR Newsletter, No. 3, p. 46); "Scaling Bubble Entrainment and Dispersion in Vertical Circular Plunging Jet Flows: Freshwater versus Seawater."Proc. 5th Intl Conf. on Hydrodynamics ICHD 2002., Tainan, Taiwan, Oct. 2002; "Rapid Reservoir Sedimentation of Four Historic Thin Arch Dams in Australia", Jl of Performance of Constructed Facilities, ASCE, 1998, Vol. 12, No. 2, May, pp. 85-92. Errata : Vol. 12, No. 3, p.169. New photographs : Moggill Creek, Korrumbyn Creek dam, Gold Creek dam stepped spillway. New Internet resource : Gold Creek dam and its historical stepped spillway.
28-05-2002: New photographs : Brisbane river, Minimum Energy Loss culverts. New photograph section on culverts. New photographs of artifical stepped cascade at Biloela. New photographs of Rainstorms. New reprint : "Historical Development of Stepped Cascades for the Dissipation of Hydraulic Energy" (Trans. Newcomen Society, Vol. 71, No. 2, pp. 295-318).
10-04-2002: New order form for "Air bubble entrainment in turbulent shear flows", Academic Press, 1997. New reprints: "Caractéristiques Diphasiques des Ecoulements sur les Coursiers en Marches d'Escalier" ('Two-Phase Flow Properties of Stepped Spillway Flows') Jl La Houille Blanche, No. 8, pp. 16-28, 2001; "Whirlpools. Experiencing Naruto Whirlpools" IAHR Newsletter, Vol. 40, No. 2, pp. 17 & 28-29.
18-03-2002: New reprints : "Characteristics of Undular Hydraulic Jumps. Results and Calculations" Jl of Hyd. Engrg., ASCE, Vol. 124, No. 2, pp. 192-205; "Supercritical Flow at an Abrupt Drop : Flow Patterns and Aeration." Can. Jl of Civil Eng., Vol. 25, No. 5, Oct., pp. 956-96; "Gold Creek Dam and its Unusual Waste Waterway (1890-1997) : Design, Operation, Maintenance." Can. Jl of Civil Eng., Vol. 25, No. 4, Aug., pp. 755-768 and Front Cover; "Drag Reduction in Open Channel Flow by Aeration and Suspended Load" Jl of Hyd. Res., IAHR, Vol. 32, No. 1, pp. 87-101. New photographs : Aral Sea, Trigomil dam (Mexico).
01-03-2002: New photographs : Nabataean dam at Mamshit, Tidal bore on Salmon River, Canada, Neil Turner stepped weir. New reprint : "Air-Water Flow Measurements with Intrusive Phase-Detection Probes. Can we Improve their Interpretation ?" Jl of Hyd. Engrg., ASCE, Vol. 128, No. 3, pp. 252-255.25-01-2002: New photographs : Pipes, conduits and pipelines: Trans-Alaska pipeline, Tarraleah power plant. New reprints on "Air Bubble Entrainment and Dispersion in Circular Plunging Jet with Freshwater, Salty Freshwater and Seawater".
05-01-2002: New photographs : Great Barrier Reef, Bucca weir stepped spillway, weir operation in Japan, culvert operation in Brisbane. Culvert operation photographs. Water garden photographs. New reprints : "Air-Water Flow Measurements with Intrusive Phase-Detection Probes", "Experimental Study of Roman Dropshaft Hydraulics", "Strong Interactions between Free-Surface Aeration and Turbulence", "Unsteady Orifice Flow: a Large-Size Experimental Investigation", "Air Entrainment in the Developing Flow Region of Plunging Jets".
20-12-2001: New photographs : steel dams, timber weir. New infromation on steel dams. New photographs of Angkor, Cambodia, lakes in Cambodia.
25-11-2001: New photographs : Miya-jima, Terasawa beach, ancient stepped chute.
12-11-2001: New photographs : Mount Fuji Sabo and check dam system, river Fuji (Fuji-gawa) and stepped check dams. New Internet technical resource on Sabo check dams and mountain protection system in Japan. New photograph of the Daly river tidal bore in Australia.
25-10-2001: New conference paper reprints. New photographs : Whirlpools, Bridges. New Internet resource on Whirlpools.
15-10-2001: New conference paper reprints. New photographs of culverts, Great Wall of China, Coastline of Japan, Civil engineering structures, Rip feeder and channel systems.
19-09-2001: New book : "The Hydraulics of Stepped Chutes and Spillways", Balkema, The Netherlands (2001).
19-07-2001: New reprints : "Turbulent Open-Channel Flows : Drop-Generation and Self-Aeration".
19-07-2001: New photographs of high head spillways and aeration devices. New journal reprints. New website on "design of spillway aeration devices to prevent cavitation damage". New book review by Professor Ö. STAROSOLSZKY. New photographs of Itaipu dam spillway.
17-05-2001: Newsletter No. 2 for "The Hydraulics of Open Channel Flow: an Introduction" PDF File. New photographs of the Croton Falls stepped spillway (New York, 1911), the Ardeche river gorges, research on Stepped Spillway Hydraulics. New reprints on Skimming flows and Flow resistance in stepped spillways. Book review : "The Hydraulics of Open Channel Flow : an Introduction" reviewed by Dr P. BATES, University of Bristol (Read Full Review). New conference paper digital reprints. New research report on "Experimental Investigations of Air Entrainment in Transition and Skimming Flows down a Stepped Chute. Application to Embankment Overflow Stepped Spillways", Research report CE158.
17-04-2001: New photographs of the Gold Coast after two days of big swell. New photographs of the floods of the Seine river in April 2001.
05-02-2001: Book review : "The Hydraulics of Open Channel Flow : an Introduction" reviewed by Professor LANE, University of Leeds (Read Full Review).
05-02-2001: New photographs : Jardins du Trocadero .
05-02-2001: New reprints : Teaching hydraulic design of culverts. New photographs : Earthquake.
18-12-2000: New photographs : Loyalty Road stepped spillway, Rhyd-y-Car Land Reclamation cascade. Book review : "The Hydraulics of Open Channel Flow : an Introduction" reviewed by Professor Alan ERVINE, University of Glasgow (Read Full Review). New Guestbook in Gallery of photographs.
28-11-2000: New reprints : keynote lecture on "The Role of Environmental Fluid Mechanics in Water System Management", Proc. 1st Intl Conf International Federation for Environmental Management System IFEMS'01, Tsurugi, Japan. Book reviews : "The Hydraulics of Open Channel Flow : an Introduction" reviewed by Professor M. JOVANIVIC (Read Full Review). "Air Bubble Entrainment in Turbulent Shear Flows" reviewed by Professor D.H. PEREGRINE {Read Full Review}.  [NEWSLETTER No. 1 for "The Hydraulics of Open Channel Flow: an Introduction" PDF File]
18-11-2000: New photographs : Le Verdelet, storm at Val-Andre beach, stepped spillway research, double-tip resistvity-conductivity probe developed at the University of Queensland.
28-10-2000: "Recommended" Website at TenLinks.com in 2000. New photographs : surfing a hydraulic jump roller. New reprints : Water Resources Research paper.
20-10-2000: New Photograph. Stepped spillways. New article on Embankment overflows stepped spillways - Earth dam spillways with precast concrete blocks.
14-10-2000: New Photograph. Coastal zones in Bretagne, France : Le Val-André, Dahouet, Erquy. Tidal bores : the Dordogne river tidal bore on 27 Sept. 2000. Roman aqueducts : Pont de Bordnègre (Nîmes aqueduct), Biternay (Brévenne aqueduct), Fréjus aqueduct. RCC stepped spillway : Riou dam, France. Stepped road gutter systems.
24-08-2000: New electronic publications : Forum article in JHE-ASCE, Concrete in Australia.
10-08-2000: New photographs of culverts, spillways and coastlines.
04-07-2000: New photographs of dam spillways in Mexico. New photographs of Stepped spillways. New photographs on earthquake damage : Taiwan Chi-Chi earthquake (21-9-1999).
22-06-2000: New article on Extreme reservoir siltation and sedimentation in Australia.
09-06-2000: SUPPORT Hubert CHANSON's nomination to the IAHR Ippen award
30-05-2000 : New article on The Formal Water Garden (Stepped cascades, fountains and water staircases). New photographic section on Cascades, water staircases and Frountains. New photographs : Perge, Cascade de Rueil, Bassin de Latone, Bosquet des Rocailles, Château de Versailles, Château du Touvet, Franklin D. Roosevelt memorial, Hong Kong Park.
15-05-2000 : New photographs of ancient stepped spillways: Tillot dam, La Tache dam, Le Pont dam ; modern stepped spillways: Riou dam.
20-04-2000 : New article on Air entrainment on spillway chutes. New photographs of Minimum Energy Loss culverts and bridge waterways. New articles : Minimum Energy Loss culverts and bridge waterways, Minimum Enegy Loss weirs.
15-04-2000 : New photographs : 75 Miles dam, Petitcodiac tidal bore, circular hydraulic jump, Chinchilla weir (minimum energy loss weir), Lemontree weir (minimum energy loss weir). New article on History of Arch Dams.
05-04-2000 : New photographs : rubber dams. New information on rubber dam hydraulics. New article on Roman aqueduct hydraulics. Download Acrobat Reader V. 4.
31-03-2000 : New photographs : Lahontan dam spillway, stepped spillway model.
02-03-2000 : New photographs : fishways (vertical slot, weir type).
28-02-2000 : New photographs : Shasta dam (USA), Benmore dam spillway (NZ).
16-02-2000 : New photographs : tidal bore of the Srine river. New information on the Seine river tidal bore (mascaret). New order forms for Reports CH.
04-02-2000 : New photographs : Goulburn weir, Malmsbury dam, Upper Coliban dam, Lower Stony Creek dam, Melton dam, Yan Yean dam (click Here).
28-01-2000 : New article on timber crib weirs in Queensland.
18-01-2000 : New photographs : Tidal bores.
01-01-2000 : New photographs : Tidal bores, La Grande 2 spillway, Ashfork steel dam.
06-01-2000 : New photographs : coastlines, tidal bore (Seine mascaret). New article on the Seine river tidal bore. New article on Steel dams.
23-12-1999 : Award of Doctor of Engineering, University of Queensland, Australia.
17-12-1999 : New photographs of tidal bores on Dordogne river, at Truro (Bay of Fundy). New links to tidal bores, mascaret, pororoca.
15-12-1999 : New Catchment hydraulics home page. New photographs of coastlines (Ploumanach, France; Mont-Saint-Michel), timber crib stepped weirs (Greenup, Whetsone), hydraulic jumps (incl. undular hydraulic jumps). Engineering failures and accidents of hydraulic and coastal structures (St Francis dam, New Croton dam stepped spillway, Bonshaw timber crib weir, Malpasset dam)
06-12-1999 : New photographs of Australian coastlines, Australian dams, inland flood plains (Lake George, NSW), and River Habitat Reseach Centre ARRC, Gifu, Japan
12-10-1999 : New access to article reprints
16-08-1999 : New photographs of the Gold Coast
12-08-1999 : Updated publication record
28-06-1999 : Updated publication record
08-06-1999 : New photographs : waterfalls (Shiraito-no-taki)
08-06-1999 : Report of Research Exchange Fellowship at Toyohashi University of Technology (Japan)
28-05-1999 : New photographs of water falls
21-05-1999 : New photographs of air entrainment by an unsteady plunging jet
16-04-1999 : New photographs : unsteady orifice flow
07-04-1999 : Presentations at the Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto, Japan, 27 April 1999.
31-03-1999 : New photographs (stepped channel and tsunami road sign in Japan)
18-01-1999 : Album of photographs
 
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