3rd Generation Flood Mitigation using Aqueducts and Aqua Arteries

Introduction

Express Flood Mitigation using elevated large scale Aqueducts with main function to divert flood water away from cities with discharge above high tide levels considering global warming and rising sea water level.

What is the Innovation About?

Objective

Is to reduce risk of loss of lives and properties of people living in low laying areas which are subject to flood due to combination of heavy rainfall and surge in sea water level. Hence, the invention’s main objective is to save lives and reduce properties and economical losses due to global warming and sea water rise.

Advantages

The solutions are methods which can be used to elevate flood water to have direct discharge above the sea water level which the current convention method failed to perform.

Global Solution to Save Lives and Reduce Economical Losses

Today’s approach for flood mitigation have major limitation when the sea water level rises, which prevent or reduce the capacity to discharge the flood water effective.

This invention features systems to channel the excess flood water directly towards the sea by elevating the flood water above the high tide before discharging to the sea.

The system will act as a reliable failure proof mechanism to defend the low laying areas which are subject to flooding when the heavy rainfall occurs during sea surge.

With the invention managed and implemented the system will be the third generation flood mitigation system which will contribute in savings lives and reducing the potential loss of the properties and economy of a country.

The suffering and poor people who are victims of flood cause by global warming and rise in sea water levels can be eliminated or reduced significantly by using our innovation of third generation flood mitigation works.

The invention can also be used to solve water shortages by supplying water, recharging ground water and also used for irrigation.

Elevated Aqueduct channels the excess flood water directly to the sea

Sea surge

How Aqueducts can be a multipurpose innovation

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3rd Generation Express Flood Mitigation Using Elevated Large Scale Aqueducts and Aqua Arteries

Current flood mitigation measures generally involve the construction of monsoon drains, flood walls, floodgates, river dykes or bunds, weirs, diversion culverts or dams based on site suitability and the characteristics of river. Sometimes, rivers are dug deeper to increase the water holding and flow capacity

The conventional methods can be classified as 1^st and 2^nd generation. The 1^st generation mainly consist of river widening, deepening, strengthening, off river storage or earth detention ponds. Where else the 2^nd generation flood mitigation was developed when the concrete and steel technology started to dominate the construction industry. The second generation of flood mitigation consist of deep detention ponds, underground diversion culverts and tunnels.

Despite having the 1^st and 2^nd generation mechanism for flood mitigation, certain inland areas are still prone to flooding during wet and monsoon seasons, especially when downpours are heavy. This is because the structures do not directly mitigate excess rainwater or overflows along existing river or drain paths, as such, additional water management structures that can hold water and divert large volumes of excess water directly to the sea are needed to address the flood issues in low lying areas, due to storm surge and sea water rise.

River deepening, widening, and straightening

Water storage ponds and diversion tunnels

High back water effect pushes river water back, preventing excess flood water from flowing to the sea

How Aqua Arteries Work

The innovation can also be integrated with aqua arteries (large underground monsoon drains installed to collect excess flood water from surface monsoon drains) which will deliver the flood water to the aqueducts. The flood water from aqua arteries will be then pumped on the aqueducts, which will rapidly discharge the flood water to the sea, above high tide or storm surge. Aqua arteries can also be used as capacity enhancement for undersized or under capacity monsoon drains.

This third-generation flood mitigation system with the various combination, especially with aqua arteries and plurality pumps, pumping flood waters onto aqueduct for direct discharge will assist in reducing potential loss of lives, properties and economy.

How Aqua Arteries work to prevent flood in low lying area

How Aqueducts and Aqua Arteries connect to control the excess flood water

Biography Ir. Dr. Saravanan Mariappan

A Civil Engineer in profession with vast background in research and development for new innovations. Ir.Dr. Saravanan Mariappan was born in the state of Perak, Malaysia. Completed his Bachelor and Master degree in civil and Geotechnical engineering respectively in University of Malaya and pursued his PhD in Global Environmental Studies in Kyoto Japan University under Monbukagakusho Scholarship.

Upon return from Japan, he continued his Post doctoral fellowship in University Malaya until 2009. After about 12 years with the University, Ir.Dr Saravanan Mariappan started his career as Engineering Consultant in the firm founded by him Nexus EC Sdn Bhd . He serves as the Managing Director of the company, undertaking the task of innovative engineering design and consultancy works.

The ultimate goal of Ir. Dr Saravanan Mariappan is to provide quality engineering consultancy and to develop new innovations to reduce carbon foot print and provide sustainable solution for projects.

He has contributed in the development a National Slope Master Plan study for Malaysia. He is well recognized as an Accredited Geotechnical Checker and Engineering Expert Witness in Malaysia.

He has published a book on Characteristic of Unsaturated Residual Soil, 5 journal publications,62, Research papers 46 technical conference publication and given numerous technical seminar in area of information technology ( Open Source), Geotechnical Engineering, Engineering Forensic and Environmental Geotechnical.

With his strong and continuous involvement in research, Ir.Dr.Saravanan Mariappan have developed 5 patents. One related to Reinforced Earth Wall and the other related to the a new approach to perform flood mitigation namely “3rd Generation Flood Mitigation Using Aqueducts and Aqua arteries

Ir. Dr. Saravanan Mariappan hopes that his innovation will be useful in the future for mankind to and solve suffering of people due to unprecedented flooding and storm surge due to global warming and rise in seawater level.

Patented:

USA: 16/694,931 (Approved)
European: EP188883885.8 (Approved)
AUS: 2018375503 (Pending Approval)
Malaysia: PI 2017704570 (Approved)

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3rd Generation Express Flood Mitigation Using Elevated Large Scale Aqueducts and Aqua Arteries

How Aqueducts and Aqua Arteries function

Aqueducts and Aqua Arteries simulation for Klang Valley, Malaysia

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