BLACKFRIARS

“Ensuring adequate and equitable sanitation for all people by channeling wastewater discharge.”

 

BLACKFRIARS

2018 – 2019

  • Validation through experimental tests of the installation maneuver of a drainage collector located in the River Thames (London).
    The new sewer will collect sewage from the Blackfriars area, directing it to the new sewerage tunnel known as the Thames Tideway Tunnel.

BLACKFRIARS

2018 – 2019

Validation through experimental tests of the installation maneuver of a drainage collector located in the River Thames (London).
The new sewer will collect wastewater from the Blackfriars area, directing it to the new sewerage tunnel known as the “Thames Tideway Tunnel”.

CONTEXT

    • REGION, COUNTRY: London, United Kingdom
    • CLIENT: Ferrovial
    • SOURCE OF FINANCING: Private
    • SCOPE: International

WHAT HAS MADE THIS PROJECT UNIQUE?

    • Supporting evidence-based decision making and innovation for contribution to the SDGs.
    • Design of multidisciplinary, integrated and unique solutions to address the complexity of socio-ecological systems associated with water and ensure their resilience.
    • Capacity building and knowledge transfer to new generations of professionals (research and management personnel) to promote the progress of science and society.

HOW HAS IT ALIGNED WITH OUR MISSION AND VISION?

    • It contributes to the promotion of innovation to accelerate the achievement of the SDGs, as well as to position IHCantabria as a world reference center.

WHAT LESSONS HAVE BEEN LEARNED?

    • Fluid communication with all stakeholders involved in the project.
    • Great understanding of the objectives and complexity of the problem, which facilitated the identification of the best possible solution.

WHAT HAS BEEN THE IMPACT OF THE PROJECT?

    • Successful installation maneuver of a singular structure of high complexity.
    • Strengthening of IHCantabria as a provider of unique and innovative hydraulic engineering solutions.
    • Generation of a system of real-time simulation tools that has been instrumental in decision making during the construction works of the Thames Tideway Project (Part I).

WHY HAS IT BEEN SUCH A SUCCESS?

    • Extrapolation of knowledge acquired in other fields to a unique application that required a bold and novel approach.
    • Multidisciplinary professional team able to lead and carry out the design and construction of a specific test tank (20 x 4 x 0.5 meters) to cover all the unique requirements of the project: variable water depth, tidal currents, wake waves induced by river traffic and wind.
    • IHCantabria’s ability to develop an autonomous dynamic positioning system (DPCS-PID) enabled real-time validation of the collector installation process.

CONTEXT

REGION, COUNTRY: London, United Kingdom
CLIENT: Ferrovial
SOURCE OF FINANCING: Private
SCOPE: International

WHAT HAS MADE THIS PROJECT UNIQUE?

  • Supporting evidence-based decision making and innovation for contribution to the SDGs.
  • Design of multidisciplinary, integrated and unique solutions to address the complexity of socio-ecological systems associated with water and ensure their resilience.
  • Capacity building and knowledge transfer to new generations of professionals (research and management personnel) to promote the progress of science and society.
  • HOW HAS IT ALIGNED WITH OUR MISSION AND VISION?

  • It contributes to the promotion of innovation to accelerate the achievement of the SDGs, as well as to position IHCantabria as a world reference center.
  • WHAT LESSONS HAVE BEEN LEARNED?

  • Fluid communication with all stakeholders involved in the project.
  • Great understanding of the objectives and complexity of the problem, which facilitated the identification of the best possible solution.
  • WHAT HAS BEEN THE IMPACT OF THE PROJECT?

  • Successful installation maneuver of a singular structure of high complexity.
  • Strengthening of IHCantabria as a provider of unique and innovative hydraulic engineering solutions.
  • Generation of a system of real-time simulation tools that has been instrumental in decision making during the construction works of the Thames Tideway Project (Part I).
  • WHY HAS IT BEEN SUCH A SUCCESS?

  • Extrapolation of knowledge acquired in other fields to a unique application that required a bold and novel approach.
  • Multidisciplinary professional team able to lead and carry out the design and construction of a specific test tank (20 x 4 x 0.5 meters) to cover all the unique requirements of the project: variable water depth, tidal currents, wake waves induced by river traffic and wind.
  • IHCantabria’s ability to develop an autonomous dynamic positioning system (DPCS-PID) enabled real-time validation of the collector installation process.
  • GALLERY