Effects of changing rainfall patterns on WSUD in Australia

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Water Management

Volumn 165, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 285-298

  Beecham, Simon ^a   Chowdhury, Rezaul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mathematical modelling; Pavement design; Weather

Indexed keywords

ADELAIDE; AUSTRALIA; BIORETENTION; BIORETENTION BASINS; BRISBANE; DESIGN PARAMETERS; DRY PERIODS; ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS; HIGH FLOW; MELBOURNE; MODELLING TIME; PAVEMENT DESIGN; PEAK FLOWS; RAINFALL CONDITION; RAINFALL PATTERNS; RESEARCH QUESTIONS; TOWNSVILLE; URBAN DESIGN; WATER SENSITIVE; WEATHER;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PAVEMENTS;

RAIN;

NUMERICAL MODEL; PAVEMENT; PEAK FLOW; RAINFALL; SCOUR; URBAN DESIGN;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84871053637     PISSN: 17417589     EISSN: 17517729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/wama.10.00115     Document Type: Article

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