TY - JOUR A1 - Kirstein, Simon A1 - Müller, Karsten A1 - Walecki-Mingers, Mark A1 - Deserno, Thomas M. T1 - Robust adaptive flow line detection in sewer pipes JF - Automation in construction N2 - As part of a novel approach to automatic sewer inspection, this paper presents a robust algorithm for automatic flow line detection. A large image repository is obtained from about 50,000 m sewers to represent the high variability of real world sewer systems. Automatic image processing combines Canny edge detection, Hough transform for straight lines and cost minimization using Dijkstra's shortest path algorithm. Assuming that flow lines are mostly smoothly connected horizontal structures, piecewise flow line delineation is reduced to a process of selecting adjacent line candidates. Costs are derived from the gap between adjacent candidates and their reliability. A single parameter α enables simple control of the algorithm. The detected flow line may precisely follow the segmented edges (α = 0.0) or minimize gaps at joints (α = 1.0). Both, manual and ground truth-based analysis indicate that α = 0.8 is optimal and independent of the sewer's material. The algorithm forms an essential step to further automation of sewer inspection. Y1 - 2012 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2011.05.009 SN - 1872-7891 (E-Journal) ; 0926-5805 (Print) IS - 21 SP - 24 EP - 31 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Biener, Ernst T1 - Rehabilitation of old gravity dams JF - [Transactions] : proceedings of fifteenth international congress on large dams ; 24 - 28 Juin 1985, Lausanne, Suisse = Quinzieme Congres International des Grands Barrages. - Bd. 4 Y1 - 1985 N1 - International Congress on Large Dams <15, 1985, Paris> SP - Q 59, R.2, S. 21 EP - 23 PB - Intern. Commission on Large Dams CY - Paris ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Valero, Daniel A1 - Bung, Daniel Bernhard T1 - Reformulating self-aeration in hydraulic structures: Turbulent growth of free surface perturbations leading to air entrainment JF - International Journal of Multiphase Flow N2 - A new formulation for the prediction of free surface dynamics related to the turbulence occurring nearby is proposed. This formulation, altogether with a breakup criterion, can be used to compute the inception of self-aeration in high velocity flows like those occurring in hydraulic structures. Assuming a simple perturbation geometry, a kinematic and a non-linear momentum-based dynamic equation are formulated and forces acting on a control volume are approximated. Limiting steepness is proposed as an adequate breakup criterion. Role of the velocity fluctuations normal to the free surface is shown to be the main turbulence quantity related to self-aeration and the role of the scales contained in the turbulence spectrum are depicted. Surface tension force is integrated accounting for large displacements by using differential geometry for the curvature estimation. Gravity and pressure effects are also contemplated in the proposed formulation. The obtained equations can be numerically integrated for each wavelength, hence resulting in different growth rates and allowing computation of the free surface roughness wavelength distribution. Application to a prototype scale spillway (at the Aviemore dam) revealed that most unstable wavelength was close to the Taylor lengthscale. Amplitude distributions have been also obtained observing different scaling for perturbations stabilized by gravity or surface tension. The proposed theoretical framework represents a new conceptualization of self-aeration which explains the characteristic rough surface at the non-aerated region as well as other previous experimental observations which remained unresolved for several decades. Y1 - 2018 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2017.12.011 SN - 0301-9322 VL - 100 SP - 127 EP - 142 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bung, Daniel Bernhard A1 - Valero, Daniel T1 - Re-aeration on stepped spillways with special consideration of entrained and entrapped air JF - Geosciences N2 - As with most high-velocity free-surface flows, stepped spillway flows become self-aerated when the drop height exceeds a critical value. Due to the step-induced macro-roughness, the flow field becomes more turbulent than on a similar smooth-invert chute. For this reason, cascades are oftentimes used as re-aeration structures in wastewater treatment. However, for stepped spillways as flood release structures downstream of deoxygenated reservoirs, gas transfer is also of crucial significance to meet ecological requirements. Prediction of mass transfer velocities becomes challenging, as the flow regime differs from typical previously studied flow conditions. In this paper, detailed air-water flow measurements are conducted on stepped spillway models with different geometry, with the aim to estimate the specific air-water interface. Re-aeration performances are determined by applying the absorption method. In contrast to earlier studies, the aerated water body is considered a continuous mixture up to a level where 75% air concentration is reached. Above this level, a homogenous surface wave field is considered, which is found to significantly affect the total air-water interface available for mass transfer. Geometrical characteristics of these surface waves are obtained from high-speed camera investigations. The results show that both the mean air concentration and the mean flow velocity have influence on the mass transfer. Finally, an empirical relationship for the mass transfer on stepped spillway models is proposed. Y1 - 2018 SN - 2076-3263 VL - 8 IS - 9 SP - Article number 333 PB - MDPI CY - Basel ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Biener, Ernst A1 - Sasse, T. T1 - Quality improvements in the construction of multilayer covers JF - Géologie et confinement des déchets toxiques : actes du symposium international, 8 - 11 juin 1993 / GEOCONFINE 93, Montpellier, France. Réd. Marcel Arnould Y1 - 1993 SN - 90-5410-330-2 N1 - Geoconfine <1993, Montpellier> ; Paralellt.: Geology and confinement of toxic wastes SP - 309 EP - 312 PB - Balkema CY - Rotterdam [u.a.] ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Höttges, Jörg T1 - QKan - Management of drainage system data with QGIS JF - Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial (FOSS4G) Conference Proceedings Y1 - 2017 VL - 17 IS - Article 13 SP - 95 EP - 100 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Höttges, Jörg A1 - Arnold, Uwe A1 - Rouvé, Gerhard T1 - Profiles of Mixing Coefficient in Compound Open Channel JF - Flow modeling and turbulence measurements : [... a collection of lectures and papers presented at the Fourth International Symposium on Refined Flow Modelling and Turbulence Measurements held in Wuhan, People's Republic of China, on September 20-23, 1990] Y1 - 1992 SN - 1-56032-209-8 N1 - International Symposium on Refined Flow Modelling and Turbulence Measurements <4, 1990, Wuhan> PB - Hemisphere Publ. Corp. CY - Washington, DC [u.a.] ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Gossla, Ulrich A1 - Sato, R. T1 - Present production circumstances of aggregate in Germany / Sato, R.; Gossla, U. JF - Cement & Concrete (1998) Y1 - 1998 N1 - auf Japanisch SP - 146 EP - 153 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Biener, Ernst A1 - Sasse, T. A1 - Konertz, K. T1 - Preparation of mineral sealing materials for landfills by different processing technologies / Sasse, T. ; Biener, E. ; Konertz, K. JF - Sardinia 93 : Fourth International Landfill Symposium "Barrier systems, environmental aspects, upgrading and remediation, siting, monofills, effects of waste pretreatment, landfilling in developing countries" ; 11 - 15 October 1993, S. Margherita di Pula (Cagliari), Sardinia, Italy ; proceedings / coord. by Thomas H. Christensen ... - Bd. 1 Y1 - 1993 N1 - International Landfill Symposium <4, 1993, Santa Margherita, Pula> SP - 275 EP - 283 PB - CISA, Environmental Sanitary Engineering Centre CY - Cagliari ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Biener, Ernst A1 - Sasse, T. A1 - Bökers, H. T1 - Preliminary or final capping of sanitary landfills? : Technical and economical aspects JF - Sardinia 99 : proceedings / Seventh International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium, [4 - 8 October 1999, S. Margherita di Pula, Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy]. Ed.: Thomas H. Christensen. - Bd. 3 : Barriers, waste mechanics and landfill design Y1 - 1999 N1 - International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium <7, 1999, Cagliari> SP - 287 EP - 294 PB - CISA, Environmental Sanitary Engineering Centre CY - Cagliari ER -