Article Source: IMechE
The ETI Natural Hazards Project is an initiative funded by the Energy Technologies Institute and delivered by EDF Energy, the Met Office and Mott Macdonald.
Designed as a three-phase project, the final phase is now complete and captures the knowledge and learning from the project in a way that makes it accessible to engineers with responsibility for new or existing high value energy infrastructure assets.
The project has produced a set of technical volumes summarising the state of the art on natural hazard characterisation for a variety of natural hazards. These are supported by a set of case studies. Each case study focuses on the application of the methodology and data outlined in the named technical volumes.
Vol. 1 Introduction
- Motivation behind the project and aims of the technical volumes and case studies.
- Explanation of the project’s documents. Primers to common technical aspects of the project.
Vol. 2
Extreme high and low air temperature- Characterising extreme high and low air temperatures.
- Frazil ice formation, wildfires and enthalpy.
Vol. 3
Extreme wind- Characterising extreme wind and tornadoes.
- Related phenomena include sandstorms.
Vol. 4
Extreme precipitation- Characterising extreme rainfall.
- Other hazards – extreme snow, ice, fog, mist and humidity.
Vol. 5
River flooding- Characterising flooding from fluvial sources.
Vol. 6
Coastal flooding- Characterising flooding from coastal sources such as high tide, extreme sea level, storm surges and wind-generated waves.
Vol. 7
Seismic, volcanic and geological hazards- Characterising the risks posed by earthquakes, volcanic-ash dispersion and geological instability.
- Related phenomena include tsunamis.
Vol. 8 Hail
- Characterising the hail hazard.
Vol. 9 Lightning
- Characterising the lightning hazard.
Vol. 10
Space weather- Effects of geo-magnetically induced currents.
- Solar energetic particle hazard is also outlined.
Vol. 11
Marine biological fouling- Identification of and mitigation measures for marine species which grow around and clog up coastal or offshore facilities.
Vol. 12
Hazard combinations- Investigating the combined impacts of multiple hazards occurring close together in space and/or time.
- Identification of and mitigation measures for marine species which grow around and clog up coastal or offshore facilities.
- Characterising the lightning hazard.
- Characterising the hail hazard.
- Characterising flooding from coastal sources such as high tide, extreme sea level, storm surges and wind-generated waves.
- Characterising flooding from fluvial sources.
