UTZ-MKS # TEST PLANTS FOR DEVELOPMENT, OPTIMIZATION AND TESTING OF MOBILE PROTECTION WALLS FOR FLOOD AND DISASTER PROTECTION

In connection with extreme weather events and climate change, changed risk scenarios and increasing extreme events, e.g. B. by floods and flash floods to be expected. The catastrophic effects of such floods were shown e.g. B. in the years 2002 and 2013. The measures for ensuring the safety of people and property include the selection of possible protective systems depending on the special boundary conditions, risk scenarios and warning times. Both existing and newly developed mobile HWS systems must be optimized under the respective boundary conditions and comprehensively tested for their safety, robustness and practical usability.

The aim of the project is to create test systems for the investigation of protective walls under the relevant load scenarios and to test the structure and functionality under realistic conditions. The sub-project of the Institute for Hydraulic Engineering and Technical Hydromechanics includes the development, construction and testing of a test, training and demonstration system for quickly assembled flood protection walls. Proof of the suitability of the system is provided by way of example through technical tests and checking the manageability on a selected system. Furthermore, the testing and possible confirmation of the suitability of elements of the planned (non-operational) flood protection on flowing waters with a relatively high flow velocity is provided, so that z. B. Settlements, business premises and infrastructure systems in mountain valleys can be effectively protected from flood events. While the load tests in the investigation center (HTW Dresden) serve to systematically investigate the elements of the supporting structure under extreme design effects, the practical structure of the mobile flood protection elements and the behavior under "working loads" are investigated in the test and training center (TU Dresden).

The joint project with HTW Dresden is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research. Project partners at the HTW are the professorships for geotechnics and bridge construction. The project sponsor is the VDI Technology Center. Project participants at the TU Dresden are Maximilian Martin, BSc., Dipl.-Ing. Markus Witt and Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Reinhard Pohl.