Objective
Dams and flood defence structures are essential to modern life in Europe. The IMPACT project involves 9 participants from 8 countries in a programme of research to investigate extreme flood and failure processes (breaching, sediment movement, urban/rural flood propagation) and the risk and uncertainty associated with each process. These processes contribute the greatest uncertainty to flood prediction. Research will investigate processes through a combination of laboratory and fieldwork and case studies. A unique opportunity to undertake controlled failure of 6m high embankment dams will be used to provide basic data for the breach and sediment investigation. Each research area will lead to improved understanding and predictive models of the flood processes, with an appreciation of the impact that each process may have on flood risk and any associated uncertainty - and in turn implications for end user applications.
Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)
Programme(s)
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
Topic(s)
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Call for proposal
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Funding Scheme
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Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.
Coordinator
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United Kingdom
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