Professor Adrian Saul
School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
Emeritus Professor of Water Engineering
a.j.saul@sheffield.ac.uk
Sir Frederick Mappin Building (Broad Lane Building)
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Professor Adrian Saul
School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
Sir Frederick Mappin Building (Broad Lane Building)
Mappin Street
Sheffield
S1 3JD
School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
Sir Frederick Mappin Building (Broad Lane Building)
Mappin Street
Sheffield
S1 3JD
- Profile
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My research was focused on understanding and improving the performance of buried infrastructure systems with emphasis on life-time value and environmental protection.
Professor Adrian Saul
Adrian is the former founder of the Pennine Water Group and Professor of Water Engineering.
- Research interests
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Water Infrastructure Engineering with specific interests in the quantitative and qualitative performance of urban drainage and sewer systems and urban flooding.
Research Themes
- Publications
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Journal articles
- Experimental and numerical investigation of interactions between above and below ground drainage systems. Water Science and Technology, 67(3), 535-542.
- Comparison between Infoworks hydraulic results and a physical model of an urban drainage system. Proceedings of 9th International Conference on Urban Drainage Modelling.
- Influence of rainfall estimation error and spatial variability on sewer flow prediction at a small urban scale. Advances in Water Resources, 45, 65-75.
- Integrated river flow modelling: A case study. Urban Water Journal, 9(4), 259-276.
- Condition assessment of the surface and buried infrastructure - a proposal for integration. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 28(1), 202-211.
- Condition assessment of the buried utility service infrastructure. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 28(1), 331-344.
- GIS water-balance approach to support surface water flood-risk management. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 17(1), 55-67.
- Site assessment of multiple-sensor approaches for buried utility detection. International Journal of Geophysics, 2011.
- Using probabilistic radar rainfall nowcasts and NWP forecasts for flow prediction in urban catchments. Atmospheric Research.
- Mapping the underworld: Location phase II-latest developments. 28th International No-Dig Conference and Exhibition 2010, NO-DIG 2010, 111-120.
- Briefing: Stakeholder perspectives of buried utility mapping.. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Municipal Engineer, 163(ME1), 3-7.
- Improved representation of water age in distribution networks to inform water quality. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 135(5), 382-391.
- Laboratory studies investigating the processes leading to discolouration in water distribution networks. Water Research, 42(16), 4309-4318.
- Sewer system operation into the 21st century, study of selected responses from a UK perspective. Urban Water Journal, 5(1), 79-88.
- Mapping the underworld - state-of-the-art review. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 22(5-6), 568-586.
- Estimation of burst rates in water distribution mains. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Water Management, 160, 73-82.
- CSO aesthetics and static screening technologies. Restoring Our Natural Habitat - Proceedings of the 2007 World Environmental and Water Resources Congress.
- Modelling sewer failure by evolutionary computing. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Water Management, 159(2), 111-118.
- COST-S: A new methodology and tools for sewerage asset management based on whole life costs. Water Asset Management International, 1(4), 20-24.
- Measuring flow through small wastewater treatment works using modified dosing syphons. Water and Environmental Journal, 19(4), 328-334.
- Flooding in the future. Water Science and Technology, 52(5), 265-274.
- Modelling discolouration in potable water distribution systems. Journal Environmental Engineering, 131, 716-725.
- Characterisation of materials causing discolouration in potable water systems. Water Science & Technology, 49, 27-32.
- Validation of existing bedload formulae using in-sewer sediment. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering ASCE, 129(4), 325-333.
- Use of a full scale facility to estimate sewer sediment mobility. Journal of the Chartered Institute of Water and Environmental Management, 17(1), 40-44.
- Modeling in-sewer deposit erosion to predict sewer flow quality. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 129(4), 316-324.
- Modeling the erosion of mixtures of organic and granular in-sewer sediments. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 129(4), 308-315.
- The utilisation of engineered invert traps in the management of near bed solids in sewer networks. Water Science and Technology, 47(4), 137-148.
- The movement of total suspended solids in combined sewers. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering ASCE, 129(4), 298-307.
- Strategic management of non-point source pollution from sewage sludge. Water Science and Technology, 47(7-8), 305-310.
- Baseline hydraulic performance of the Heathrow constructed wetlands subsurface flow system. Water Science and Technology, 47, 177-181.
- Empirical travel time estimation in a distribution network. The Institution of Civil Engineers Water and Maritime Engineering, 154(1), 41-49.
- Developments in a methodology for the design of engineered invert traps in combined sewer systems. Water Science and Technology, 45(7), 133-142.
- Determining maintenance requirements of a water distribution network using whole life costing. Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engineering, 8(2), 152-164.
- Fine sediment retention in storage chambers: An assessment of time-dependent effects. Water Science and Technology, 45(7), 123-131.
- The effect of extended in-sewer storage on wastewater treatment plant performance. Water Science and Technology, 45(3), 239-246.
- Modelling the performance of combined-sewer overflow chambers. Water and Environment Journal, 15(4), 300-304.
- Solute retention and mixing characteristics in CSO structures. Urban Drainage Modeling, 123-133.
- The first foul flush in combined sewers: An investigation of the causes. Urban Water, 2(4), 317-325.
- The erosion of cohesive mixed deposits: Implications for sewer flow quality modelling. Urban Water, 2(4), 285-294.
- The effect of regional factors on leakage levels and the role of performance indicators. Water and Environment Journal, 13(3), 184-188.
- Erosion of sediment beds in sewers: Model development. Journal of Environmental Engineering, 125(6), 566-573.
- Predicting water quality in distribution systems using artificial neural networks. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Water, Maritime and Energy, 136(1), 1-8.
- Gross solid retention efficiency of hydrodynamic separator CSOs. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Water and Maritime Engineering, 130(2), 70-83.
- Specific relationships for the first flush load in combined sewer flows. Water Research, 30(5), 1244-1252.
- A simple indoor artificial stream system designed to study the effects of toxicant pulses on aquatic organisms. Water Research, 30(2), 285-290.
- Computational modelling of a vortex CSO structure. Water Science and Technology, 30(1 pt 1), 97-106.
- Urban drainage in the 21st century - assessment of new technology on the basis of global material flows. Water Science and Technology, 30(2), 1-12.
Chapters
- Chapter 13: Integrated urban flood modelling In Pender G & Faulkner H (Ed.), Flood Risk Science and Management (pp. 258-288). Wiley-Blackwell
- Chapter 8: Operation, maintenance and performance, Water Distribution Systems (pp. 193-226). ICE Publishing
- Operation, maintenance and performance In Savic D & Banyard K (Ed.), Water Distribution Systems (pp. 193-225). Inst of Civil Engineers Pub
- Integrated Urban Flood Modelling, Flood Risk Science and Management (pp. 258-288).
- Chapter 3: An overview of UK-based HIA research on water management and flooding In Fewtrell L & Kay D (Ed.), Health Impact Assessment for Sustainable Water Management (pp. 29-43). International Water Association
- Mapping the Underworld: Sensor Technologies - Review and Progress In Parker J (Ed.), Mapping the Underworld: Sensor Technologies - Review and Progress London: UK Water Industry Research Limited.
- Chapter 10: Urban change In Thorne CR, Evans EP & Penning-Rowsell EC (Ed.), Future Flooding and Coastal Erosion Risks (pp. 149-172). Thomas Telford Services Ltd
- Chapter 9: Flood risk management In Thorne CR, Evans EP & Penning-Rowsell EC (Ed.), Future Flooding and Coastal Erosion Risks Thomas Telford Services Ltd
- Chapter 19: Responses to future intra-urban flood risks In Thorne CR, Evans EP & Penning-Rowsell EC (Ed.), Future Flooding and Coastal Erosion Risks (pp. 320-339). Thomas Telford Services Ltd
- Water efficiency and management, Sustainable Water: Chemical Science Priorities Royal Society of Chemistry
Conference proceedings papers
- Modelling Faecal Indicator Organisms (FIOs) for Prediction and Improvement of Bathing Water Quality. Proceedings of CIWEM Urban Drainage Group Autumn Conference & Exhibition 2015. Chester, UK, 4 November 2015 - 6 November 2015. View this article in WRRO
- Integrated Modelling of Faecal Indicator Organisms (FIOs) for Prediction of Bathing Water Quality. Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Urban Drainage Modelling. Mont-Sainte-Anne, Quebec, Canada, 20 September 2015 - 23 September 2015. View this article in WRRO
- Application Of Artificial Neural Networks To Assess CSO Performance. 13th International Conference on Urban Drainage. Sarawak, Malaysia, 7 September 2014 - 12 September 2014.
- Do faecal indicator organisms exhibit a first foul flush in combined sewers?. 7th Int. Conf. on Sewer Processes and Networks. Sheffield, UK, 28 August 2013 - 30 August 2013.
- Describing baterial community diversity in combined sewers. 7th International Conference on Sewer Processes and Networks. Sheffield, 28 August 2013 - 30 August 2013.
- Consideration of the development of a new urban rainfall runoff model. Proceedings of 34th Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium. Sydney, Australia, 19 November 2012 - 21 November 2012.
- Improving the operation and maintenance of CSO structures. 12th International Conference on Urban Drainage. Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Hydraulic performance of a scale model facility and optimisation through the use of real time sensors. 12th International Conference on Urban Drainage. Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Experimental and numerical investigation of interactions between above and below ground drainage systems. 12th International Conference on Urban Drainage. Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Urban pluvial flood modelling with real time rainfall information - UK case studies. 12th International Conference on Urban Drainage. Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Mapping the underworld: A step-change in the approach to utility location and designation. ICPTT 2011: Sustainable Solutions for Water, Sewer, Gas, and Oil Pipelines - Proceedings of the International Conference on Pipelines and Trenchless Technology 2011 (pp 1589-1597)
- A case study of long term sewer hydraulic monitoring. Proceedings of 6th International Conference on Sewer Processes and Networks. Surfer’s Paradise, Australia
- An evaluation of three lumped conceptual rainfall-runoff models at catchment scale. British Hydrological Society 3rd International Symposium, Role of Hydrology in Managing Consequences of a Changing Global Environment. Newcastle, UK
- Comparison of rainfall radar and rain gauge data and application to sewer hydraulic modelling. Integrating Water Systems (pp 763-766). Sheffield, UK, 1 September 2009 - 3 September 2009.
- Rainfall radar – accuracy and use for hydraulic modelling. Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Urban Drainage Modelling. Tokyo, Japan
- Application of Artificial Neural Networks ( ANNs ) for the prediction of CSO discharges. Proceedings of 11th International Conference on Urban Drainage. Edinburgh, Scotland
- Adapting to the challenges of climate change, UK approaches and recent outcomes of research and reviews relevant for utilities. American Water Works Association Annual Conference and Exposition, ACE 2008
- People, concepts and themes down through the years. Keynote address. 11th International Conference on Urban Drainage. Edinburgh
- Implications for treatment processes and networks following water saving initiatives. 2nd European Water and Wastewater Conference. Birmingham
- Momentum equation analysis of converging flows within a manhole junction. 11th International Conference on Urban Drainage. Edinburgh
- Quantifying the performance of storm tanks. Proceedings of 11th International Conference on Urban Drainage. Edinburgh
- A GIS approach to explore urban flood risk management. 11th International Conference on Urban Drainage. Edinburgh
- Quantifying the performance of storm tanks at wastewater treatment works. Restoring Our Natural Habitat - Proceedings of the 2007 World Environmental and Water Resources Congress
- Quantifying the performance of storm tanks at wastewater treatment works. ASCE World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2007: Restoring Our Natural Habitat. Tampa, Florida, USA
- Integrated urban drainage: Setting the context for integrated urban drainage modelling in the United Kingdom. Aquaterra Conference (pp 103-118). Amsterdam
- CSO aesthetics and static screening technologies. ASCE World Environmental and Water Resources Congress. Tampa, Florida
- Improving the representation of age of water in drinking water distribution networks to inform water quality. 8th Annual Water Distribution Systems Analysis Symposium 2006 (pp 135)
- Development of a holistic approach to river modelling in the Bradford catchment (UK). Proceeding of the 7th International Conference on Hydroscience and Engineering (ICHE-2006). Philadelphia, USA
- 21st century sewerage design. WaPUG. Coventry
- Investigation of blockage relationships and the cost implications for sewerage network management. Proceedings of 10th International Conference on Urban Drainage (CD) (pp 21-26)
- Performance evaluations of storm tanks. Proceedings of 10th International Conference on Urban Drainage (CD) (pp 21-26)
- Urban flooding and health. ICE Conference on Urban Floods. London
- Modular sewer quality simulation. 10th International Conference on Urban Drainage. Copenhagen
- Pipe level estimation of burst rates in water distribution mains. 8th Computing and Control for the Water Industry (CCWI) Water Management for the 21st Century. Exeter
- Framework for water and flood risk management in the city of Bradford. 10th International Conference on Urban Drainage. Melbourne
- Whole life costing of sewer systems. Proceedings of WaPUG Autumn Meeting 2004 (pp 1-6)
- Prediction of storm tank performance using computational fluid dynamics. 4th International Symposium on Environmental Hydraulics, IAHR (pp 1509-1514). Hong Kong
- Assessment of modular block storm water storage systems. Novatech. Lyon
- A whole life costing methodology for urban drainage management. Proceedings of 6th International Conference on Urban Drainage Modelling. Dresden, Germany
- Whole life costing of sewers. Novatech (pp 449-456). Lyon
- Adaptable urban drainage (AUDACIOUS). Novatech (pp 1195-1202). Lyon
- Strategic management of non-point source pollution from sewage sludge. Proceedings of the British Hydrological Society Conference (pp 365-370). London
- Flooding in the future - predicting climate change, risks and responses in urban areas. Urban Drainage Modelling (pp 105-114). Dresden
- The Yorkshire water CSO and screen test programme. Novatech. Lyon
- Comparison of maintenance and rehabilitation strategies for discolouration risk control in water distribution systems. IWA World Water Congress. Marakesh
- Quantification of mains failure behaviour in a whole life costing approach to distribution system management. Bridging the Gap: Meeting the World's Water and Environmental Resources Challenges - Proceedings of the World Water and Environmental Resources Congress 2001, Vol. 111
- Movement of total suspended solids in combined sewers. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, Vol. 129(4) (pp 298-307)
- Characterisation of materials causing discolouration in potable water systems. 1st IWA Conference on Scaling and Corrosion in Water and Wastewater Systems. Cranfield
- Regeneration of discolouration in distribution systems. World Water and Environmental Resources Congress (pp 434-442)
- Water quality in distribution systems: Rehabilitation and maintenance strategies. Advances in Water Supply Management (pp 397-404)
- Data mining and relationship analysis of water distribution system databases for improved understanding of operations performance. Advances in Water Supply Management (pp 51-58)
- CSO: State of the art review. Urban Water Management: Science Technology and Service Delivery, Vol. 25 (pp 179-190)
- Solute retention in storage tanks. Global Solutions for Urban Drainage (pp 1-11)
- Optimising sewer design - considering both flow and sediment. Proceedings of the International Conference on Sewer Operation and Maintenance (pp 8). Bradford
- Measurement of flow volume at small wastewater treatment works using dosing syphons. ASCE Hydraulic Measurements and Experimental Methods (pp 9). Estes Park, Colorado
- Baseline hydraulic performance of the Heathrow constructed wetlands subsurface flow system. IWA 3rd World Water Congress (pp 5). Melbourne, Australia
- Whole Life Costing Approach to Asset Management. SOM Conference. Bradford
- Whole life costing: Application to water distribution network. Proceedings of the IWA Bienniel Conference. Melbourne/Australia
- Strategic management of non-point source pollution from sewerage sludge. Proceedings of the International Water Association Bienniel Conference. Oregon
- Evaluation programme for the optimisation of sewer-flow in sewer systems. International Conference on Sewer Operation and Maintenance. Bradford
- A review of CSO screening - the UK perspective. 2002 Collection Systems. San Francisco/California
- Aggressive flushing for discolouration event mitigation in water distribution networks. IWA 3rd World Water Congress (pp 285). Melbourne
- The use of hydrodynamic vortex separators and screen systems to improve water quality. Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Urban Drainage. Oregon
- The retention of fine sediments in storage chambers: An assessment of time-dependent effects. Proceedings of Innovative Technologies in Urban Drainage (Novatech) (pp 973-980). Lyon, France
- Modelling SUDS with deterministic urban drainage models. Proceedings of the 1st National Conference on Sustainable Drainage (pp 202-213). Coventry, UK
- Incorporation of leakage in a whole life costing approach to distribution network management. Water Software Systems (pp 49-59). Leicester
- Explicit consideration of spatial flowrate distribution in network model calibration. ASCE. EWRI World Water and Environmental Resources Conference. Orlando, USA
- Modelling the erosion of organic/granular in-sewer deposits. Urban Drainage Modelling (pp 918-923). Orlando
- Validation of existing bedload formulae using in-sewer sediments. Urban Drainage Modelling (pp 943-949). Orlando
- The performance of engineered invert traps for the management of near bed solids in combined sewer systems. Proceedings of Innovative Technologies in Urban Drainage (Novatech) (pp 989-996). Lyon, France
- A novel approach to describing sediment movement in distribution mains, based on measured particle characteristics. Water Software Systems (pp 263-273). Leicester
- Sewer flow quality modelling based on a novel deposit erosion model. ASCE. EWRI World Water and Environmental Resources Conference. Orlando, USA
- Soluble pollutant retention in a CSO structure. Proceedings of WaPUG Autumn Meeting 2000. Blackpool, England
- Field testing CFD-based predictions of storage chamber gross solids separation efficiency. Water Science and Technology, Vol. 39(9) (pp 161-168)
- A laboratory study of the erosion and transport of cohesive-like sediment mixtures in sewers. Water Science and Technology, Vol. 37(1) (pp 163-170)
- A computational fluid dynamics (CFD) particle tracking approach to efficiency prediction. Water Science and Technology, Vol. 37(1) (pp 285-293)
- Laboratory investigations into cohesive sediment transport in pipes. Water Science and Technology, Vol. 33(9) (pp 187-193)
- Suspended solids in combined sewer flows. Water Science and Technology, Vol. 33(9) (pp 93-99)
- Efficiency prediction for storage chambers using computational fluid dynamics. Water Science and Technology, Vol. 33(9) (pp 163-170)
- Sedimentation in storage tank structures. Water Science and Technology, Vol. 29(1-2) (pp 363-372)
- Laboratory study of the gross particulate retention performance of large scale model CSO structures. Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Urban Storm Drainage, Vols 1 & 2 (pp 1811-1816)
- Urban drainage systems - design and operation. Water Science and Technology, Vol. 27(12) (pp 31-70)
- Sedimentation in storage tank structures. Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Urban Storm Drainage, Vols 1 & 2 (pp 1799-1804)
- Sediment deposition in storage tanks. Water Science and Technology, Vol. 25(8) (pp 189-198)
- Predicting CSO chamber depth using Artificial Neural Networks with rainfall radar data. SPN7 7th International Conference on Sewer Processes & Networks (IWA). Sheffield, 28 August 2013 - 30 August 2013.
- Experimental and numerical investigation of interactions between above and below ground drainage systems. 12nd International Conference on Urban Drainage. Porto Alegre/Brazil, 10 September 2011 - 15 September 2011.
- Experimental and numerical investigation of interactions between above and below ground drainage systems. Water Science and Technology, 67(3), 535-542.
- Research group