Dr William Bennett

Uchafbwyntiau Ymchwil

1. Fairchild, T., Bennett, W., Smith, G., Day, B., Skov, M., Möller, I., Beaumont, N., Karunarathna, H., & Griffin, J. (2021). Coastal wetlands mitigate storm flooding and associated costs in estuaries. Environmental Research Letters, 16(7), 074034

   https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac0c45, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa57175
2. Bennett, W., Karunarathna, H., Reeve, D., & Mori, N. (2019). Computational modelling of morphodynamic response of a macro-tidal beach to future climate variabilities. Marine Geology, 415, 105960

   https://doi.org/10.1016/j.margeo.2019.105960, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa50806
3. Bennett, W., van Veelen, T., Fairchild, T., Griffin, J., & Karunarathna, H. (2020). Computational Modelling of the Impacts of Saltmarsh Management Interventions on Hydrodynamics of a Small Macro-Tidal Estuary. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 8(5), 373

   https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse8050373, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa54650
4. Bennett, W., Karunarathna, H., & Mori, N. (2016). Climate Change Impacts on Future Wave Climate around the UK. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 4(4), 78

   https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse4040078, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa31326
5. Bennett, W. & Karunarathna, H. (2019). Coastal flood alleviation through management interventions under changing climate conditions. International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, ahead-of-print(ahead-of-print)

   https://doi.org/10.1108/ijdrbe-07-2019-0042, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa52961
6. Veelen, T., Karunarathna, H., Bennett, W., Fairchild, T., & Reeve, D. (2019). Sensitivity of estuary hydrodynamics to vegetation parameterisation. In 4th IMA International Conference On Flood Risk

   SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa62023
7. van Veelen, T., Karunarathna, H., Fairchild, T., Bennett, W., Griffin, J., & Reeve, D. (2018). Improving predictive modelling of coastal protection by salt marshes. Coastal Engineering Proceedings, 1(36), 95

   https://doi.org/10.9753/icce.v36.risk.95, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa62020
8. Bennett, W., Karunarathna, H., & Reeve, D. (2017). Morphological Impacts due to Storms on a Macro-Tidal Beach. In Coastal Dynamics 2017

   SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa62018
9. van Veelen, T., Karunarathna, H., Bennett, W., Fairchild, T., & Reeve, D. (2020). Nature-Based Coastal Protection: Wave Damping by Flexible Salt Marsh Vegetation. Coastal Engineering Proceedings(36v), 9

   https://doi.org/10.9753/icce.v36v.management.9, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa62017
10. Bennett, W., van Veelen, T., Fairchild, T., Griffin, J., & Karunarathna, H. (2020). Computational Modelling of the Impact of Salt Marsh Management Interventions on Coastal Flooding. In Proceedings of the 22nd IAHR-APD Congress 2020, 7-9th September, Sapporo, JapanInternational Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research.

    SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa57475

    https://www.iahr.org/library/infor?pid=7517

Holl Ymchwil

• EG-121 Surveying and Introductory Highways Design

  This module introduces construction and geometric design of highways, such as the hierarchy of roads, design speed selection and the horizontal and vertical alignment of such roads. The module also covers most aspects of land surveying, from basic methods to those involving modern technologies, with a particular focus on how that relates to road design and construction. Aspects of sustainability in highway design and health and safety consideration in surveying activities will be covered. This module includes a field trip to be held in May/June 2023.

• EG-122 Conceptual Design

  What is your personal philosophy of design? Complex and creative designing is a uniquely human process and anyone can learn the principles that underpin a creative approach to engineering and life. This module introduces factors that affect the way you approach design, including your positionality (class, culture, gender etc.) and how cognitive biases influence design decisions. We will look at individual and collaborative design methodologies and tools that can help you break out of your comfort zone and explore your creative potential. We will also cover the basic concepts of sustainable civil engineering design and the latest design standards, the Structural Eurocodes, as applied to the preliminary design of steel and reinforced concrete. The use of Revit, a computational modelling tool, will be introduced.

• EG-133 Engineering for People Hackathon

  Engineering is more than understanding technical design, it is often the social, environmental and economic context underpinning engineering solutions that determine success or failure, This has never been more relevant since the world is currently planning a radical transition to a low carbon economy while facing increased risks due to climate crisis which will bring with it unprecedented change to the world. Engineers will be at the forefront of this, and need to be equipped to tackle open-ended, unstructured and complex problems in collaboration with others. The module will allow students to explore these issues within their chosen discipline with the following structure: Each week there will be a 1-hour lecture, introducing engineering thinking and contemporary issues in global engineering design. Most activity will then take place in group-work sessions (3 hours per week), where groups of around 6 students will work in a facilitated way towards a Engineering design solution. Students will be presented with a range of Global Challenges (e.g. access to water/ off-grid energy), and over the course of the term will work to research, design and critique possible engineering solutions. The groups with the best performance in this module may have opportunities to represent Swansea University in the national Engineers without Borders UK competition.

• EG-154 Conceptual Design and Analysis Practice

  This 30 credit module spans TB1 and TB2 and addresses the topic of Conceptual Design and Analysis in the context of Civil Engineering. Teaching will combine conventional lecture sessions, computer lab work, example classes and practical design, build and test, groupwork and presentation. The module brings together the principals and practice of graphical communication (hand sketching, engineering drawing and computer modelling), civil engineering concept development, structural analysis, an understanding of the use of key civil engineering materials (eg Steel, Concrete, Timber, Masonry) and the preliminary sizing of structural elements in accordance with Eurocodes as part of the Conceptual Design development process. We link to learning from modules Engineering Mechanics and Strength of Materials, reinforcing understanding of structural analysis and building skills in sketching internal force diagrams without going through step-by-step calculations. The axial force in truss structures, as well as the shear force and bending moment diagrams in continuous beams and frames, are the principal structural analysis skills developed here. We also develop further engineering knowledge of key skills, such as the analysis of statically determinate structures in Civil Engineering.

• EG-257 Highway Design and Surveying

  This module introduces construction and geometric design of highways, such as the hierarchy of roads, design speed selection and the horizontal and vertical alignment of such roads. The module also covers most aspects of land surveying, from basic methods to those involving modern technologies, with a particular focus on how that relates to road design and construction. Aspects of sustainability in highway design and health and safety consideration in surveying activities will be covered. This module includes a practical examination aspect which will take place in January 2023.

• EG-328 Superstructure Design

  This module develops a range of design techniques, understanding of structural behaviour for steel and concrete structural building frames from low rise to tall building applications, forms of bridges, as well as concepts of sustainability design for buildings and bridges and approaches to net zero carbon.

• EGP302 Year 3 Civil Practical

  This module is a practical catch-up designed to ensure that students have the opportunity to undertake practical skills that may have been missed due to COVID19.