D. Ronald Townsend, B.Sc.(hons), Ph.D., D.Sc., P.Eng., FCSCE, FEIC
D. Ronald Townsend, B.Sc.(hons), Ph.D., D.Sc., P.Eng., FCSCE, FEIC
Department of Civil Engineering, U.of O.
List of Publications (last seven years)~ Recent Publications ~ Bettez, J. and Townsend, R.D. (2001): “Hydraulics of a Compound Sharp-Crested Sewer Weir”, accepted for presentation at 4th. International Conference on Innovative Technologies in Urban Storm Drainage (‘NOVATECH, 2001’), Lyon, France, June.
Townsend, R.D.(2001): “Estimating Local Scour at Bridge Abutments Located in Regions of High Shear Flow”, invited paper, to appear in Proceedings, International Symposium on: ‘Soil Erosion Research for 21st. Century’, ASAE, Honolulu, January
Morin, I., Townsend, R.D. and Morse, B., (2000): “Design Relations for Predicting the Surface-Ice Clearing Capacity of Open Channels”, accepted for publication in December 2000-issue of Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, CSCE.
Kouchakzadeh, S. and Townsend, R.D.,(2000): “Bridge Abutment Scour in Compound River Channels”, Journal of Agricultural Science And Technology, Vol.2, No.2, pp.95-105.
Bettez, J., Townsend, R.D.and Comeau, A. (2000): “Hydraulics of BC and SC Sewer Weirs”, Proceedings, 2000 Annual Conference, CSCE, London, June, pp.227-234.
Shurb, D. Townsend, R.D. and Comeau, A. (1999): "Calibration of Sewer Weirs in Different Flow Regimes", Proceedings Part 2 14th .Canadian Hydrotechnical Specialty Conference CSCE, Regina, June, pp.277-286.
Kouchakzadeh, S. and Townsend, R.D.(1999): "Bridge Abutment Scour in Compound-Shaped River Channels", invited paper in "Stream Stability and Scour at Highway Bridges", A Compendium of Papers, ASCE Water Resources Engineering Conferences 1991-98, Special Publication of the ASCE 'Bridge Scour' Task Committee, February, pp.417-427.
Chatila, J.G. and Townsend, R.D.(1998): "Modelling Pollutant Transport in Compound Open Channels", Canadian Water Resources Journal, Vol.23, No.3, September, pp.259-271.
Kouchakzadeh, S. and Townsend, R.D. (1997) "Maximum Scour Depth at Bridge Abutments Terminating in the Floodplain Zone", Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, CSCE, Vol 24, No.6, December, pp. 996-1006.
Kouchakzadeh, S. and Townsend, R.D. (1997) "Influence of Lateral Momentum Transfer on Bridge Abutment Scour, "Proceedings Theme A, Managing Water: Coping with Scarcity and Abundance, XXVII IAHR Congress, San Francisco, August, pp. 190-195.
Chatila J.G., and Townsend, R.D. (1997) "Mathematical and Experimental Modeling of Pollutant Transport in Compound Open Channels" Proceedings, 13th Canadian Hydrotechnical Conference, Sherbrooke, May, pp. 11-20.
Nazariha, M. and Townsend, R.D., (1997) "Clear-Water Local Scour Relationships for Bridge Pier Groups" Invited Paper, Proceedings, Specialty Conference on Management of Landscapes Disturbed by Channel Incision, Oxford, Miss., May, pp.294-299.
Pelletier, G., and Townsend, R.D., (1996) "Optimization of Regional Municipality of Ottawa -Carleton's Water Supply System Operations - 1. Model Development," Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, CSCE, Vol. 23, No. 2, April, pp. 347-357.
Pelletier, G., and Townsend, R.D., (1996) "Optimization of Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton's Water Supply System Operations - 2. Model Results and Analyses", Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, CSCE, Vol. 23, No. 2, April, pp. 358-372.
Chatila, J.G., and Townsend, R.D., (1996) "Discharge Estimation Methods for Steady Compound Channel Flows, "Canadian Water Resources Journal, Vol. 21, No. 2, pp.131-137.
Garga V.K., Hansen D., and Townsend R.D., (1995) "Mechanisms of massive failure for flowthrough rockfill embankments". Canadian Geotechnical Journal, December, Vol. 32, No. 5, pp. 927-938.
Hansen, D., Garga, V.K., and Townsend, R.D., (1995) "Flowthrough Rockfill Embankments: Behaviour in Subzero Temperatures," Journal of Cold Regions Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 9, No. 4, December, pp. 195-218.
Chatila, J., and Townsend, R.D., (1995) "Modelling Flood Plain Conveyance in Compound Channel Flows", Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, CSCE, Vol. 22, No. 4, August, pp. 660-667.
Hansen, D., Garga, V.K., and Townsend, R.D., (1995) "Selection and Application of a One-Dimensional Non-Darcy Flow Equation for Two-Dimensional Flow Through Rockfill Embankments", Canadian Geotechnical Journal, CSCE Vol. 32, pp. 223-232.
Pelletier, G., and Townsend, R.D. (1995) "Pump Scheduling and Reservoir Releases for the Optimization of Water Supply System Operating Costs," Proceedings, 12th Conference, CSCE, Ottawa, June, pp. 239-249.
Pelletier, G., an Townsend, R.D., (1994) "An Optimization Model for Water Supply System Storage Utilization and Operation," Proceedings, CSCE Annual Conference, Winnipeg, June, pp. 98-105
Abida, H. and Townsend, R.D., (1994) "A Model for Routing Unsteady Flows in Compound Channels" Journal of Hydraulic Research, IAHR, Vol. 32, No. 1, pp. 145-153.
Other Papers Presented at Conferences:
Townsend, R.D. and Wisner, P., (1985) "Recent Developments in the Modelling of Urban Drainage Systems - An Improved Rational Method for Small Urban Catchments", International Seminar on Hydrotechnical Engineering, 27th Annual Convention, Institution of Engineers Pakistan, Peshawar, Pakistan, April.
Books Edited, Other Scholarly Publications, etc.:
Townsend, R., (1988) Editor: Proceedings, 6th IWRA World Congress on Water Resources - Water Supply Sessions, Ottawa, May.
Townsend, R., (1983) Editor: Proceedings, 6th Canadian Hydrotechnical Conference, Vols. I and II, Ottawa, Canada, June, 1058 pages.
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