True integration of 1D and 2D simulation of above- and below-ground manmade drainage networks, open channels, rivers and floodplains

Overview

InfoWorks ICM (Integrated Catchment Modeling) is the first truly integrated modeling platform to incorporate both urban and river catchments. With full integration of 1D and 2D modeling techniques both the below ground and above ground elements of catchments can be modeled as never before. InfoWorks ICM enables the hydraulics and hydrology of natural and man made environments to be incorporated into a single model. A full understanding of the processes occurring can therefore be achieved, allowing the development of cost effective, innovative solutions to engineering challenges. This breakthrough in modeling ability has been achieved by extending the tried and trusted InfoWorks CS simulation engine to include river channels, bridges and other aspects more usually associated with river catchments.

The sophisticated database design means that the large quantities of data associated with complex projects can be imported, tracked, audited and interpreted more quickly and easily than ever before. InfoWorks ICM shares a common platform with the InfoNet asset management solution, allowing the seamless integration of asset and model information.

InfoWorks ICM employs the latest technological innovations, allowing data to be managed effectively, models built efficiently and results presented clearly. Multiple simulations can be scheduled across a pool of workstations, with the results returned to a single location, allowing the effective use of computing resources. InfoWorks ICM’s support for the latest 64 bit operating systems (including Windows 7), multi core processing and GPU acceleration provide even greater productivity gains.

Example Applications

• River, drainage and sewerage master planning studies

• Surface Water Management Plans

• Effective implementation of sustainable urban drainage systems (SUDS / BMPs)

• Urban drainage storm runoff control and retention design

• Development of solutions to existing flooding problems

• Assessment of catchment future needs under growth or climatic changes

• Flooding and pollution prediction under complex urban and river interaction

• Flood flow planning and management

• Impact of intermittent discharges from sewerage systems (UID's, CSO's or SSO's) on river environments

• Low flow assessments for rivers and watercourses

• Hydraulic analysis of wastewater treatment works and their interaction with the natural and built environments

• Infiltration and inflow assessments and control

• Combined / wastewater interceptor system design and analysis