Dr. Richard Collins

University of Sheffield

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About

Richard graduated from the University of Sheffield with a degree in Aerospace Engineering in 2005. He completed his PhD on the use of smart materials in valves in the Departments of Materials and Mechanical Engineering. In 2009 he joined our Department as a researcher looking into the risks of hydraulic transients in water distribution systems.

Career Type:

Scientist/Researcher/Academic

Organization Type:

Universities and Academia

Expertise Fields/Interests:

Dynamics of Water Distribution Systems; Hydraulic Transients; Leakage; Intermittent Water Systems; Discolouration and Turbidity; Stresses on Buried Pipes

Major Achievements:

Technical Committees

Committee Name
Working Group on Transient Flows
Working Group on Water System Operations
IAHR/IWA Joint Committee on Hydroinformatics
Committee on Fluid Mechanics
Committee on Hydraulic Machinery and Systems
Committee on Hydraulic Structures
Committee on Climate Change Adaptation
Committee on Water Resources Management

IAHR Position

Committee Name	Position	Start Date	End Date
Transient Flows Working Group	Co-opted	2021-07-05	Now

My Papers and Presentations

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My Videos

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IAHR Awards

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