Boku hydraulic engineering laboratory

The hydraulic engineering laboratory project is located on the Brigittenauer Sporn in Vienna, adjacent to the weir and lock system in Nussdorf, where the Danube Canal meets the Danube. The construction site is therefore located on an island between the Danube and the Danube Canal. Danube water can therefore be used for the research work in the hydraulic engineering laboratory. This is unique in Europe.

The hydraulic engineering laboratory will be built on two levels. On the main level in the 2nd basement is the Main Channel (approx. 86 m long, 25 m wide and approx. 11 m high), which will be directly connected to the existing research channel and where Danube water can be channelled through. The River- and Ecolab are located on the second main level on the 2nd floor. The workshop on this level serves both research levels. Technical rooms such as the pump room and the deep tank are located on the 3rd basement floor. The Eco-/Riverlab can also be supplied with Danube water via an elevated tank.

The laboratory and office wing is located in the east of the building on 4 levels. Here are the offices of the Federal Institute for Water Management (1st floor), special laboratories for chemistry and biology, as well as EMSR (2nd floor) and the offices for the "Center on Integrated River Research and Management" (3rd floor). The first floor houses special laboratories for sediment analysis and the premises of the Center of Development (training and meeting rooms). A spacious entrance lobby on the ground floor, a public lab and a conference room for 200 people on the 2nd floor are planned for public relations work - combined as the "Center of Public Education".

Danube water with a flow rate of 10,000 liters per second can be passed through 1:1 model tests on a test area of 3500m². The effects of flooding, special power plant turbines and riverbank vegetation can be simulated. The findings from the research are expected to lead to the right measures in water management in the future.

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