Water-Gate flood barrierKaroline Qasem, PhD, PE, PMP, CFMKaroline Qasem, PhD, PE, PMP, CFM🌊 Connecting Communities to Resilient Water Solutio...
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Karoline Qasem, PhD, PE, PMP, CFMKaroline Qasem, PhD, PE, PMP, CFM
🌊 Connecting Communities to Resilient Water Solutions Guiding Compliance, Funding & Design for Sustainable Infrastructure
🧩 Water Engineer • PMP • CFM
I came across this Water-Gate flood barrier and thought it was an interesting approach.
The idea is simple enough: roll it out, let the water weigh it down, avoid the usual scramble with sandbags.
I like seeing people try new ways to solve old problems.
Even if the solutions aren’t perfect for major problems yet, the effort matters.
So I’m curious how this holds up in real conditions.
If anyone has used these during an actual flood, what stood out? And where do you think tools like this fit in as cities look for better options?
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Thank you, Dr. Karoline Qasem, for sharing this. Research in flood risk and emergency management consistently shows that speed, simplicity, and rapid deployability are critical factors in protecting facilities and critical infrastructure during flood events (IPCC, 2022; OECD, 2016). Solutions such as Water-Gate align well with first-response and contingency protection strategies, particularly where time, labor, and logistics are constrained. While they do not replace permanent flood defenses, the literature highlights their value in bridging the critical gap before larger or structural measures can be mobilized (FEMA, 2019; DEFRA & Environment Agency, 2019). Further real-world performance data—especially under high-flow velocities, prolonged inundation, and dynamic loading—would strengthen confidence in these systems, along with clearer integration into broader emergency preparedness, business continuity, and asset protection frameworks (Hall et al., 2012; ISO 22301:2019).