Bryan W. Karney

Bryan W. Karney, Ph.D., P.Eng. is a Professor of Civil Engineer at the University of Toronto, where he has worked since 1987. He is currently chair of the Division of Environmental Engineering and Energy Systems. Dr. Karney has spoken and written widely on subjects related to water, energy, environment, hydrology, climate change, engineering education and ethics. He was an Associate Editor for the Journal of Hydraulic Engineering for the ASCE from 1993 to 2005. Prof. Karney was selected "Professor of the Year" in Civil Engineering in 2000 and 2003 and won the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering Teaching Award in 2001-02. He was one of the top 10 finalists in TVO's "Best Lecturer" competition in 2007. Bryan has published three books, including the Comprehensive Water Distribution Systems Analysis Handbook for Engineers and Planners (2nd Edition, MWH Press) as well as over 150 papers and scientific contributions on topics ranging from water hammer, energy system performance, life cycle analysis, hydrology, flows of frazil ice and engineering education.

Biography Updated on 4 July 2008

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Articles in Scholarly Journals [Incomplete List]

  1. Reservoir operation in assigning optimal multi-crop irrigation areas
    Agricultural Water Management, vol. 90, no. 1-2, pp. 149–159, 2007
  2. Closure “Two-Dimensional Simulation Model of Sediment Removal and Flow in Rectangular Sedimentation Basin” by Gh. Naser, B. W. Karney, and A. A. Salehi
    Journal of Environmental Engineering, vol. 133, no. 9, p. 945, 2007
  3. Cross Correlation of Demands in Water Distribution Network Design
    Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, vol. 133, no. 2, p. 137, 2007
  4. Stochastic Design of Water Distribution Systems with Expected Annual Damages
    Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, vol. 133, no. 3, p. 244, 2007
  5. Life-Cycle Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory for Water Treatment Systems
    Journal of Infrastructure Systems, vol. 13, no. 4, p. 261, 2007
  6. Life-Cycle Inventory of Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Two Hydropower Projects in China
    Journal of Infrastructure Systems, vol. 13, no. 4, p. 271, 2007
  7. The hydrologic cycle: a complex history with continuing pedagogical implications
    Water Science & Technology: Water Supply, vol. 7, no. 1, p. 23, 2007
  8. An experimental study into local scour in a channel caused by a 90° bend
    Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, vol. 33, no. 7, pp. 902–911, 2006
  9. Hydraulic Optimization of Transient Protection Devices Using GA and PSO Approaches
    Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, vol. 132, no. 1, p. 44, 2006
  10. Impacts of Leaks on Energy Consumption in Pumped Systems with Storage
    Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, vol. 131, no. 2, p. 146, 2005
  11. Two-Dimensional Simulation Model of Sediment Removal and Flow in Rectangular Sedimentation Basin
    Journal of Environmental Engineering, vol. 131, no. 12, p. 1740, 2005
  12. Linking Health Concepts in the Assessment and Evaluation of Water Distribution Systems
    Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, vol. 25, no. 3, pp. 247–253, 2005
  13. Development of Environmental Knowledge and Attitudes in Engineering Students
    Bulletin of Science, Technology and Society, vol. 22, no. 6, pp. 460–473, 2002
  14. Energy and Costs of Leaky Pipes: Toward Comprehensive Picture
    Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, vol. 128, no. 6, p. 441, 2002
  15. Extended-Period Analysis with a Transient Model
    Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, vol. 128, no. 6, p. 616, 2002
  16. Field Investigation of Frazil Jam Evolution: A Case Study
    Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, vol. 128, no. 8, p. 781, 2002
  17. Modeling Cyanogen Chloride Kinetics in Distribution Systems: A Semi-Batch C t Protocol for Natural Waters
    Ozone: Science & Engineering, vol. 23, no. 1, pp. 15–33, 2001
  18. Suspended sediment concentration and deformation of riverbed in a frazil jammed reach
    Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, vol. 27, no. 6, pp. 1120–1129, 2000
  19. Valve Closure in Graph-Theoretical Models for Slow Transient Network Analysis
    Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, vol. 126, no. 4, p. 304, 2000
  20. Velocity Profiles and Unsteady Pipe Friction in Transient Flow
    Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, vol. 126, no. 4, p. 236, 2000
  21. Modeling Surface and Subsurface Runoff in a Forested Watershed
    Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, vol. 4, no. 2, p. 165, 1999
  22. Efficient Inverse Transient Analysis in Series Pipe Systems
    Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, vol. 125, no. 7, p. 761, 1999
  23. Transient Analysis with Time-Decoupled Pumping Station
    Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, vol. 124, no. 3, p. 301, 1998
  24. Energy Estimates for Discretization Errors in Water Hammer Problems
    Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, vol. 124, no. 4, p. 384, 1998
  25. Artesian Landfill Liner System: Optimization and Numerical Analysis
    Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, vol. 124, no. 6, p. 345, 1998
  26. Flexible Discretization Algorithm for Fixed-Grid MOC in Pipelines
    Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, vol. 123, no. 11, p. 1004, 1997
  27. Discussion: Filling of Pipelines with Undulating Elevation Profiles
    Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, vol. 123, no. 12, p. 1170, 1997
  28. Efficient Valve Representation in Fixed-Grid Characteristics Method
    Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, vol. 123, no. 8, p. 709, 1997
  29. Modeling Low Velocity/High Dispersion Flow in Water Distribution Systems
    Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, vol. 122, no. 3, p. 218, 1996
  30. Modified Transformation and Integration of 1D Wave Equations
    Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, vol. 121, no. 10, p. 758, 1995
  31. Transients in Distribution Networks: Field Tests and Demand Models
    Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, vol. 121, no. 3, p. 218, 1995
  32. Equivalent Differential Equations in Fixed-Grid Characteristics Method
    Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, vol. 120, no. 10, p. 1159, 1994
  33. Application of Energy Concepts to Groundwater Flow: Adaptive Modeling of a Leaky Aquifer
    Water Resources Research, vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 515–520, 1993
  34. Efficient Calculation of Transient Flow in Simple Pipe Networks
    Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, vol. 118, no. 7, p. 1014, 1992
  35. Application of Energy Concepts to Groundwater Flow: Time Step Control and Integrated Sensitivity Analysis
    Water Resources Research, vol. 27, no. 12, pp. 3225–3235, 1991
  36. Bias in log-transformed frequency distributions
    Journal of Hydrology, vol. 118, no. 1-4, pp. 19–37, 1990
  37. Energy Relations in Transient Closed-Conduit Flow
    Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, vol. 116, no. 10, p. 1180, 1990