https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/77439 2026-04-11T04:49:14Z 2026-04-11T04:49:14Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/78573 2021-07-28T06:20:56Z 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Increasing road safety in local tunnel construction Abstract: Increasing safety on the road network is a current and prominent issue in the international road sector. In order to analyse the safety of the existing tunnels along the Maltese road network, a survey will be carried out and an inventory will be established. The collected data will then be analysed in detail. The European Commission has lately issued a memo stating that all the tunnels longer than 500m, which are already in operation, under construction or at the design stage, should have a certain standard of safety. This should be reflected in the design of the tunnels, being proposed along the Trans European Network for Malta and Gozo. Each of these proposed tunnels will have a length greater than one kilometre, which is considerably higher than that of the existing local tunnels. Description: M.SC.ROAD ENG.

2004-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/78566 2022-06-08T13:34:44Z 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Establishing the willingness to pay for second class water infrastructure as a tool for strategic planning Abstract: The main aim of the dissertation is to establish whether Maltese society - in particular agriculture and industry - is willing enough to pay for second-class water for it to merit improvements in quality, availability and accessibility. The study first looks at the current situation with regards to water resources, demand and the legal framework governing water and water quality. Interviews and surveys targeting the agricultural and the industrial sector respectively tackle issues relating to current water consumption trends, water conservation and the prospective and/or existing use of second-class water in the form of borehole water, rainwater harvesting and treated sewage effluent within both sectors. Description: M.SC.ROAD ENG.

2009-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/78563 2021-07-28T05:59:58Z 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Malta's state of readiness in implementing the EU floods directive : the Wied il-Kbir case study Abstract: Floods are catastrophic events which leave a general sense of powerlessness in the various sectors of the community when they strike. Although floods cannot be avoided, necessary steps can be taken in order to mitigate against their force, in a bid to protect human life and property. The Maltese Islands, like most European countries, suffer greatly from flooding due to heavy rainfall, which causes serious economic loss, and sometimes even loss of human life. This has been coupled by development which has taken little, if any regard, at least up to recent times, to designate areas as being prone to flooding, and which have different design morphology or were designated as land not to be used for development. Description: M.SC.ROAD ENG.

2009-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/78562 2021-07-28T05:51:57Z 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Designing stormwater detention basins for local water demands Abstract: With increased urbanization, more of the country's surface area has become impervious. This results in increased surface water runoff during the wet season with all the consequences that this brings about, such as flooding at low areas, and damage to roads and buildings. Most of this surface water runoff is eventually lost at sea. On the other hand, the country spends a lot money in producing water through expensive processes such as reverse osmosis. A considerable amount of water produced through these processes is used for water demands that do not require the high quality water that is produced. So, the scope of this dissertation is to merge these two aspects together. Stormwater detention basins are proposed to be designed in relation to the volume of water that would be required to satisfy water demands. Description: M.SC.ROAD ENG.

2004-01-01T00:00:00Z