Preface The 3rd technical conference on hydraulic engineering Bed roughness boundary layer and bed load deposition in vegetated area of a stream H.-S. Jeon, M. Obana & T. Tsujimoto Levee breach process by overflow using a small scale experimental model M. Arita, Y. Muto & T. Tamura Velocity distribution and characteristics in unsteady open-channel flow over rough bed A.-X. Ma, Y.-J. Lu, M.-X. Cao, X.-H. Wang & T.-J. Huang Experimental study of Manning’s roughness in sparse planted open channel flow Y.H. Li & L.Q. Xie Lateral mixing of flows with and without non-submerged vegetation in depth-averaged 2D scheme T. Tsujimoto, H.-S. Jeon & M. Obana Transportation and deposition of Particulate Organic Matter (POM) with sediment on vegetated area in a river M. Obana, H.-S. Jeon & T. Tsujimoto Research on Baimao Sand Shoal waterway deep-water channel regulation idea in the lower reach of the Yangtze River H. Xu, Y.-F. Xia, X.-J. Wang & S.-Z. Zhang Distribution features and transport trend of seabed sediment in Leizhou Bay Z. Han Application of a 3d mathematical model for closure of a cofferdam in Caofeidian Harbour B. Yan The land use changes in Qingdao from the last two decades Q. Li & C. Fang Spectrum analysis of measured wave in Andaman Sea, Myanmar H. Xiao Tidal current modeling of the yacht marinas of Double Happiness Island in XiamenC. Chen & Y. Zhang Prediction of flow over thin-plate rectangular weir Y. Li Parameters inversion of mortar in concrete considering the hardening process based on meso-mechanics Y. Qiu, G. Zhang & X. Yin Hydrological responses of the upper reaches of Yangtze River to climate change D.L. Xu, Z.Y. Wu, Y. Yang & Z.Y. Hu Research on the evolution of drainage networks in a simulated loss watershed based on fractal dimension Y. Dong & Y. Wang Construction of campus 3D scene based on 3dsMax and Unity3D L. Lin, Z. Tian & S. Zhao Evaluation on harmoniousness index system of water resources allocation H. Zhu, X. Huang & Y. Wang Mean flow characteristics of wall-jets for hydraulic engineering applications M. Sebastian & B.S. Pani Numerical modeling and analysis of shoreline change on Beidaihe new district coast Y.C. Shan, C.P. Kuang, J.Y. Wang, C.F. Hu & J. Gu Technical research on analysis of dam-break emergency evacuation X.-H. Wang, J.-B. Sheng & S.-H. Song The significance and modes of the construction of rural and urban historical and cultural landscape areas of Chenzhou Y. Chen Low beach guardian project of Lalinzhou X.-X. Fei, Z.-Y. Chen & X.-N. Zhang The 4th workshop on environment and safety engineering Study on the effect of Sanosil on removing algae P. Xia, D. Zhang, Z. Wang & J.-R. Lu Indoor air quality of the storage of semi-active records in Oman N. Salem & S.A. Abdul-Wahab Modeling of CO, NOx and CO2 due to vehicle emissions from Sultan Qaboos University in Oman S.A. Abdul-Wahab & S.O. Fadlallah Application of countermeasure research on rain adaptative landscape in Fujian coastal cities Y. Wang & J. Wang An evaporation duct prediction model based on the MM5 L. Jiao & Y.G. Zhang Adsorption of Cu2+ from aqueous solution by aminated ephedra waste N. Feng, Y. Shi & J. Cao Diatomaceous Earth precoat filtration for drinking water treatment W. Zhou, H. Ye, D. Zhang & C. Zhang Lake sediment records on climate change of the Qinghai Lake catchment in Southwest China based on wavelet analysis X. Long, W. Zhang, H. Zhang, Q. Ming, Z. Shi, J. Niu & G. Lei The sedimentary records and climate environment evolution of Tengchong Qinghai lake since the 15.0 cal. ka BP G. Gan, W. Zhang, H. Zhang, Q. Ming, Z. Shi, J. Niu & G. Lei Experimental analysis of low air pressure influences on the fire detection S.L. Yang, S. Lu, J. Wang, C.C. Liu & K.K. Yuen The summary and prospect of environment risk research on Yongjiang River basin J. Ai, Z. Wei, Z. Wu, Y. Cai, C. Deng & B. Chen Analysis of the dynamic and vapor characteristics of continuous heavy rain during 6–8 June 2013 in Guilin China X. Li, J. Wang, J. Hu, W. Liang & R. Jiang A model-based diagnostic study of “99.6” Meiyu front rainstorm W. Wang, X. Cai & X. Long Scale invariance analysis of the decadal wind velocity in Henan Province J.-J. Wang, C.-H. Hu, D.-D. Zhou & L.-L. Zhu Research on causes and stability of sand ridges in Liaodong Bay—take Majia shoal for example Z. Han Research on performance evaluation index system of the large-exhibition project risk management Q. Zhang Distribution pattern and potential ecological risk assessment of heavy metals in the sediments of Jiulong River estuary X. Guo, Z. Guo, C. Wang & K. Chen Study and development of early warning system for groundwater hazard in the coal mine P.P. Chen Stratified cluster sampling and its application on Warner model for sensitive question survey S. Wang & G. Gao Quantitative risk assessment of domino effect in LPG tank area Q.C. Ma & W.J. Qu 2014 structural and civil engineering workshop Numerical simulation of heat storage of solar-ground concrete pile L. Liu, D. Zhao & Q. Lang Study on the characteristics of temperature for concrete box girder L.-J. Liu, W.-G. Sun, F.-T. Ni, Y.-R. Chen & Q.-H. Wu Study of the earthquake response of self-anchored suspension bridges C.-H. Kou, J.-J. Fan & M.-W. Lai The analysis and ponder of instability and failure cause of composite subgrade in a railway project under construction W. Gu, G. Liu & Y. Liang Parametric study of blind bolted end-plate connection on structural square hollow section S. Ivy & P.N. Shek Elasto-plastic analysis on seismic response of PC continuous box-girder bridge with corrugated steel webs based on section fiber model X. Li, L. Liang & X. Wang Key technologies of construction control on long-span variable cross-section aqueduct with reinforced concrete box arch using cantilever erection method Z. Tian, W. Peng & X. Zhuo Experiment research on flexural performance of reinforced concrete beam by high titanium blast furnace slag S. Huang, J. Wang, S. Xie, K. Chen & B. Chen Static analysis of pier base of hydroturbine with ring beam and columns F. Chen, X. Liu, Z. Huang & Y. Zhang Numerical prediction for the deformation of adjacent building foundation in Beijing metro construction X. Sun, C. Heng & Z. Zhou Analysis of temperature influence on steel strut based on FLAC3D Z. Zhou, C. Heng & X. Sun Comprehensive evaluation of cracking characteristics of box girder high performance concretes B. Li, X. Jiang & Z. Zhu Elementary physical model to study the monogranular cohesive materials V. Pasquino & E. Ricciardi Connection design of Concrete-Filled Twin Steel Tubes column Y.F. Zhang, Z.Q. Zhang & W.H. Wang The improved Simplified Bishop’s Method considering the Difference of Inter-slice Shearing Force N. Xu, W. Xia, B. Zhao & T. Wu Study on effects of straight arch with two articulations structure system caused by knee W. Cui, Z. Zhang & J. Huang A gradually-varied Hoek–Brown disturbance factor for analyzing an axisymmetrical cavern S.P. Yang, J.H. Yu, Z.B. Zhao & W.X. Fu Initial establishment and application of cell membrane chromatography with mouse macrophage Y. Wang, X. Zhou, W. Tang, Y. Zhou & X. Chen Risk of accident investigation and correlation analysis of the foundation pit D.-H. Zhu & Q. Zhang Author index