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Thesis: Design of a Meandering Ramp, by Christine Sindelar
Christine Sindelar finished her dissertation on Instream River Training at the Technical University Graz, Austria, especially looking at "Meandering Ramps" as constructed by river-engineer Otmar Grober - based on the work of Viktor Schauberger.
Dr. Sindelar writes:
"This thesis is inspired by the ideas of Viktor Schauberger (1885 – 1958), an Austrian forest warden,
who had gained a high reputation for his well functioning economic timber-floating systems, one of
which is described in the Review of World’s Forestry (Heske, Shepard 1937). His timber-floating
systems took advantage of secondary flow by means of very small submerged vanes in the channel.
He was an astute observer of nature rather than an academic theorist. “Comprehend and copy
nature” - one of his basic principles - remained unheard in a time when people strived to control and
dominate nature. Nowadays this principle is the motto of modern bionic. At Schauberger’s time
though, many rivers were straightened and regulated. Schauberger was a keen fighter against such
an unnatural treatment and may well be regarded as one of the first ecowarriers. About 20 of his
ideas were patented. The patents concerning river engineering prove that he had an understanding
of spiral flow, a concept which, due to the complexity of its theory, has not long been an issue in
engineering science."
C. Sindelar's conclusion (excerpt):
"The meandering ramp is a so-called “instream” river training structure. Instream river training
identifies the flow as the source of river bank damages. Rather than reinforcing the banks, small
installations in the river channel are designed to direct the destructive flow away from the banks. The
appropriate use of secondary flow is a key function of these structures. Jacob Odgaard has made
major contributions to this topic. ... Other
examples of instream river training structures such as micro groins are described [by] Sindelar &
Mende (2008 [and] 2010).
Although this topic is gaining significance, I personally believe that the concept of spiral flow is paid
too little attention in hydraulic engineering so far."
Download to be found at:
http://portal.tugraz.at/portal/page/portal/TU_Graz/Einrichtungen/Institute/Homepages/i2130/links/links_veroeffentlichungen
DVD: "Viktor Schauberger - Comprehend and Copy Nature"
A DVD has been released on the occasion of
Viktor`s commemoration days in September 2008:
"Viktor Schauberger - Comprehend and Copy Nature" (English/German)
If you are interested in it, please order via email: schauberger@pks.or.at
or directly from this site: publications
"Viktor Schauberger - A life of Learning from Nature"
A clear and entertaining introduction to Viktor Schauberger and his remarkable inventions can be found in the book from Jane Cobbald
"Viktor Schauberger - A life of Learning from Nature"
by Jane Cobbald
Floris books, Edinburgh, UK; © 2006
ISBN 0-86315-569-3
see also our list of books under "publications"
"Eau vive" by Olof Alexandersson
A French version of the famous book "Living water - Viktor Schauberger and the Secrets of Natural Energy" (German title "Lebendes Wasser") by Olof Alexandersson
is also available:
"Eau vive" by Olof Alexandersson (en francais)
Ennsthaler Edition, Steyr, Austria, © 2008
ISBN 978-3-85068-680-8
New (additional) address for PKS
As several streets in Bad Ischl got new names, certain buildings can be found at additional addresses.
e.g. PKS at "Kaltenbach 162" as well as "Engleitenstrasse 17"
