Refereed Journal Articles, Submitted (or to be submitted soon)
Dusolt, S., Binns, A.D., McBean, E.A., Gharabaghi, B., Sandink, D. Experimental investigation of
maintenance requirements due to debris build-up in backwater valves installed on household sewer
laterals. Submitted to Urban Water Journal.
Elkurdy, M., Binns, A.D., Gharabaghi, B. Forecasting daily streamflow using variational mode
decomposition and extreme gradient boosting. To be submitted to International Journal of River Basin
Management.
Jiang, A., McBean, E., Zeng, P., Chen, H., Binns, A.D., Gharabaghi, B., Sandink, D. Using Time Windows to
Assess Climate Changes for Heavy Rainfall Events Occurrences in Ontario, Canada. To be submitted to
Journal TBD.
Kaur, B., Binns, A.D., Gharabaghi, B., McBean, E., Sandink, D. Urban flood susceptibility mapping using
supervised regression and machine learning models in Toronto, Canada. To be submitted to Urban
Water Journal.
Nguyen, D., Binns, A.D., Gharabaghi, B., McBean, E., Sandink, D. Characterizing Flow Patterns and
Velocities in a Backwater Valve using Fluorescent Particle Tracers for Image Velocimetry. To be
submitted to Journal of Hydraulic Engineering.
Vrban, S., Binns, A.D., McBean, E., Gharabaghi, B. Assessment of residential basement flood risk due to
amplified seasonal groundwater levels resulting from increased LID-induced stormwater infiltration. To
be submitted to Journal of Hydrological Engineering.
Refereed Journal Articles, Accepted or Published
Sandink, D., & Binns, A. (2021). Reducing urban flood risk through building-and lot-scale flood mitigation
approaches: Challenges and opportunities. Front. Water, 3, 86.
Elkurdy, M., Bonakdari, H., Binns, A.D., Gharabaghi, B., McBean, E.A. Early detection of riverine flooding
events using the group method of data handling for the Bow River, Alberta, Canada. International
Journal of River Basin Management, 20(4), 533-544, 2022.
https://doi.org/10.1080/15715124.2021.1906261
Jiang, A., McBean, E.A., Binns, A.D., Gharabaghi, B. Guidance on field survey programme design for
basement flooding assessment. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 67(16), 252402533, 2022.
Dusolt, S., Binns, A.D., McBean, E.A., Gharabaghi, B., Sandink, D. Characterization of backwater valves in
sanitary sewer laterals and associated failures in a Canadian context. Canadian Journal of Civil
Engineering, 48(7), 829-837, 2021.
Jiang, A. McBean, E. Performance of Lot-Level Low Impact Development Technologies Under Historical
and Climate Change Scenarios. Journal of Hydro-Environment Research, 38, 4-13, 2021.
doi/org/10.1016/j.jher.2021.070004.
Bonakdari, H., Binns, A.D., Gharabaghi, B. A comparative study of linear stochastic with nonlinear daily
river discharge forecast models. Water Resources Management Journal, 34(11), 3689-3708, 2020.
Jiang, A., McBean, E.A., Binns, A.D., Gharabaghi, B. Quantifying rainfall-derived inflow from private
foundation drains in sanitary sewers: case study in London, Ontario, Canada. Journal of Hydrologic
Engineering (American Society of Civil Engineers), 24(9), 1-11, 2019.
Vrban, S., Wang, J., McBean, E.A., Binns, A.D., Gharabaghi, B. Evaluation of stormwater infrastructure
design storms developed using partial duration and annual maxima series models. Journal of Hydrologic
Engineering (American Society of Civil Engineers), 23(12), 1-11, 2018.
Irwin, S., Howlet, C., Binns, A.D., Sandink, D. Mitigation of basement flooding due to sewer backup:
overview and experimental investigation of backwater valve performance. Natural Hazards Review
(American Society of Civil Engineers), 19(4), 1-9, 2018.
Conferences Presentations and Posters
Toor, J., Kaur, B., Binns, A.D., Gharabaghi, B., McBean, E., Sandink, D. Reducing the risk of basement
flooding due to infiltration: evaluation of the performance of foundation drainage systems. Accepted to
2023 World Environmental & Water Resources Congress, 21-25 May, Henderson, Nevada, USA, 2023.
Toor, J., Kaur, B., Binns, A.D., McBean, E., Gharabaghi, B., Sandink, D. Reducing basement flood risk: the
effect of lot-specific conditions on foundation drainage pipe performance. Submitted to Source to
Stream Conference, 22-23 March, Brampton, Ontario, Canada, 2023.
Nguyen*, D., Leith*, J., Binns, A.D., Gharabaghi, B., McBean, E., Sandink, D. Characterizing flow velocity
fields in a backwater valve to investigate deposition zones as failure mechanisms. Canadian Water
Resources Association (CWRA) 2022 National Conference, 5-8 June, Canmore, Alberta, Canada, 2022.
Leith, J., Binns, A.D., Gharabaghi, B., McBean, E.A., Sandink, D. Assessment of factors influencing water
damage and basement flooding in Canada. Canadian Water Resources Association (CWRA) 2021
National Conference, 31 May-4 June, Online, Canada, 2021. [virtual]
Kaur, B., Binns, A.D., Sandink, D., Gharabaghi, B., McBean, E. Reducing the risk of basement flooding
through building- and lot-scale flood mitigation approaches: performance of foundation drainage
systems. In Proceedings of CSCE (Canadian Society for Civil Engineering) 2021 Annual Conference
(Hydrotechnical Specialty Conference), 26-29 May, held virtually, Canada, 2021. [virtual]
Elkurdy, M., Binns, A.D., Gharabaghi, B. Improved streamflow forecasting using variational mode
decomposition and extreme gradient boosting. AGU Fall Meeting 2020, 7-11 December, San Francisco,
USA, 2020. [virtual]
Kaur, B., Szentimrey, Z., Binns, A.D., McBean, E., Gharabaghi, B. Urban flood susceptibility mapping using
supervised regression and machine learning models in Toronto, Canada. AGU Fall Meeting 2020, 7-11
December, San Francisco, USA, 2020. [virtual]
Elkurdy, M., Binns, A.D., Gharabaghi, B. Improved streamflow forecasting and flood warning using
variational mode decomposition and extreme gradient boosting. Geological Society of America Annual
Meeting, 26-30 October, Montreal, Canada, 2020. [virtual]
McBean, E.A., Binns, A.D., Gharabaghi, B. Research perspective on lot-level practices to reduce the risk
of basement flooding. Canadian Water Resources Association (CWRA) 2019 National Conference, 26-31
May, Collingwood, Canada, 2019.
Vrban, S., Gharabaghi, B., Binns, A.D., McBean, E.A. Evaluation of low impact development practices at
the catchment scale: can benefits turn into risks? Canadian Water Resources Association (CWRA) 2019
National Conference, 26-31 May, Collingwood, Canada, 2019.
Vrban, S., Wang, Y., McBean, E.A., Binns, A.D., Gharabaghi, B. Evaluation of stormwater infrastructure
design storms using partial duration and annual maximum series models. TRIECA 2019 Conference, 20-
21 March, Brampton, Canada, 2019.
Dusolt, S., Binns, A.D., McBean, E. Evaluating the performance of backwater valves as a lot level
approach to reducing basement flooding in Canadian homes. 51st International Conference on Water
Management Modeling (ICWMM), 28 February-1 March, Toronto, Canada, 2018.
Vrban, S., Wang, Y., McBean, E.A., Binns, A.D., Gharabaghi, B. Evaluation of partial duration and annual
maxima series rainfall models using the Low Impact Development Treatment Train Tool. 51st
International Conference on Water Management Modeling (ICWMM), 28 February-1 March, Toronto,
Canada, 2018.
Binns, A.D. Lot-level protection measures to improve resiliency to basement flood events. 2016 Livable
Cities Forum, 12-14 September, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, 2016.
Sessions/panels in peer-reviewed conference proceedings
Sandink, D., Robinson, B., Nimmrichter, P., Binns, A.D., Zizzo, L. Panel: Assisting municipalities in
combatting extreme rainfall. 2016 Livable Cities Forum, 12-14 September, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada,
2016.
Binns, A.D., Gharabaghi, B., McBean, E.A., Sandink, D. Flood reduction at home: lot-level practices to
improve management of urban flood risk and mitigate basement flooding. Canadian Water Resources
Association (CWRA) 2019 National Conference, 26-31 May, Collingwood, Canada, 2019.
Other (Technical Reports, Non-Refereed Articles, etc.)
Industry presentations
Binns, A.D., Gharabaghi, B., McBean, E.A. UofG lot-level flood protection projects. Institute for
Catastrophic Loss Reduction Insurance Advisory Committee Meeting, 2 February, Institute for
Catastrophic Loss Reduction, Toronto, Canada, 2023. [held virtually]
Binns, A.D., Gharabaghi, B., McBean, E.A. Update on the ICLR / UofG projects concerning improved
understanding of the performance of private-side basement flood protection measures. Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction Insurance Advisory Committee Meeting, 29 April, Institute for Catastrophic
Loss Reduction, Toronto, Canada, 2021. [held virtually]
Binns, A.D., Gharabaghi, B., McBean, E.A. Lot-side flood technology studies. Institute for Catastrophic
Loss Reduction Insurance Advisory Committee Meeting, 6 February, Institute for Catastrophic Loss
Reduction, Toronto, Canada, 2020.
Binns, A.D. ICLR/UofG Basement Flood Protection Collaborative Update. Institute for Catastrophic Loss
Reduction Municipal Advisory Committee Meeting, 5 December, Institute for Catastrophic Loss
Reduction, Toronto, Canada, 2019.
Binns, A.D., Gharabaghi, B., McBean, E.A. Update on research collaborative between ICLR and the U of G
School of Engineering. Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction Insurance Advisory Committee Meeting,
9 May, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada, 2019. Dissemination of Research Results CRDPJ 506195 –
165
Dusolt, S., Binns, A.D. McBean, E.A. Urban flood risk reduction: backwater valve testing project update.
Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction Insurance Advisory Committee Meeting, 8 February, Institute
for Catastrophic Loss Reduction, Toronto, Canada, 2018.
Binns, A.D., McBean, E.A. Lot-level approaches to control urban flood risk and mitigate basement
flooding. Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR) Friday Forum. 21 April, Toronto, Canada, 2017.
Binns, A.D., McBean, E.A. Urban flood risk and backwater valve reliability. Institute for Catastrophic Loss
Reduction Insurance Advisory Committee Meeting, 9 February, Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction,
Toronto, Canada, 2017.
McBean, E.A., Binns, A.D., Dusolt, S. Influence of materials deposition on functioning of backwater
valves. Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction Municipal Advisory Committee Meeting, 1 November,
Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction, Toronto, Canada, 2016.
Binns, A.D. Lot-level practices to reduce the risk of basement flooding in Canada. Advisory Committee
Meeting 2, 1 April, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada, 2016.
Binns, A.D. Lot-level practices to control urban flood risk and mitigate basement flooding in Canada.
Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction Municipal Advisory Committee Meeting, 22 March, Institute
for Catastrophic Loss Reduction, Toronto, Canada, 2016.
Binns, A.D. Lot-level flood protection product testing project. Advisory Committee Meeting 1, 25
November, Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction, Toronto, Canada, 2015.
Irwin, S., Binns, A.D. Performance evaluation of backwater valves to mitigate basement flooding from
sewer surcharge events. Advisory Committee Meeting 1, 25 November, Institute for Catastrophic Loss
Reduction, Toronto, Canada, 2015.
Binns, A.D. Urban flood risk reduction: opportunities to test building/plumbing components to reduce
urban flood risk. Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction Insurance Advisory Committee Meeting, 12
February, Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction, Toronto, Canada, 2015.
Webinars and public events
Elkurdy, M., Bonakdari, H., Gharabaghi, B., McBean, E., Binns, A.D. A reliable method to detect flooding
events in major Canadian cities based on Markov chain and group method of data handling. College of
Engineering and Physical Science (CEPS) Undergraduate Poster Session, 2 August, Guelph, Ontario, 2018.
Dusolt, S., Binns, A.D., McBean, E.A. Evaluating the performance of backwater valves as a lot-level
approach to reducing basement flooding in Canadian homes. University of Guelph World Water Day, 22
March, Guelph, Ontario, 2018. (poster presentation)
Vrban, S., Binns, A.D. Evaluation of lot-level stormwater management practices and their influence on
basement flood risk. Green Communities Canada Webinar, 19 February, University of Guelph, Guelph,
Canada, 2019.