Franz Tscheikner-Gratl
+4741398749
Vassbygget, 422, Valgrinda, S. P. Andersens veg 5
About
Background
Franz Tscheikner-Gratl has a Master in Civil Engineering (2011) and a PhD in Technical Sciences (2016) from the University of Innsbruck. After his PhD he was part of the Quantifying Uncertainty in Integrated Catchment Studies (QUICS) FP7 Marie Curie Initial Training Network (ITN) at TU Delft. In 2019 he joined the Water and Wastewater Group at NTNU.
In 2013 he was awarded with the Eduard-Wallnöfer-Price of appreciation of the Tyrolean Industry and in 2016 with the Award of Excellence of the Austrian Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy. He is currently secretary of the working group for Urban drainage asset management (UDAM) of the Joint committee on Urban Drainage (JCUD), where he is also a part of the leadership team. Furthermore, he is an active reviewer for several scientific journals and a member of the editorial board of Urban Water Journal.
Research
Research interests
- Rehabilitation and adaptation management of urban (water) infrastructure
- Urban water management
- Sewer asset management
- Decision making processes in environmental engineering
- Hydrodynamic urban drainage modelling
- Uncertainties in modelling
- Deterioration processes of urban water infrastructure
- Interactions between multiple urban infrastructures
B-WaterSmart
To tackle the upcoming water-related challenges, the European research project building a water-smart society and economy, short B-WaterSmart, develops and demonstrates smart technologies and circular economy approaches.
StopUP
Stop urban pollution (StopUP) aims to provide new methods, information, tools, and guidance on how to limit the impact of urban diffuse pollution more effectively.
SESSILE
SESSILE promotes a transformation of current building water design practices and digital surveillance tools to reduce the risk of Legionella growth while utilizing resources more sustainably.
Publications
2023
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Pons, Vincent Jean-Michel Thierry;
Abdalla, Elhadi Mohsen Hassan;
Tscheikner-Gratl, Franz;
Alfredsen, Knut Tore;
Sivertsen, Edvard;
Bertrand-Krajewski, Jean-Luc;
Muthanna, Tone Merete.
(2023)
Practice makes the model: A critical review of stormwater green infrastructure modelling practice.
Water Research.
volum 236.
Academic article
2022
-
Daulat, Shamsuddin;
Rokstad, Marius Møller;
Klein-Paste, Alex;
Langeveld, Jeroen G.;
Tscheikner-Gratl, Franz.
(2022)
Challenges of integrated multi-infrastructure asset management: a review of pavement, sewer, and water distribution networks.
Structure and Infrastructure Engineering.
Academic article
-
Langeveld, Jeroen G.;
Cherqui, Frédéric;
Tscheikner-Gratl, Franz;
Muthanna, Tone Merete;
Fernandez-Delgado Juarez, Marina;
Leitao, Joao;
Roghani, Bardia;
Kerres, Karsten;
Do Céu Almeida, Maria;
Werey, Caty;
Rulleau, Bénédicte.
(2022)
Asset management for blue-green infrastructures: a scoping review.
Blue-Green Systems.
volum 4 (2).
Academic article
-
Meier, Robert;
Tscheikner-Gratl, Franz;
Steffelbauer, David;
Makropoulos, Christos.
(2022)
Flow Measurements Derived from Camera Footage Using an Open-Source Ecosystem.
Water.
volum 14 (3).
Academic article
2021
-
Fugledalen, Thomas;
Rokstad, Marius Møller;
Tscheikner-Gratl, Franz.
(2021)
On the influence of input data uncertainty on sewer deterioration models–a case study in Norway.
Structure and Infrastructure Engineering.
Academic article
2020
-
Ambauen, Noemi;
Muff, Jens;
Tscheikner-Gratl, Franz;
Trinh, Thuat;
Halle, Cynthia;
Meyn, Thomas.
(2020)
Application of electrochemical oxidation in cold climate regions – Effect of temperature, pH and anode material on the degradation of Bisphenol A and the formation of disinfection by-products.
Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering.
Academic article
-
Tscheikner-Gratl, Franz;
Caradot, Nicolas;
Cherqui, Frédéric;
Leitão, João P.;
Ahmadi, Mehdi;
Langeveld, Jeroen;
Le Gat, Yves;
Scholten, Lisa;
Roghani, Bardia;
Rodríguez, Juan Pablo;
Lepot, Mathieu;
Stegeman, Bram;
Heinrichsen, Anna;
Kropp, Ingo;
Kerres, Karsten;
Almeida, Maria do Céu;
Bach, Peter M.;
Moy de Vitry, Matthew;
Sá Marques, Alfeu.
(2020)
Sewer asset management – state of the art and research needs.
Urban Water Journal.
volum 16 (9).
Academic literature review
2019
-
Moreno-Rodenas, Antonio;
Tscheikner-Gratl, Franz;
Langeveld, Jeroen;
Clemens, Francois.
(2019)
Uncertainty analysis in a large-scale water quality integrated catchment modelling study.
Water Research.
volum 158.
Academic article
-
Tscheikner-Gratl, Franz;
Bellos, Vasilis;
Schellart, Alma;
Moreno-Rodenas, Antonio;
Muthusamy, Manoranjan;
Langeveld, Jeroen;
Clemens, Francois Henri Leon;
Benedetti, Lorenzo;
Rico-Ramirez, Miguel Angel;
Carvalho, Rita;
Breuer, Lutz;
Shucksmith, James;
Heuvelink, Gerard;
Tait, Simon.
(2019)
Recent insights on uncertainties present in integrated catchment water quality modelling.
Water Research.
volum 150.
Academic literature review
-
Vonach, Tanja;
Kleidorfer, Manfred;
Rauch, Wolfgang;
Tscheikner-Gratl, Franz.
(2019)
An Insight to the Cornucopia of Possibilities in Calibration Data Collection.
Water resources management.
volum 33 (5).
Academic article
2018
-
Kleidorfer, Manfred;
Tscheikner-Gratl, Franz;
Vonach, Tanja;
Rauch, Wolfgang.
(2018)
What can we learn from a 500-year event? – Experiences from urban drainage in Austria.
Water Science and Technology.
volum 77 (8).
Academic article
-
Leimgruber, Johannes;
Steffelbauer, David;
Krebs, Gerald;
Tscheikner-Gratl, Franz;
Muschalla, Dirk.
(2018)
Selecting a series of storm events for a model-based assessment of combined sewer overflows.
Urban Water Journal.
volum 15 (5).
Academic article
-
Vonach, Tanja;
Tscheikner-Gratl, Franz;
Rauch, Wolfgang;
Kleidorfer, Manfred.
(2018)
A Heuristic Method for Measurement Site Selection in Sewer Systems.
Water.
volum 10 (2).
Academic article
-
Winkler, Daniel;
Haltmeier, Markus;
Kleidorfer, Manfred;
Rauch, Wolfgang;
Tscheikner-Gratl, Franz.
(2018)
Pipe failure modelling for water distribution networks using boosted decision trees.
Structure and Infrastructure Engineering.
volum 14 (10).
Academic article
2017
-
Mikovits, Christian;
Tscheikner-Gratl, Franz;
Jasper-Tönnies, Alrun;
Einfalt, Thomas;
Huttenlau, Matthias;
Schöpf, Martin;
Kinzel, Heiko;
Rauch, Wolfgang;
Kleidorfer, Manfred.
(2017)
Decision Support for Adaptation Planning of Urban Drainage Systems.
Journal of water resources planning and management.
volum 143 (12).
Academic article
-
Tscheikner-Gratl, Franz;
Egger, Patrick;
Rauch, Wolfgang;
Kleidorfer, Manfred.
(2017)
Comparison of Multi-Criteria Decision Support Methods for Integrated Rehabilitation Prioritization.
Water.
volum 9 (2).
Academic article
2016
-
Tscheikner-Gratl, Franz.
(2016)
Integrated Approach for Multi-Utility Rehabilitation Planning of Urban Water Infrastructure – Focus on small and medium sized Municipalities.
Innsbruck University Press. 2016. ISBN 978-3-903122-05-5.
Academic monograph
-
Tscheikner-Gratl, Franz;
Sitzenfrei, Robert;
Rauch, Wolfgang;
Kleidorfer, Manfred.
(2016)
Enhancement of limited water supply network data for deterioration modelling and determination of rehabilitation rate.
Structure and Infrastructure Engineering.
volum 12 (3).
Academic article
-
Tscheikner-Gratl, Franz;
Sitzenfrei, Robert;
Rauch, Wolfgang;
Kleidorfer, Manfred.
(2016)
Integrated rehabilitation planning of urban infrastructure systems using a street section priority model.
Urban Water Journal.
volum 13 (1).
Academic article
-
Tscheikner-Gratl, Franz;
Zeisl, Peter;
Kinzel, Carolina;
Leimgruber, Johannes;
Ertl, Thomas;
Rauch, Wolfgang;
Kleidorfer, Manfred.
(2016)
Lost in calibration: why people still don’t calibrate their models, and why they still should – a case study from urban drainage modelling.
Water Science and Technology.
volum 70 (10).
Academic article
2014
-
Tscheikner-Gratl, Franz;
Mikovits, Christian;
Rauch, Wolfgang;
Kleidorfer, Manfred.
(2014)
Adaptation of sewer networks using integrated rehabilitation management.
Water Science and Technology.
volum 70 (11).
Academic article
2013
-
Kleidorfer, Manfred;
Möderl, Michael;
Tscheikner-Gratl, Franz;
Hammerer, Max;
Kinzel, Heiko;
Rauch, Wolfgang.
(2013)
Integrated planning of rehabilitation strategies for sewers.
Water Science and Technology.
volum 68 (1).
Academic article
Journal publications
-
Pons, Vincent Jean-Michel Thierry;
Abdalla, Elhadi Mohsen Hassan;
Tscheikner-Gratl, Franz;
Alfredsen, Knut Tore;
Sivertsen, Edvard;
Bertrand-Krajewski, Jean-Luc;
Muthanna, Tone Merete.
(2023)
Practice makes the model: A critical review of stormwater green infrastructure modelling practice.
Water Research.
volum 236.
Academic article
-
Daulat, Shamsuddin;
Rokstad, Marius Møller;
Klein-Paste, Alex;
Langeveld, Jeroen G.;
Tscheikner-Gratl, Franz.
(2022)
Challenges of integrated multi-infrastructure asset management: a review of pavement, sewer, and water distribution networks.
Structure and Infrastructure Engineering.
Academic article
-
Langeveld, Jeroen G.;
Cherqui, Frédéric;
Tscheikner-Gratl, Franz;
Muthanna, Tone Merete;
Fernandez-Delgado Juarez, Marina;
Leitao, Joao;
Roghani, Bardia;
Kerres, Karsten;
Do Céu Almeida, Maria;
Werey, Caty;
Rulleau, Bénédicte.
(2022)
Asset management for blue-green infrastructures: a scoping review.
Blue-Green Systems.
volum 4 (2).
Academic article
-
Meier, Robert;
Tscheikner-Gratl, Franz;
Steffelbauer, David;
Makropoulos, Christos.
(2022)
Flow Measurements Derived from Camera Footage Using an Open-Source Ecosystem.
Water.
volum 14 (3).
Academic article
-
Fugledalen, Thomas;
Rokstad, Marius Møller;
Tscheikner-Gratl, Franz.
(2021)
On the influence of input data uncertainty on sewer deterioration models–a case study in Norway.
Structure and Infrastructure Engineering.
Academic article
-
Ambauen, Noemi;
Muff, Jens;
Tscheikner-Gratl, Franz;
Trinh, Thuat;
Halle, Cynthia;
Meyn, Thomas.
(2020)
Application of electrochemical oxidation in cold climate regions – Effect of temperature, pH and anode material on the degradation of Bisphenol A and the formation of disinfection by-products.
Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering.
Academic article
-
Tscheikner-Gratl, Franz;
Caradot, Nicolas;
Cherqui, Frédéric;
Leitão, João P.;
Ahmadi, Mehdi;
Langeveld, Jeroen;
Le Gat, Yves;
Scholten, Lisa;
Roghani, Bardia;
Rodríguez, Juan Pablo;
Lepot, Mathieu;
Stegeman, Bram;
Heinrichsen, Anna;
Kropp, Ingo;
Kerres, Karsten;
Almeida, Maria do Céu;
Bach, Peter M.;
Moy de Vitry, Matthew;
Sá Marques, Alfeu.
(2020)
Sewer asset management – state of the art and research needs.
Urban Water Journal.
volum 16 (9).
Academic literature review
-
Moreno-Rodenas, Antonio;
Tscheikner-Gratl, Franz;
Langeveld, Jeroen;
Clemens, Francois.
(2019)
Uncertainty analysis in a large-scale water quality integrated catchment modelling study.
Water Research.
volum 158.
Academic article
-
Tscheikner-Gratl, Franz;
Bellos, Vasilis;
Schellart, Alma;
Moreno-Rodenas, Antonio;
Muthusamy, Manoranjan;
Langeveld, Jeroen;
Clemens, Francois Henri Leon;
Benedetti, Lorenzo;
Rico-Ramirez, Miguel Angel;
Carvalho, Rita;
Breuer, Lutz;
Shucksmith, James;
Heuvelink, Gerard;
Tait, Simon.
(2019)
Recent insights on uncertainties present in integrated catchment water quality modelling.
Water Research.
volum 150.
Academic literature review
-
Vonach, Tanja;
Kleidorfer, Manfred;
Rauch, Wolfgang;
Tscheikner-Gratl, Franz.
(2019)
An Insight to the Cornucopia of Possibilities in Calibration Data Collection.
Water resources management.
volum 33 (5).
Academic article
-
Kleidorfer, Manfred;
Tscheikner-Gratl, Franz;
Vonach, Tanja;
Rauch, Wolfgang.
(2018)
What can we learn from a 500-year event? – Experiences from urban drainage in Austria.
Water Science and Technology.
volum 77 (8).
Academic article
-
Leimgruber, Johannes;
Steffelbauer, David;
Krebs, Gerald;
Tscheikner-Gratl, Franz;
Muschalla, Dirk.
(2018)
Selecting a series of storm events for a model-based assessment of combined sewer overflows.
Urban Water Journal.
volum 15 (5).
Academic article
-
Vonach, Tanja;
Tscheikner-Gratl, Franz;
Rauch, Wolfgang;
Kleidorfer, Manfred.
(2018)
A Heuristic Method for Measurement Site Selection in Sewer Systems.
Water.
volum 10 (2).
Academic article
-
Winkler, Daniel;
Haltmeier, Markus;
Kleidorfer, Manfred;
Rauch, Wolfgang;
Tscheikner-Gratl, Franz.
(2018)
Pipe failure modelling for water distribution networks using boosted decision trees.
Structure and Infrastructure Engineering.
volum 14 (10).
Academic article
-
Mikovits, Christian;
Tscheikner-Gratl, Franz;
Jasper-Tönnies, Alrun;
Einfalt, Thomas;
Huttenlau, Matthias;
Schöpf, Martin;
Kinzel, Heiko;
Rauch, Wolfgang;
Kleidorfer, Manfred.
(2017)
Decision Support for Adaptation Planning of Urban Drainage Systems.
Journal of water resources planning and management.
volum 143 (12).
Academic article
-
Tscheikner-Gratl, Franz;
Egger, Patrick;
Rauch, Wolfgang;
Kleidorfer, Manfred.
(2017)
Comparison of Multi-Criteria Decision Support Methods for Integrated Rehabilitation Prioritization.
Water.
volum 9 (2).
Academic article
-
Tscheikner-Gratl, Franz;
Sitzenfrei, Robert;
Rauch, Wolfgang;
Kleidorfer, Manfred.
(2016)
Enhancement of limited water supply network data for deterioration modelling and determination of rehabilitation rate.
Structure and Infrastructure Engineering.
volum 12 (3).
Academic article
-
Tscheikner-Gratl, Franz;
Sitzenfrei, Robert;
Rauch, Wolfgang;
Kleidorfer, Manfred.
(2016)
Integrated rehabilitation planning of urban infrastructure systems using a street section priority model.
Urban Water Journal.
volum 13 (1).
Academic article
-
Tscheikner-Gratl, Franz;
Zeisl, Peter;
Kinzel, Carolina;
Leimgruber, Johannes;
Ertl, Thomas;
Rauch, Wolfgang;
Kleidorfer, Manfred.
(2016)
Lost in calibration: why people still don’t calibrate their models, and why they still should – a case study from urban drainage modelling.
Water Science and Technology.
volum 70 (10).
Academic article
-
Tscheikner-Gratl, Franz;
Mikovits, Christian;
Rauch, Wolfgang;
Kleidorfer, Manfred.
(2014)
Adaptation of sewer networks using integrated rehabilitation management.
Water Science and Technology.
volum 70 (11).
Academic article
-
Kleidorfer, Manfred;
Möderl, Michael;
Tscheikner-Gratl, Franz;
Hammerer, Max;
Kinzel, Heiko;
Rauch, Wolfgang.
(2013)
Integrated planning of rehabilitation strategies for sewers.
Water Science and Technology.
volum 68 (1).
Academic article
Books
-
Tscheikner-Gratl, Franz.
(2016)
Integrated Approach for Multi-Utility Rehabilitation Planning of Urban Water Infrastructure – Focus on small and medium sized Municipalities.
Innsbruck University Press. 2016. ISBN 978-3-903122-05-5.
Academic monograph
Teaching
Courses
- TVM4141 - Water and Wastewater Systems, Advanced Course
- TVM4130 - Urban Water systems: Grey, blue and green
- TBM4361 - Asset Management for Urban Water Systems
- VM8205 - Asset Management for urban water infrastructure
- TBM4960 - Master's Thesis in Environmental Engineering
- VM8206 - Topics in Urban Water Systems
Supervision
Current PhD-Students:
Shamsuddin Daulat - Interdependencies in multi-infrastructure asset management
Prasanna Mohan Doss - Leak detection and localization tools for improving water smartness in Water Distribution Networks
Bulat Kerimov - Interpretable Models with Graph Neural Networks to support the Green Transition of Critical Infrastructures
Spyros Pritsis - Evolving calibration: How advances in measurements can affect our approach to rainwater modeling
Co-Supervisor for:
Mahdi Bahrami - Developing a digital tool for infrastructure asset management and decision support of nature-based solution