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INSTRUCTOR:  Brent Travis, PH.D., P.E., D.WRE, M.ASCE

Purpose and Background

This one-day course will focus on streambank stabilization techniques for both restoration and traditional flood control projects. Traditional hard structural-type channel bank stabilization techniques will be discussed (using rock riprap, gabions, articulated concrete blocks) as well as re-directive techniques including bendway weirs, rock vanes, and spur dikes. The applicability and limitations of the various techniques are described, and course participants will develop the necessary skills to quantitatively predict scour depth at the bank and use this to provide the critically important toe protection. Workshops accompanying the lectures provide practical application experience in streambank stabilization design.

Benefits

• Gain insight on the causes of streambank failure and erosion
• Understand concepts of channel stability and its assessment
• Review the fundamentals of stream systems and channel processes
• Understand when streambank stabilization may be required
• Obtain guidance on re-directive techniques for streambank stabilization
• Learn primary means used for streambank stabilization and how to select a streambank protection method
• Receive guidance on establishing limits of streambank protection
• Review design approaches to streambank stabilization for restoration and flood control
• Gain insight into stream channel design
• Learn how to predict total scour for toe scour protection

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

• Identify the two main techniques for streambank stabilization
• Explain the fundamentals of fluvial geomorphology
• Identify the design data requirements for streambank stabilization project
• Apply the basic principles and techniques on estimating the total scour for streambank protection measure

Assessment of Learning Outcomes

Achievement of the learning outcomes will be assessed via a post course examination, discussion, in-class exercises.

Who Should Attend?

Individuals involved in the planning, design, construction, and maintenance of channel restoration and flood control projects who need state-of-the-practice information on streambank stabilization techniques such as how to select appropriate streambank protection methods, obtain design guidelines and criteria, and evaluate toe scour.

Outline

Day 1 Thursday, September 23, 2021 | 12:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. ET

• Causes of Streambank Instability
• Streambank Stability assessment

Day 2 Friday, September 24, 2021 | 12:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. ET

• Grade Control
• Re-directive Techniques
• Resistive Techniques

• Long-term Degradation
• General Scour
• Local Scour
• Other Scour Components

How to Earn your CEUs/PDHs

This online course is worth .8 CEUs/8 PDHs. To receive your certificate of completion, you will need to complete a short on-line post-test and receive a passing score of 70% or higher within 60 days of the course.