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This webinar was co-sponsored by ASCE's Environmental & Water Resources Institute (EWRI) and ASCE Continuing Education

Instructor:  David T. Williams, P.E., PH, CFM, BC.WRE, F.ASCE

Course Length: 1.5 Hours

Purpose and Background

How many of you get confused when hydraulic engineers use fancy terms such as unsteady flow, allowable shear stress, hydraulic radius, Manning’s “n” or 100-year flood? If you are a professional that needs to work with these types of technical individuals or read their reports as an input to your work, it is essential that you fully understand “where they are coming from.” This information can also make you an important asset since you will be able to intelligently interact with other members of the water resources team. This short course will enable you to “talk the talk” and to understand the basis of the analyses that goes into hydraulic studies.

Primary Discussion Topics

• What is Hydraulics - things that we look for in hydraulics
• Characteristics of flow and hydraulic calculation methods
• Channel and floodplain definitions and flow terms
• Manning equation for shear stress and applications
• Meanders

Learning Outcomes

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

• Recognize the fundamentals of hydraulics
• Determine the meaning of hydraulic terms and the types of flow conditions
• Explain how Manning’s equation is used
• Gain knowledge on the important facets of river meanders

Webinar Benefits

• Understand the thought processes of hydraulic engineers
• Comprehend how flow depth and velocity is determined
• Be knowledgeable on the terms commonly used in hydraulics
• Understand the relationship between hydrology and hydraulics
• Learn about the many applications of hydraulics

Assessment of Learning Outcomes

Students' achievement of the learning outcomes will be assessed via a short post-assessment (true-false, multiple choice and fill in the blank questions).

Intended Audience

• Water resources planners
• River biologists, botanists, etc.
• Economists that work with water resources engineers
• Stream restoration professionals
• Construction contractors that work in rivers

Webinar Outline

• What is Hydraulics?
• Things that we look for in hydraulics
• Characteristics of flow
• Hydraulic calculation methods
• What is important in hydraulics?
• Channel and floodplain definitions
• Flow terms
• Manning equation
• Shear stress and applications
• Meanders

How to Earn your CEUs/PDHs and Receive Your Certificate of Completion

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 1 year of purchasing the course.

How do I convert CEUs to PDHs?

1.0 CEU = 10 PDHs [Example: 0.1 CEU = 1 PDH]