Comprehensive Review of Culvert, Open Channel and Storm Sewer Design

The course focuses on these topics, develops them so that the participants gain comprehensive understanding and then presents the latest developments so that designers already in this field can update their knowledge.

Course Outline

After participating in this course, you will be able to:

• Give a thorough consideration in design to technical issues by focusing on related planning and environmental impact
• Benefit from your new skills learnt in the course and strengthened by hands-on exercises
• Use new techniques to enhance protection of property from flood damage and reduce pollution at lower cost
• Select computer software that is most suitable for your application of urban drainage design
• Participate in public consultation meetings with confidence
• Employ design methodology learned in the course on your next project for urban drainage

Description Changes in land use affect urban drainage and therefore always present new challenges for engineers who must deal with them. Engineers must deal with drainage planning, runoff analysis, storm sewer hydraulics and watercourse drainage within the government regulations. Also, they should be able to benefit from the use of computer software for design work.  The course focuses on these topics, develops them so that the participants gain comprehensive understanding and then presents the latest developments so that designers already in this field can update their knowledge.
Objectives

• To augment participants' knowledge of design process in urban drainage

• To share experience in selection and use of various drainage design tools

• To discuss the future of computer-aided design in urban drainage

Who Should Attend

Municipal engineers, developers, planners, consultants, hydraulic engineers, technicians and technologists, and other technical personnel responsible for drainage facilities, underground pipe systems, inlets, culverts and catch basins. This course is particularly suitable for those who want a comprehensive review of drainage design methods.

You Will Receive
The course includes a copy of the Computer Applications in Hydraulic Engineering text book by Bentley Institute Press and the following Haestad Methods Softwares on a CD-ROM:

• Flow Master 
• Culvert Master 
• Storm CAD 
• Water GEMS 
• Sewer CAD 
• Pond Pack 
• Sewer Gems

Program Outline

Day I

Welcome, Introduction, Workshop Preview, Learning Outcomes and the Assessment Method

1.0 Drainage Planning

• Watershed / subwatershed plan
• Master drainage and stormwater management plans
• Land development
• Functional/feasibility studies
• Receiving system constraints
• Environmental considerations

2.0  Basic Hydrology - Refresher

2.1 Rainfall Analyses

• Design storms
• Storm frequencies
• Intensity - Duration - Frequency (IDF) data
• Historical storms
• Storm distribution in time

2.2 Time of Concentration - Review of Design Equations and Charts

• Bransby Williams equation
• Kirpich equation
• Airport formula

2.3 Methods of Computing Rainfall Losses

• Runoff coefficients
• SCS curve number method
• Infiltration

2.4 Estimating Flows for Drainage Design

• Peak flow methods: statistical analyses of observed data, regional equations, rational method
• Hydrograph methods

2.5 Examples of Estimating Flows

• Peak Flow methods
• Hydrograph methods

Day II

3.0  Open Channel Flow - Refresher

3.1 Basic Hydraulic Theory

• Basic laws of hydraulics
• Type of flows
• Manning's equation
• Roughness coefficients
• Backwater effects
• Stream erosion and threshold velocities
• Effect of urbanization on stream hydraulics

3.2 Design of Open Channels

• Manning's equation
• Stable channels
• Composite channels
• Triangular channels and gutters

3.3 Design of Storm Sewers

• Gravity flow sewers
• Hydraulic losses
• Simple spreadsheet design approach

3.4 Design of Culverts and Bridge Openings

• Culverts, inlet and outlet control
• Use of design charts
• Bridge openings

3.5 Design of Road Inlets

• Gutter flow
• Inlet capture flow
• Inlet spacing
• Use of design charts

4.0 Drainage Design Software - A Review

• Available software tools
• Software selection
• Review of StormCad, FlowMaster, CulvertMaster

Questions and Answers and Feedback to Participants on Achievement of Learning Outcomes

Adjournment

There will be a one-hour lunch break each day in addition to a refreshment and networking break during each morning and afternoon session.

Daily Schedule:
8:00   Registration and Coffee (1st Day only)
8:30   Session begins
12:00 Lunch
4:30   Adjournment

Faculty

Ivan Lorant P.Eng., is a Professional Engineer, and is the President of Lorant Consulting Ltd. Mr. Lorant has more than 40 years of experience in water resources engineering and has worked mostly in the consulting field in Canada and abroad. He presented numerous technical papers at conferences and workshops on stormwater management. As Project Manager he managed over 200 projects and assisted Provincial, Municipal governments and Conservation Authorities in the preparation of flooding, erosion, and water quality control policies and guidelines.

Additional Details

Pre-Requisites

Certificates offered

1.2 CEU / 12 PDH

Cancellation Policy

To withdraw from a course, you must send a request, in writing, with the official receipt to our office. Fifteen or more business days in advance: full refund less $50.00 administration charge. Five to fifteen business days in advance: non-refundable credit of equal value for any future EPIC seminar within one year. Credits are transferable within your organization. In case of an unexpected event occurring after this time, you may send someone else to take your place without any additional cost.

Map & Reviews

EPIC Educational Program Innovations Center
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Radisson Hotel Ottawa Parliament Hill
402 Queen Street
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada   K1R 5A7

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Would have liked more interactive problem solving.

Reviewed by Allen A. 2011