The Urban Watersheds Research Institute is proud to present a workshop and training seminar on:

URBAN FLOOD CONTROL CHANNEL DESIGN AND OPEN CHANNEL HYDRAULIC ANALYSIS

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When:    February 14 & 15, 2008 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

(Please arrive between 8:00 and 8:15 on the first day to register and have your software installed)

Where:  

Holiday Inn Select - Denver Cherry Creek
455 S. Colorado Blvd.
Denver, CO 80246

Cost:     $595 (includes class notes and software)

CEU’s:    You will be eligible to receive 1.6 CEU’s or 16 PDH’s for this course

What You Will Learn:

You will learn how to design and analyze urban flood control and drainage channels such as grass-lined channels, riprap-lined channels, and concrete channels.

This is a two-day workshop on the design of urban flood channels and flow analyses for steady and unsteady flow conditions. The latest versions of UD-CHANNELS.xls, UDTPFLOW, and UDCULVERT software will be distributed and used to provide hands-on experience.   

Course Coverage:

Volume 3 of the Urban Stormwater Criteria Manual published by the Urban Drainage and Flood Control District will be used as the primary reference; however, some of the other design techniques and facilities will also be examined. The workshop will provide hands-on experience in working problems. Bring your own laptop (Windows 98 SE and Excel 97 or newer editions required) and take back the software, spreadsheets and your own work back to your office at the end of the class.

This Course Will Cover:

(1) basic principles for open channel hydraulics,

(2) specific energy and force curves

(3) hydraulic drop and jump,

(4) grass-lined channel design,

(5) riprap-lined channel design,

(6) composite channel design

(7) high-gradient supercritical channel design,

(8) curve channel design and cross wave analysis,

(9) culvert hydraulics, and

(10) kinematic wave routing.

Workshops will include hydraulic jump on spillway, floodplain flow analysis, drop structure design, transition section design etc. Field examples will be presented with dramatic photos.

Software (Installed on Your Personal Laptop) and Laptop Computers Provided:

A limited number of laptop computers will be available in the classroom. You are encouraged to bring your own Laptop if it is loaded with Excel 97, or higher, and Windows 98 SE, or higher operating system. Needed software package(s) will be provided for installation. Please indicate on the registration form if you will bring a laptop, or will need one provided.

Instructors:

James C.Y. Guo, PhD and P.E. is a professor at University of Colorado at Denver. In addition to teaching engineering hydrology and hydraulics since 1982, he is active in applied research and is a practicing engineer. Dr. Guo’s research work has been referenced in number of City and County drainage manuals in United States and he brings to the class cutting edge technology in street hydraulics and storm sewer design.

Ken MacKenzie, P.E. is a Senior Project Engineer at Urban Drainage & Flood Control District. He is the author of the current UD-Channels spreadsheet models.  He has ten years experience in urban flood channel design and construction of such projects and has taught this class with Dr. Guo over the last three years. 

The size of the classroom will be limited to provide more direct contact with the instructors. To assure a space, fill out the accompanying enrollment form and send it to the address on the form as early as possible. For more information, call us at 720-873-0172, or e-mail us at enrollment@urbanwatersheds.org.