Georgia Quality Initiative Joint Training Seminar

April 20-22, 2004

Please note: Only five (5) slots are available for this workshop and are available on a first come, first served basis. Should you register and find that the class is full, please notify Rick Smith at GDOT for wait list instructions (404-656-5181) or call the ACEC/G office (404-521-2324).

Cost to Consultants: $460

Note: Participants are advised to bring a straight edge and calculator.

Description:
This course provides participants with the recommended design procedures for the hydraulic design of culverts. Material for the 3-day course comes primarily from "Hydraulic Design of Highway Culverts," Hydraulic Design Series No. 5 (HDS-5) which is provided to participants. "Hydraulic Design of Energy Dissipaters for Culverts and Channels," (HEC-14) is discussed, but not provided. Culvert Hydraulic Design/Analysis Computer Program (HY-8) is discussed and demonstrated. However, this is not a "hands-on" computer course. A portable hydraulic flume is set up in the classroom for the participants to observe hydraulic principles and the hydraulic effects of culverts, improved inlets, pipe slope, material roughness and various end treatments. The participants measure velocity, discharge and headwater in the flume under various conditions and use the information to make actual design calculations.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Objective:
Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:

Identify design alternatives based on culvert type, material, shape and service life considerations.
Describe the factors that govern inlet and outlet control and describe how each factor influences culvert performance.
Calculate tailwater depth and velocity and describe how tailwater affects culvert performance.
Design conventional culverts using HDS-5.
Improve culvert performance for inlet control culverts by designing an improved inlet using HDS-5.
Evaluate culvert outlet velocity and the need for energy dissipaters, and select alternative energy dissipaters using HEC-14.
Identify appropriate computer programs for culvert and energy dissipater design.

Target Audience:
Engineers and technicians responsible for culvert design on transportation facilities. The course is suitable for entry level personnel and is valuable as a refresher course for those with previous culvert design training or experience.

When:	April 20-22, 2004 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Where:	GDOT West Annex, Training Center, Memorial Drive and Peachtree, Atlanta
Register:	Credit card registration is required. The deadline for registration is Friday, April 9, 2004. Please click above to register on-line. The registration fee is $460. No refunds will be issued for registrants who do not participate, however substitutions are permitted.