FHWA-NHI-135056 CULVERT DESIGN-Springfield
Date: 12/6/2016 8:00 AM - 12/8/2016 4:00 PM
Location: UMass Center in Springfield
1500 Main Street
Springfield, Massachusetts
Capacity:
Overview
Parking vouchers will be available for the Tower Square Parking Garage.
This intermediate-level training course is intended for hydraulic engineers, transportation engineers, and highway designers involved with roadway drainage and culvert design. Environmental scientists with an interest in aquatic organism passage may also benefit from participation in this course.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
In preparation for the class, it is suggested that you complete the NHI web-based training (WBT) course 135091, Basic Hydraulic Principles Review. You must create an account, accept the terms, enter profile info (see crazy password rules), add to cart, checkout, submit & confirm. Then visit the My Training page where you can ‘Launch’ the course; there is an introduction and 3 sections to complete. This is recommended for anyone who does not have extensive drainage experience.
Additionally there are six videos demonstrating different hydraulic concepts on YouTube (https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/engineering/hydraulics/media.cfm).
Please see course brochure for more information.
Attendees
First Name | Affiliation |
---|---|
Eric | MassDOT District 1 |
Nathan | MassDOT District 1 |
Daniel | MassDOT District 2 |
William | MassDOT District 1 |
Kyle | MassDOT District 1 |
Wilfred | MassDOT District 2 |
Raymond | MassDOT District 2 |
Gregory | MassDOT District 4 |
Garrett | MassDOT District 2 |
David | Lenard Engineering |
Becky | Town of Truckee (CA) |
Karen | City of Westfield |
Michael | Town of Bedford DPW |
Samuel | City of Greenfield DPW |
Instructors
- Pete Haug
at National Highway Institute (NHI) (VI)
Mr. Pete Haug is a registered professional engineer in five states, has ten years of university research experience in hydraulic structures, and has been a consulting engineer in water resources for 16 years. His design and testing experience includes drop inlet sewers, self-cleaning railroad/highway culverts, scour mitigation, and spillway energy dissipaters. He regularly teaches NHI’s Culvert Design and Introduction to Highway Hydraulics courses.