Resources
- 12/10/2019
- Massachusetts Rivers & Roads Training: Using Fluvial Geomorphology (FGM) to Reduce Conflicts Between Transportation Assets and Rivers
• Tier 1: Online Course to Introduce the fundamentals of FGM • Tier 2: One-Day Course for Advance understanding of FGM – Tier 2A: Classroom session that includes a flume exercise – Tier 2B: One-day field trip • Tier 3: One-Day Subject Matter Courses to Enable project implementation • Goal: Advance understanding of FGM for designers, project managers, technical staff, and construction & maintenance staff overseeing river work.
- 12/10/2019
- Massachusetts Rivers & Roads Training: Tier 2A: Rivers 101 – Channels, Floodplains, and River Corridors
• Channel form and process • Habitat • Floodplains • River corridors
- 12/10/2019
- Massachusetts Rivers & Roads Training: Tier 2A: Dynamic Equilibrium and Channel Evolution
• Dynamic equilibrium • Channel evolution • Confinement • Specific stream power • Channel adjustments
- 12/10/2019
- Massachusetts Rivers & Roads Training: Tier 2A: Channel Evolution Exercises and Project Case Studies
Channel evolution
- 12/10/2019
- Massachusetts Rivers & Roads Training: Tier 2A: Bridges, Culverts and Geomorphic Compatibility
• Undersized structures • Channel and floodplain impacts • Geomorphic compatibility • MassDOT Stream Crossing Handbook
- 12/10/2019
- Massachusetts Rivers & Roads Training: Tier 2A: Problem ID, Alternatives, and River Management
• Channel Impacts • Problem ID • Alternatives Analysis • River Management
- 11/4/2022
- Massachusetts GeoDOT
GeoDOT website