Engineering Failure Case Studies in Stormwater Management
Credits: 6 PDH
PDH Course Description:
This course presents a detailed exploration of engineering failures in stormwater management systems across a range of geographic, structural, and regulatory contexts. Through technical analyses and forensic reconstructions of real-world case studies, engineers will gain insights into the multifaceted causes of failure in storm sewers, detention ponds, open channels, green infrastructure, and flood mitigation systems. Each chapter provides a comprehensive breakdown of hydrologic and hydraulic miscalculations, structural design inadequacies, operational oversights, and legal implications, preparing licensed professionals to enhance the reliability and resilience of future systems. Designed for civil engineers, water resources professionals, and land surveyors involved in design, permitting, or assessment of stormwater infrastructure.Topics:
- Analyze the causes of stormwater infrastructure failures in urban and rural environments.
- Apply engineering principles to evaluate failures of detention basins, culverts, channels, and storm sewer systems.
- Identify design, construction, operational, and regulatory errors that contributed to historical stormwater failures.
- Interpret forensic engineering evidence related to hydrologic and hydraulic failures.
- Develop strategies for failure prevention and resilient design practices.
- Comply with applicable stormwater management standards and permitting regulations.
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Intended Audience: This course is intended for Civil, Water Resources, Hydraulic, Transportation, Construction, and other engineering professionals whose job description may require a general knowledge of stormwater failure mechanisms.
Publication Source: Cadistics Courseware
Donald Parnell, PE