33rd

DREDGING

ENGINEERING

SHORT COURSE

 

January 12-16, 2004

 

 

 

 

Sponsored by

CENTER FOR DREDGING STUDIES

OCEAN ENGINEERING PROGRAM

CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

in cooperation with

OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY


 

32nd DREDGING ENGINEERING SHORT COURSE

Preliminary Course Schedule

The dredging engineering short course includes a mixture of lectures, laboratories and discussions on the Texas A&M University campus in College Station, Texas.  The course is administered by the Center for Dredging Studies Ocean Engineering Program, and Civil Engineering Department.  Two textbooks and course notes on all lecture material are provided.  A certificate and continuing education units (~4.0 CEU’s) are earned by attending this short course.

Monday, January 12, 2004 (8:30 - 5:00)

FLUID MECHANICS; CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS; PUMP AFFINITY LAWS

PUMP CAVITATION

PUMP PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS AND SYSTEM HEAD CURVES

SEDIMENT TRANSPORT IN PIPES

GEOTECHNICAL MECHANICS, PHYSICAL AND ENGINEERING PROPERTIES, DIKE DESIGN

DREDGING EQUIPMENT

MECHANICAL DREDGES, SEDIMENT RESUSPENSION

Aubeny, Randall, Hayes

ICEBREAKER (6:30 - 8:30)

Tuesday, January 7, 2003 (8:00 - 5:30)

REMOVAL OF CONTAMINATED SEDIMENT

BASIC DREDGE LAWS

PRACTICAL DREDGE HYDRAULICS

SMALL HYDRAULIC DREDGES

CUTTERS AND CUTTER SUCTION DREDGE OPERATION

HOPPER DREDGES AND DREDGE CONTROL SYSTEMS

DREDGING LAB; GEOTECHNICAL LAB

deJong, Aubeny, Randall, Santiago, Seagren

Wednesday, January 8, 2003 (8:00 - 5:30)

PREDICTION OF THE FATE OF DREDGED MATERIAL PLACED IN OPEN WATER

DEMONSTRATION OF OPEN WATER DISPOSAL MODELS

Sediment Remediation TECHNOLOGY

Hydrographic Surveying and Positioning Equipment

BEACH NOURISHMENT, SAND BYPASSING AND JET PUMPS

Density, Flow and Production Meters

dredging lab; geotechnical lab

Edge, Erb, Gailani, Smith, Randall, Ransome

Thursday, January 9, 2003 (8:00 5:00)

MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES AND FRAMEWORK FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATIONS

CAPPING AND CONFINED DISPOSAL OF DREDGED MATERIAL

BENEFICIAL USES OF DREDGED MATERIAL

DREDGED MATERIAL TESTING PROCEDURES AND EVALUATION OF TESTING RESULTS

EPA AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS OF DREDGED MATERIAL DISPOSAL

Port perspective of environmental dredging issues

ENVIRONMENTAL QUESTION AND ANSWER PANEL

DREDGING LAB; GEOTECHNICAL LAB

Palermo, Landin, Vogt, Chase, Randall

BANQUET (6:30 - 8:30)

Friday, January 10, 2003 (8:00 12:00 noon)

DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS FOR CREATING/ RESTORING WETLANDS USING DREDGED MATERIAL

COST ESTIMATING OF DREDGING PROJECTS

CLASS DREDGING PROJECT EXERCISE

CERTIFICATE PRESENTATION

Mohan, Edge, Randall


Convenient Bryan/College Station Lodging

·   COLLEGE STATION HILTON, 801 University Drive East, College Station, TX 77840; 979/693-7500

·   HAMPTON INN, 302 South Texas Ave., College Station, TX 77840; 979/846-0184

·   HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS, 1203 University Drive East, College Station, TX 77840; 979/846-8700

·   la quinta, 607 Texas Avenue South, College Station, TX 77840; 979/696-7777

·   QUALITY SUITES, 1010 University Dr., College Station, TX 77840; 979/695-9500

Rooms are blocked at the above hotels for Dredging Engineering Short Course participants until December 1, 2003.

Contact the hotels directly for additional information and reservations.

Airlines

AMERICAN EAGLE -connection from Dallas

continental - connection from Houston

Airport:  Easterwood Airport (Bryan-College Station)

 

INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF

Visiting Staff

THOMAS J. ChASE, Director of Environmental Affairs, American Association of Port Authorities, Alexandria, VA; B.S., University of Rhode Island.

PETER S. DEJong, Consultant, Digital Automation & Control Systems, Inc., Houston, TX; B.S., Technical College of Zwolle, M.S., Delft University, M.B.A., Northwestern University.

TOM L. ERB, TN Technologies, Round Rock, TX; B.S., Georgia Institute of Technology.

JOSEPH Z. GAILANI, Research Hydraulic Engineer, Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory, Engineering Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS; B.S., M.S., Northwestern Univ.; Ph.D., Univ. of CA @ Santa Barbara.

DONALD F. HAYES, Director, Center for Wetlands and Riparian Design, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; Ph.D., Colorado State University; P.E.

MARY C. LANDIN, Consultant, Utica, MS; B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Mississippi State University.

RAM K. MOHAN, Principal & Director of Coastal Engineering, Blasland, Bouck and Lee, Annapolis, MD; B.S., Cochin University of Science & Technology, M.S., University of Rhode Island, Ph.D., Texas A&M University; P.E., Maryland and South Carolina.

MICHAEL R. PALERMO, Environmental Laboratory, Engineering Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS; B.S., M.S., Mississippi State University; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University; P.E.

CHRIS R RANSOME, President, CRA, Inc., Houston, TX; B.Sc., Univ. of Southampton, UK; M.Sc., Univ. of Durham, UK.

ROGER SANTIAGO, Remediation Technologies Program, Environment Canada, Downsview, Ontario, Canada; B.E.S., University of Waterloo.

ERIC SEAGREN, Seagren Corp., St. Louis, MO; BCE, CCNY; MEM, Univ. of Missouri.

CRAIG VOGT, Director, Ocean & Coastal Division, US Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC; B.S., M.S., Oregon State University; P.E.

Texas A&M Staff

CHARLES P. AUBENY, Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, B.S., University of Arizona; M.S., University of Colorado; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; P.E.

BILLY L. EDGE, W.H. Bauer Professor of Dredging Engineering; Professor, Ocean & Civil Engineering; Head, Ocean Engineering Program; B.S., M.S. Virginia Polytechnic Institute; Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology; P.E.

ROBERT E. RANDALL, Professor of Ocean & Civil Engineering; Director, Center for Dredging Studies; B.S., Ohio State; M.S., Ph.D., University of Rhode Island; P.E.


 

ENROLLMENT APPLICATION

33rd DREDGING ENGINEERING SHORT COURSE

JANUARY 12-16, 2004

 

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Course Fee:  $1295.00 (includes two textbooks, lecture notes, banquet and local transportation).

Enrollment:  Advance enrollment is required and may be made by individuals or companies. Applicants must mail completed enrollment application and enclose a check for $1295 payable to Texas A&M University or a government purchase voucher.  NO CANCELLATIONS WILL BE GRANTED AFTER DECEMBER 1, 2003.

Application Deadline:  December 1, 2003.

Mail Application to:     Dr. R. E. Randall

                                    Center for Dredging Studies

                                    Ocean Engineering Program

                                    Civil Engineering Department

                                    Texas A&M University

                                    College Station, TX 77843-3136

Questions & Information:

Tel: 979-845-4515 or 979-845-4516

Fax:  979-862-8162

Ms. Lori Garcia; Email; lori@civil.tamu.edu

Dr. R. E. Randall (Director); Tel. 979/845-4568; Email:  r-randall@tamu.edu

Web Site: http://edge.tamu.edu