David Williams to Present Free AAWRE Webinar Series on Sediment Transport Basics |
AAWRE Board member David T. Williams, Ph.D., P.E., P.H., D.WRE, F.ASCE will present a free two-part webinar series on Sediment Transport Basics on March 8 and April 12. This is an exclusive offer only available to our AAWRE Diplomates.
Sediment Transport Basics, Part 1 Webinar – March 8 at 1pm Eastern Time (90 minutes) *Please note, the zoom links for the webinars will be provided to AAWRE Diplomates.
Water resources professionals working in such topics as sediment basins, erosion control, and stream restoration must have knowledge of sediment transport. Sediment transport analysis is most often used to determine whether erosion or deposition will occur in a stream, the magnitude of this erosion or deposition, and the time and distance over which it will occur.
This first portion of the 2 part presentation will introduce participants to properties of sediment particles, how to measure those properties, the concept of the “double condition” that controls sediment transport, and sediment transport modes.
Webinar outline
Sediment Transport Basics, Part 2 Webinar – April 12 at 1pm Eastern Time (90 minutes)
Water resources professionals working in such topics as sediment basins, erosion control, and stream restoration must have knowledge of sediment transport. Sediment transport analysis is most often used to determine whether erosion or deposition will occur in a stream, the magnitude of this erosion or deposition, and the time and distance over which it will occur.
This portion of the presentation will introduce participants to the collection of sediment data, it usage, the mechanics of sediment transport and sediment transport selection.
Webinar outline
Presenter:
Dr. David T. Williams, Ph.D., P.E., P.H., D.WRE, F.ASCE is a registered professional civil engineer in eight states, brings a variety of experience, including: National Technical Director for Water Resources for PBS&J (now Atkins), National Technical Director for Hydrology and Hydraulics for HDR, co-founder and President of WEST Consultants (a nationally recognized water resources engineering firm), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and adjunct professor at San Diego State University. Dr. Williams’ 45 years of professional experience includes more than 20 years as a hydraulic engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at the Waterways Experiment Station (WES) in Vicksburg, MS, both the Nashville and Baltimore Districts, and the Hydrologic Engineering Center (HEC) in Davis, CA. While at WES, Dr. Williams worked on research applications of sediment transport in rivers and reservoirs and the solution of unusual hydraulic and sediment related problems using computer models and other state-of-the-art techniques. During the mid-1970's, Dr. Williams worked at HEC, helping in the development of spatial data management techniques, evaluation of the economic benefits of flood control projects, and sedimentation in rivers and reservoirs.
Dr. Williams has been a frequent short course instructor for ASCE and other professional and public organizations on computer training using HEC-2, HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS, HEC-6, and FESWMS. Dr. Williams has taught short courses on hydrologic and hydraulic modeling, risk and uncertainty, channel bed scour for toe protection design, sediment transport, stream restoration, fluvial geomorphology and streambank protection, as well preparing for becoming an expert witness. Dr. Williams’ professional society activities have included past chair of the ASCE/EWRI Committees on Sedimentation, Computational Hydraulics, and Stream Restoration as well as 2 time past President of the International Erosion Control Association. Dr. Williams has been a Trustee on the AAWRE Board since 2021 and he also serves on the AAWRE Marketing Committee.
