Streambank Stabilization for Restoration and Flood Control

Instructor

Jeffrey B. Bradley, Ph.D.., P.E., D.WRE
Dr. Bradley is President and the Chief Executive Officer of WEST Consultants, Inc. He is a Registered Professional Engineer in Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. Dr. Bradley is a nationally recognized expert with twenty-eight years experience in hydraulics, hydrology and sediment transport in the private sector, while with the Corps of Engineers, and at Colorado State University. Dr. Bradley is also nationally and internationally recognized for his work on mud and debris flows and their effects on alluvial fan flooding.

Martin J. Teal, P.E., P.H., D.WRE
Mr. Teal is a Vice President of WEST Consultants, Inc., and a Registered Professional Engineer in California, Arizona, Nevada, and Hawaii. Mr. Teal has more than sixteen years of experience in water resources engineering. Mr. Teal has designed bank protection for the proposed International Wastewater Treatment Plant along the Tijuana River, and has worked on scour analyses for pipeline crossings for the El Paso Natural Gas Company and bridge scour analyses for the Departments of Transportation in California, Oregon, Washington, and Arizona. Mr. Teal had the lead role in developing RIPRAP Design System, WEST’s streambank protection software based on Corps of Engineers, Federal Highway Administration, and other standards, and has developed software and training for the U.S. Forest Service.

Course Description

The course will focus on streambank stabilization techniques for both restoration and traditional flood control projects. Traditional ‘hard’ structural-type channel bank stabilization techniques using rock riprap, gabions, articulated concrete blocks, etc. as well as redirective techniques including bendway weirs, rock vanes, and spur dikes will be discussed. In addition, the use of bioengineering solutions will be presented. In this course, you will learn the applicability and limitations of the various techniques, and recognize the importance of adequate toe protection. Workshops accompanying the lectures provide practical application experience in streambank stabilization design.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of the 3-day seminar, you will better understand:

• The causes of streambank failure
• Channel stability concepts
• Available techniques for streambank stabilization
• Streambank stabilization design criteria
• The need for adequate toe protection

Seminar Benefits

• Gain insight on the causes of streambank failure
• Review the fundamentals of stream systems and channel processes
• Understand when streambank stabilization may be required
• Obtain guidance on biotechnical and redirective techniques for streambank stabilization
• Learn how to select a streambank protection method
• Receive guidance on establishing limits of streambank protection
• Review design approaches to streambank stabilization for restoration and flood control
• Gain insight into stream channel design
• Learn how to predict total scour for toe scour protection
  

Who Should Attend

Those individuals involved in the planning, design, construction, and maintenance of channel restoration and flood control projects will obtain state-of-the-practice information on streambank stabilization
techniques. You will learn how to select appropriate streambank protection methods, obtain design guidelines and criteria, and evaluate toe scour.