May 18, 2017 02:00 PM - 03:30 PM U.S. Eastern

$95.00

TRB will conduct a webinar on Thursday, May 18, 2017 from 2:00PM to 3:30PM ET that features research from the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)’s Report 822: Evaluation and Assessment of Environmentally Sensitive Stream Bank Protection Measures.

This webinar will address existing guidelines for the design, installation, monitoring, and maintenance of environmentally sensitive stream bank stabilization and protection measures. Presenters will provide updated information on design guidelines for three widely used treatments: live siltation and live staking with a rock toe, vegetated mechanically stabilized earth, and vegetated rip rap. Participants must register in advance of the webinar, and there is a fee for non-TRB Sponsor or non-TRB Sustaining Affiliate employees. A certificate for 1.5 Professional Development Hours (PDHs) will be provided to attendees who register and attend the webinar as an individual.


Webinar Presenters

• Paul Clopper, Ayres Associates, Inc.
• Dustin Robinson, Ayres Associates, Inc.

Moderated by: Wayne Gannett, Bergmann Associates


Webinar Outline

1. Overview of NCHRP Project
2. Guidance for utilizing environmentally sensitive treatments
3. Question and answer session

The first 60 minutes of the webinar will be for presentations and the final 30 minutes will be reserved for audience questions. The Registered Continuing Education Program (RCEP) categorizes this webinar activity as relating to health, safety, and welfare including core technical.


Learning Objectives

At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Identify the most common environmentally sensitive stream bank protection treatments for use by the transportation engineering community along roadways and in the vicinity of bridges
• Evaluate the hydrologic, hydraulic, and geotechnical characteristics of a specific project site to allow selection of the most appropriate environmentally sensitive treatment alternative(s)
• Describe the materials and installation techniques for these treatments, both with and without a hard toe
• Recommend appropriate monitoring and maintenance protocols for different environmentally sensitive treatments

Registration Information

There is no fee for employees of TRB Sponsors or TRB Sustaining Affiliates who register using their work email address. In addition to employees of TRB sponsor organizations, the following are eligible to receive complimentary webinar registration:

• TRB and National Academies employees;
• Chairs of TRB standing committees, sections, or groups;
• CRP panel members who were involved with developing the report or project that is the subject of the webinar;
• Members of the media;
• Employees of tribal governments; and
• Members of Congress or their staff.

Other sites must pay $95 per site. View our pricing page for details.

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.


Professional Development Hour Information

A certificate for 1.5 Professional Development Hours (PDHs) will be provided to Professional Engineers (PEs) who register and attend the webinar as an individual. For groups, only the person that registers and attends the session will receive a PDH certificate.

Individuals registered as Florida PEs are no longer required to email TRB with your license number to report your attendance. Instead, please use your certificate that TRB provides through RCEP.net as verification of your attendance to the Florida Board of Professional Engineers.

Please check with your licensing board to ensure that TRB webinar PDHs are approved by your board.

This webinar was developed in October 2016. TRB has met the standards and requirements of the Registered Continuing Education Program (RCEP). Credit earned on completion of this program will be reported to RCEP by TRB. Certificates of Completion will be issued to individuals who register for and attend the entire webinar session. Complaints about registered providers may be sent to RCEP, 1015 15th Street, NW, 8th Floor, Washington, DC 20005. Website: www.RCEP.net.

Registration questions? Contact Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu.