Sediment Sources
This online engineering CPD course provides a comprehensive understanding of sediment sources and erosion processes.
This course explores sediments that are the products of erosion caused by a series of complex and interrelated natural processes that detach, loosen, dissolve, and move earth or rock material. Erosion rates are highly variable from place to place and year to year. This course emphasizes effective planning strategies to mitigate sediment yield and minimize related damages. Identifying sediment sources is crucial for developing an adequate program to reduce downstream sediment impacts. Key sources include agricultural lands, forests, road banks, stream channels, floodplains, spoil banks, and gullies.
This 6 CPD online course is applicable to geotechnical and civil engineers, as well as other professionals who are interested in learning more about sediment sources.
This continuing education course is intended to provide you with the following specific knowledge and skills:
- Learning the different sources of sediments and their relative importance in a location
- Understanding the different types of water erosion, mass movement, and wind erosion
- Familiarizing with the equations for estimating erosion rates and their differences
- Learning how to identify sediment sources for reducing downstream sediment yield and related damages
- Explaining the predictive models and tools currently used to predict erosion and sediment yield rates on fields and in watersheds
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