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The use of rock in hydraulic engineering
Materials, construction and maintenance

17 March 2009, London

Background

In 1991 CIRIA/CUR produced the Manual on the use of rock in coastal and shoreline engineering, commonly referred to as “The Rock Manual” (CIRIA, 1991). Since the publication of this and other reference texts significant research has been carried out to improve understanding of rock behaviour and to determine improved practices for hydraulic engineering. Consequently, a new manual has been developed to bring the earlier publications up to date and has been given a broader scope that increases the focus on environmental and sustainability concerns.

To accompany the publication we have produced four courses covering the topics involved:

• Introduction to The Rock Manual
• Design of coastal and port structures
• Design of river and canal structures
• Materials, construction and maintenance.

Ideally all candidates should attend the introductory course before one of the more specific courses, however people with a good knowledge of the manual and subject matter are welcome to join these courses directly.

This course

A practical course covering the construction and maintenance of structures in coastal and river defence. The course will include examples and case studies to test your understanding
of the processes involved.

Preparation/documentation

Delegates should have attended the introductory course or be familiar with the contents of The Rock Manual.

Programme

9.00	Introduction
	Working with rock
	Use of alternative materials including: Armour units Gabions Geotextiles
	Matching yield curve – case study
	Construction
	Test panels and layer thickness – case studies
	Maintenance
5.00	Close

Venue

London

CPD

CIRIA recommends this workshop for up to 6 hours towards CPD requirements with the ICE, CIOB RICS, CIBSE & IstructE.

Terms and Conditions

Registration will be secured on receipt of payment (CIRIA members may register using a company purchase order reference). A VAT invoice/receipt will be issued on receipt of payment.
Any registration fee paid will not be refunded unless written confirmation of cancellation is received at least ten working days before the workshop. Substitute delegates are welcome.
Email confirmation of registrations will be sent out by CIRIA two weeks before the workshop.
CIRIA reserves the right to vary the programme and cancel the event in case of insufficient registrations.

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