Continuing Education Units

With the rapid technological advances taking place in the engineering profession today, continuing education is more important than ever for civil engineers. In fact, it is now mandatory for many, as an increasing number of engineering licensing boards are requiring Continuing Education Units (CEUs) or Professional Development Hours (PDHs) for annual license renewal.

Most of the chapters in this book contain exercises designed to reinforce the hydraulic and hydrologic principles previously discussed in the text. Many of these problems provide an excellent opportunity to become further acquainted with software used in floodplain modeling. Further, these exercises can be completed and submitted to Haestad Methods for grading and awarding of CEUs.

For the purpose of awarding CEUs, the chapters in this book have been grouped into several units. Complete the following steps to be eligible to receive credits as shown in the table. Note that you do not need to complete the units in order; you may skip units or complete only a single unit.

Unit	Topics Covered	Chapters Covered	CEUs Available (1 CEU = 10 PDHs)	Grading Fee* (US $)
1	Floodplain Modeling and Open Channel Hydraulics	Chapters 1 & 2	1.0	$50
2	Modeling Tools, Planning, and Data Requirements	Chapters3, 4, & 5	1.0	$50
3	Bridge and Culvert Modeling	Chapters 6 & 7	1.5	$75
4	Data Review, Calibration, and Results Analysis	Chapter 8	0.5	$25
5	National Flood Insurance Program and FloodwayModeling	Chapters9 & 10	0.5	$25
6	Channel Modification	Chapter 11	0.5	$25
7	Advanced Modeling Topics	Chapter 12	1.0	$50
8	Bridge Scour and Unsteady Flow Modeling	Chapters13 & 14	1.5	$75
All Units	All	All	7.5	$375

*Prices subject to change without notice.

Print the exam booklet from the file exam_booklet.pdf located on the CD-ROM in the back of this book,

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contact Haestad Methods by phone, fax, mail, or e-mail to have an exam booklet sent to you.

Haestad Methods, Inc.
37 Brookside Rd.
Waterbury, CT 06708-1499
USA
ATTN:Continuing Education
Phone: +1-203-755-1666
Fax: +1-203-597-1488
e-mail: ceu@haestad.com

Read and study the material contained in the chapters covered by the Unit(s) you select.
Work the related questions at the end of the relevant chapters and complete the exam booklet.
Return your exam booklet and payment to Haestad Methods for grading.
A Haestad Methods engineer will review your work and return your graded exam booklet to you. If you pass (70 percent is passing), you will receive a certificate documenting the CEUs (PDHs) earned for successfully completed units.
If you do not pass, you will be allowed to correct your work and resubmit it for credit within 30 days at no additional charge.

Notes on Completing the Exercises

Some of the problems have both an English units version and an SI version. You need only complete one of these versions.
Show your work where applicable to be eligible for partial credit.
Many of the problems can be done manually with a calculator, while others are of a more realistic size and will be much easier if analyzed with floodplain modeling software.
To aid in completing the exercises, a CD-ROM is included inside the back cover of this book. It contains academic versions of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS, and HEC-GeoRAS software and Haestad Methods' Graphical HEC-1 software, and software documentation. For detailed information on the CD-ROM contents and the software license agreement, see the information pages in the back of the book.
You are not required to use the included software to work the problems.