The United States Army Corps of Engineers Risk Management Center is offering DLS-204: Levee Design and Analysis 20-22 August 2024 in Lakewood, CO at the RMC Lakewood Office. Registration and further information is available at the following link, and an overview is included below. Please note that tuition is free, but participants are responsible for their own labor and travel funding.
How to Register:
Please use the link below to register for one of the two sessions. You will need to create a login.gov account to register. If you are a federal employee, once your account is created you can proceed with CAC log-in for all subsequent logins.
Please fully complete/update your profile. If you do not fully complete/update your profile, your registration will be rejected. To access your profile: log into the event registration tool, click on “My Events” in the top right corner of the screen, and then click on “My Profile” in top right corner of the screen.
https://rmc.sec.usace.army.mil/event-register/
Course Overview:
This three-day course will teach fundamental design principles and processes that incorporate risk-informed decision-making framework to improve consistency and quality of levee designs and encourage active communication from all parties in the process.
Leaning Objectives: By the end of this training, participants will have the ability to:
- Improve consistency and quality of designs
- Implement the shift from a standards-based to a risk-informed approach
- Establish a common/shared language and foundational understanding of levee design principles and processes
- Promote a collaborative approach to design
Target Audience: This training course is designed for engineers, scientists, and planners responsible for the design, construction, and evaluation of federally authorized levees.
Format:
This is a three-day, in-person training course that will include multi-discipline lectures and demonstrations from USACE instructors as well as homework, hands-on individual and group exercises, and group discussions. This is a beta delivery of this course, so feedback on the course will be encouraged during select discussion times.
Registration and Requirements:
Registration is subject to availability and is not guaranteed. Confirmation of successful registration will be provided no later than
23 July 2024.
If your attendance is confirmed and you are a no show without informing the RMC the week before the course start date, you will be prohibited from attending any RMC sponsored trainings for one year. Tuition is free, but participants are responsible for their own labor and travel funding. Additional instructions and details will be provided approximately two weeks before the course regarding requirements, such as bringing laptops (with Wi-Fi and internet connectivity). Training will be held Tuesday thru Thursday (full business days 8 am - 5 pm), with travel expected outside of this schedule.
Prerequisites: None
Additional Information and Resources:
More information including course materials and videos can be found on the RMC website at
www.rmc.usace.army.mil/training. If you have questions about dam and levee safety trainings, please email
RMCtraining@usace.army.mil.