Ice Engineering Part II – Ice Jams, Mitigation, and Winter Navigation - a PDH Online Course for Engineers, Surveyors and Architects

Ice Engineering Part II – Ice Jams, Mitigation, and Winter Navigation

Course Outline

This 8 hour course is the second part of a two part course on ice engineering. Part I provided the reader with the processes, and problem solutions for ice in rivers and channels. Part II will cover the problems of ice jams; ice flooding, winter navigation on inland waterways and the preparation of river ice management plans.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Learning Objective

At the conclusion of this course, the student would have learned the following:

The most damage causing natural disaster;
Results of ice jams;
The results of scour on fish and wildlife;
The effects of ice jams on hydropower operations;
The effects of ice jams on floodplains;
How sheet ice forms;
The location of the majority of ice events in the United States;
The size of brash ice;
Mitigation measures for permanent ice jams;
The thermodynamics of ice melt;
How ice accumulates in river beds;
The methods of ice dusting;
How to calculate the Froude Number;
The thermal conductivity of glycol;
Forecasting methods for river ice;
How to determine how much groundwater energy is transferred to ice sheets;
The variables that influence heat transfer;
How to define ice watch;
How ice affects water elevation;
How to determine the resulting crater size from ice blasts;
Surfaces that require protection from ice;
The energy density requirement for complete removal of ice using wall heater panels;
The use of ice storage zones;
How to define through cracks;
How to determine the resistance value of a thermistor;
How to determine the resistance encountered by vessels;
How to determine the discharge of micro-hydroelectric power plants using net head;
The coefficient friction for Teflon on vessel hulls;
How to define black ice;
Various ice jam mitigation measures;
The size of heater panels needed for ice removal; and
How to determine the power of a heating panel.

Intended Audience and Benefit

Ice formation along rivers and channels can have destructive effects on the surrounding environment. Ice can cause bridge scour, soil erosion, death of vegetation and aquatic life, flooding and mechanical malfunction of hydropower plants. Ice control employs various processes of ice removal, and solutions for navigating water bodies containing ice. Several procedures of controlling and eliminating ice will be covered in this course. Ice formation processes and physical properties will also be discussed.

Course Introduction

Course Content

This course will provide the reader with the practical knowledge of ice jams, ice flooding, mitigation and winter navigation. Examples of real-world ice problems, solutions and illustrations will be shown.

Note: Chapters 10-20 are the sections that are required to be read in order to complete the quiz for this Part of the series; the remaining chapters were covered in Part I of this course.

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Course Summary

The information presented in this course will provide the reader with the practical knowledge of controlling ice jams, flooding, mitigation and winter navigation.

Using good engineering judgment is always paramount in any situation. Utilizing good judgment and the knowledge gained in this course will aid the reader with the knowledge to be a success with ice engineering.

Related Links

For additional technical information related to this subject, please visit the following websites:

http://www.epa.gov/
http://www.usace.army.mil/
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/

Quiz

Once you finish studying the above course content, you need to take a quiz to obtain the PDH credits.

DISCLAIMER: The materials contained in the online course are not intended as a representation or warranty on the part of PDH Center or any other person/organization named herein. The materials are for general information only. They are not a substitute for competent professional advice. Application of this information to a specific project should be reviewed by a registered architect and/or professional engineer/surveyor. Anyone making use of the information set forth herein does so at their own risk and assumes any and all resulting liability arising therefrom.