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Course:	Bridge Scour Evaluation
SAP Course Number:	78TECH400066

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Structural Inspection

Class Schedule

Location		Start		End		Times
Clearfield		05/14/24		05/15/24		Click class location for specific times.
Allentown		05/22/24		05/23/24		Click class location for specific times.
Harrisburg		10/15/24		10/16/24		Click class location for specific times.
Bridgeville		02/19/25		02/20/25		Click class location for specific times.
King of Prussia		03/25/25		03/26/25		Click class location for specific times.

General Information

Summary:	This is a two (2) day course intended for individuals engaged in safety inspection of structures who are responsible for maintaining the integrity of highway bridges against possible hydraulic-related problems. The focus of this course is to provide field inspectors with the knowledge and reference material required to evaluate and document the susceptibility of bridge foundations to scour.
Learning Outcomes:	Upon successful completion of this training, participants will be able to: • Recognize and understand structural failure, or the potential for failure, due to scour. • Discuss and report information pertaining to scour in terms that are uniform and consistent across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. • Evaluate and determine mitigation methods for scour problems. • Identify, evaluate, and report scour information in accordance with the most recent edition of PENNDOT's BMS Coding Manual. • Be familiar with scour evaluation data developed by both PennDOT and USGS and how to evaluate/update this data during future inspections.
Outline:	Bridge Scour.docx
Target Audience:	Individuals engaged in the safety inspection of structures that are responsible for maintaining the integrity of highway bridges against possible hydraulic-related problems.

Final Exam:	Yes

Continuing Education Credits

Miscellaneous	CEHs	Classes After		CEUs	Classes After		PDHs	Classes After

PennDOT:							15.00	12/07/10

Awarding continuing education credits (PDH/CEU/CEH) to a training course or other training event does not imply or guarantee that the training course/event is approved by the Pennsylvania State Registration Board of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Land Surveyors. According to Pennsylvania Act 25, “Credit determination for activities…shall be the responsibility of the licensee. Continuing professional competency obtained by a licensee should maintain, improve or expand skills or knowledge obtained prior to initial licensure, including law and ethics applicable to the profession, or develop new and relevant skills and knowledge.”
For informational purposes only:	1 CEU is equal to 10 hours of instruction
	1 CEH is equal to 1 hour of instruction

Course Contact Information

For technical questions regarding this course, contact the following...
Name:	Shannon Bilger
Phone:	(717) 705-4171
Email:	sbilger@pa.gov
For general questions about the Training Calendar (such as those regarding schedules, locations, instructors or registrations), see Contact Information in specific classes.

Created	Last Modified
By Mary L Sharp/PennDOT On 12/19/00 At 10:27 AM	By Edward J Castelli/PennDOT On 03/25/24 At 07:01 AM