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Sponsored by ASCE's Geo-Institute's Technical Committees
INSTRUCTORS:
Norma Jean Mattei
Purpose and Background
Most people don't think of the Gulf and Atlantic Intracoastal Waterways (GIWW or the AIWW) when they think about the waterways of the United States. Yet, since the 1940's these waterways have protected both barge traffic and recreational vessels as they travel along our country's Gulf and Atlantic coasts. The 1100 mile long AIWW is designated Marine Highway 95 and parts of the GIWW is Marine Highway 69 (although the 1300 mile long GIWW is also known as the waterway I-10 since it parallels Interstate 10). This session will give a historic perspective of how these coastal waterways were envisioned and constructed and end with their current usage and their needs into the future.
Benefits and Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of these sessions, you will be able to:
- Explain the historical development and purpose of the Gulf and Atlantic Intracoastal Waterways (GIWW and AIWW).
- Describe the current uses of these coastal waterways for both barge traffic and recreational vessels.
- Discuss the future needs and challenges related to the maintenance and improvement of the GIWW and AIWW.
Assessment of Learning Outcomes
Learning outcomes are assessed and achieved through passing a 10 multiple choice question post-test with at least a 70%.
Who Should Attend?
- Transportation engineers
- Environmental engineers
- Coastal engineers
- Water Resource engineers
- Consulting engineers
- Port engineers
How to Earn your CEUs/PDHs and Receive Your Certificate of Completion
This course is worth 1 PDH. To receive your certificate of completion, you will need to complete a short post-test online and receive a passing score of 70% or higher.
How do I convert CEUs to PDHs?
1.0 CEU = 10 PDHs [Example: 0.1 CEU = 1 PDH]