Gravity Sewer Design

Gravity sewer design is one of the most common design tasks facing the civil engineer. All states have minimum design criteria that dictate gravity sewer design. This one hour online course takes the student on a step-by-step journey through a standard set of regulatory design requirements, introduces the justification behind those requirements, and allows the student to implement the design criteria. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end.

At the completion of this course, you will be able to

• Determine the appropriate sewer pipe diameter to convey a design flow rate.
• Understand and utilize Manning''s equation.
• Determine slopes required to meet minimum velocity requirements.
• Determine when steep slope protection is required.
• Determine which tests may be performed to ensure proper construction.
• Understand sewer manhole spacing requirements.
• Understand separation requirements between sewer lines and other utilities.