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Chandra S. Pathak, PhD, PE, F.ASCE Hydrology, Hydraulics and Coastal Community of PracticeEngineering & Construction DivisionHQUSACE

HYDROLOGY, HYDRAULICS, AND COASTAL

COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE

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HYDROLOGY, HYDRAULICS AND COASTAL COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE

Agendaü Mission Areas and Disciplinesü Organization and Activitiesü Offices and Staffü Gaps and/or Needsü Future Expectations

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HH&C: CW MISSION AREAS3

• Flood Risk Management

• Navigation• Water Supply• Emergency

Management• Environmental/

Eco-Restoration

HH&C: ENGINEERING ENGAGEMENT4

• Feasibility Studies• Engineering Design • Operation &

Management• Dam and Levee Safety• Risk Management

HH&C: MAJOR 5 DISCIPLINES5

• Hydrology• Hydraulics• Water Management• Water Quality• Coastal

HH&C: SUB-DISCIPLINES 6

• Hydraulic Design• Hydropower• Inland Navigation• Planning Analysis• Reservoir System Analysis• River Hydraulics• Riverine Engineering &

Sediment Transport• Statistics and Risk• Surface Water Hydrology• Water Management• Water Supply• Water Quality

• Dam and Levee Safety• Ecosystem Restoration• Field Data Acquisition and

Analysis• Geospatial• Cold Regions Engineering• Groundwater Hydrology• Coastal Engineering• Coastal/Estuarine Hydraulics• Coastal Engineering• Coastal Sediment & Geology• Coastal Navigation

HH&C: ACTIVITIES7

HH&C: ORGANIZATION8

§ HQ Team§ Executive Advisory Committee§ Subject Matter Experts§ National Technical Committees§ Working Groups (CWG, REWG, CURG,

HSWG)§ Centers of Expertise (HEC, RMC, MMC)§ Research Community (ERDC/CHL/EL/ITL)

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HH&C: STAFF BY MSC/OFFICE

HH&C: TOTAL STAFF10

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HH&C: GAPS / NEEDS11

v Enhance numerical model development using GRiD for Hydrologic and Hydraulic Modeling

v Navier-Stokes/Fluid Structure Interaction (CFD) Modeling

v Physically-Based Limits to Extreme Rainfall

HH&C: GAPS / NEEDS12

v Coastal Numerical Modeling Modernization

v Estuarine Coastal Storm Risk Management

v Develop an Economic Analysis Framework for Coastal Studies

HH&C: GAPS / NEEDS13

v Develop an Economic Analysis Framework for Sustainable Sediment Management

v Develop Innovative Methods for Sediment Collection, Transport, and Distribution

HH&C: FUTURE EXPECTATIONS14

• State-of-Art Tools and Methods• Up-to-date Guidance

Documents• Adequate Work Force

§ Experienced Engineers§ Subject Matter Experts

• Great Collaboration between Practitioners and Researchers

HH&C: CHARTER15

“HH&C will be stewards of the body of knowledge constituting the professional practice of hydrology, hydraulics and coastal engineering. The HH&C CoP will assume responsibility for documenting the state of practice, fostering and promoting growth and development of needed technology, providing access to subject matter experts, providing outreach to others, and establishing and operating mechanisms for promoting best practices and capturing and making available lessons learned.”

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CIVIL WORKS GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS

Includes ER, EM, EP, EC, ETL, DG, ENG Forms, DPM, EGM, and select UFGS

CW Documents by TypeCW Documents by CoP/FA

As of 10 Jan 2019

452 documents44,686 pages

Average Age: 20.30 years