DRAINS In-Person Workshop
Suitable for both new and experienced DRAINS users, our DRAINS In-Person Workshop is a comprehensive and hands-on course led by Hossein Ansari.
Learn or refresh the fundamentals of DRAINS and its latest features, master and apply AR&R 2019 guidelines to urban drainage, and explore and build DRAINS models with hands-on examples, case studies and troubleshooting.
Options for Attendance:
- [3 Days] Attend full DRAINS In-Person Workshop, covering DRAINS Fundamentals and DRAINS Extension.
All the fundamentals and latest features of DRAINS, plus Urban Drainage & On-Site Detention Systems. Our most popular workshop.
- [2 Days] Attend DRAINS Fundamentals only
Just the basics for new users or a refresher of the latest features for experienced users.
- [1 Day] Attend DRAINS Extension only* (prerequisites apply)
For experienced users only. Offers a deep-dive into our two most popular modules: Urban Street Drainage case studies and Complex On-Site Detention Systems.
In-Person Workshop Details:
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Mandatory 2.5 hour AR&R Module + 2 optional introductory modules
Full Course (most popular): 26-28 November 2024, 9am to 5pm. 25 Hours CPD.
Fundamentals only: 26 & 27 November 2024, 9am to 5pm. 18 Hours CPD.
Extension only*: 28 November 2024, 9am to 5pm. 8 Hours CPD.
Cliftons Sydney (Metcentre, 13/60 Margaret St, Sydney NSW 2000)
• Digital Certificate of Completion with CPD hours
• Use of Training PC with DRAINS Training Licence
• USB Flash Drive & Printed Workshop Notes
• Morning, Lunch & Afternoon Catering
• FREE 10-day Subscription to DRAINS Unlimited Links to use on your own device, commencing on Day 1 of the Workshop
*Prerequisite to attend DRAINS Extension Workshop only: Participants must have attended or completed a DRAINS Fundamentals or Core Training Course in the last five years (either in-person or live online).
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Curriculum
Across the course, you will learn or refresh the fundamentals of DRAINS, master and apply AR&R 2019 guidelines to urban drainage, and explore and build DRAINS models with hands-on examples, case studies and troubleshooting.
Day 1: DRAINS Fundamentals
- Overview of AR&R Module Pre-Work
- Getting Started + Assembling a DRAINS Model
- Customising the DRAINS Database
- Design considerations
- Estimation of pressure change coefficients
Day 2: DRAINS Fundamentals
- Complex Overland Flows & Flood Mapping
- Open Channels and Headwalls
- Storage Network Routing Models (RORB, RAFTS & WBNM)
- Horton ILSAX Hydrological Model
- Introduction to On-Site Detention Systems
- Exploring Infiltration Systems
Day 3 (Optional): DRAINS Extension
- Urban Drainage Considerations & Case Studies
- Customer Overflow Routes
- Output Conversion Tools
- Importing gauged rainfall
- Estimation of Probable Maximum Precipitation
- Complex Detention Basins
- Modelling Infiltration Retention Basins
- Modelling Pumps, Diversion Pits & GPTs
- Data Exchange with other Applications
Your Instructor
Hossein Ansari
Technical Manager & Principal Engineer,
Watercom
Hossein Ansari
Technical Manager & Principal Engineer, Watercom
Hossein Ansari is an experienced Civil Engineer with over two decades of work in both private and public sectors. He has previously held roles as a Senior Design Officer at Sutherland Shire Council and as a Drainage Investigation Engineer at City of Botany Bay Council.
In 2018, Hossein became a co-presenter for the DRAINS workshops alongside Benjamin Kus and Geoffrey O’Loughlin. In 2022, he was appointed as the Technical Services Manager & Principal Engineer at Watercom.
As a consultant, Hossein has been offering his expertise as a Civil Hydraulic Engineer to various consulting firms since 2007 in Australia. His work has encompassed roads, drainage, overland flow path studies, and Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) projects, from initial planning to final design and construction.
His major interests include hydrological and hydraulic modelling and design utilising various computer software programs including DRAINS, HEC-RAS, ILSAX, Civil 3D, AutoCAD, Civil Site Design, MapInfo, QGIS, ArcMap and other GIS software.
Venue
All face to face components of this workshop are presented at Cliftons Training Facilities.
Training is carried out on individual PCs, working with examples, spreadsheets and tutorial exercises.
Cliftons Training Facilities (Sydney)
Located in Metcentre
13/60 Margaret St
Sydney NSW 2000
(09) 9250 0999