Building Pathology: Site Drainage Problems (RV-6140)

Start Date

09/15/2016

End Date

09/14/2018

Description

On May 19, 1997, on the Lawn of the University of Virginia a tragic incident occurred: a suspended, second-floor porch that was attached to one of the original Jeffersonian pavilions collapsed. Twenty-three people were injured, one of whom died of her injuries. The structural element that failed was allegedly 175 years old at the time of the failure. The many lessons that can be learned from this incident and others are described throughout this course.

This 1-hour online course introduces you to the systemic pathology of horizontal closure systems and specifically addresses such topics as Plant Damage, Site-Water Damage, Designing for Water Disposal, and Water Collection and Conveyance.

Distance Learning

Yes

Course Equivalency

Subjects

Water / Stormwater Management

Health, Safety and Welfare

Yes

Hours

1.0

Learning Outcomes

•Understand how roots cause damage to drains
•Learn about the classes of site-water-related problems
•Learn how to formulate a plan of water disposal
•Understand why water moves toward, instead of away from, a building

Instructors

Samuel Harris

Course Codes

RV-6140

Provider

Vector Solutions

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