Design of Utility Infrastructure
From ancient Roman aqueducts to modern smart cities, utility infrastructure remains the invisible backbone that powers our civilization—and designing it requires mastering both timeless engineering principles and cutting-edge coordination techniques. This comprehensive course guides engineers, architects, planners, and contractors through the essential design criteria for utility networks, covering everything from gravity-fed sanitary systems to pressurized water mains, while emphasizing practical applications of subsurface utility engineering standards like ASCE 38-22. Participants will learn to identify operational needs, locate existing facilities, determine system capacity, apply fundamental hydraulic principles, and coordinate complex multi-utility projects using proven stakeholder management strategies that ensure successful infrastructure development in our growing communities.
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Course Details
Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Recall the operational needs of the project to size utility lines
- Explain how to identify existing facilities through subsurface utility engineering techniques as described in ASCE 38-22
- Recall how to determine the capacity of existing facilities and how to supplement them
- Describe key elements for the design of gravity and pressurized flow facilities
- List available software for the analysis and design of gravity and pressurized flow
- Recall horizontal and vertical separations between different utility lines
- List as-built survey requirements when constructing new facilities
- Recall the importance of tracking stakeholders as part of utility coordination
