Practical Engineering Videos
‘Grady Hillhouse is a civil engineer in San Antonio, Texas. The goal for Practical Engineering is to increase exposure and interest in the field of engineering, highlight that connection between the world around us and the energy, passion, and thought that goes into making it a nicer place to live (Practical Engineering, 2021).’
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Flow in Pipes
Compress Air with No Moving Parts! – Trompe
How Does a Hydraulic Ram Pump Work?
How to Collapse a Pipe by Opening a Valve
What’s That Infrastructure? (Ep. 4 – Subsurface Utilities)
How to Measure Flow with Magnets – (Magnetic Flow Meters)
Boil Water at Room Temperature! – Hydrostatics
Flooding
How Do Flood Control Structures Work?
How Does Permeable Pavement Work?
Rivers on Mars! (and other uses for hydraulic models)
The 100 Year Flood Is Not What You Think It Is (Maybe)
Soil Mechanics
Groundwater Flow Demonstration Model
How are Underwater Structures Built?
How Quicksand Causes Dam Failures
Sand Castle Holds Up A Car! – Mechanically Stabilized Earth
Why Does Road Construction Take So Long?
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Ontario Provincial Standards for Roads and Public Works
The Ontario Provincial Standards for Roads and Public Works (OPS) organization:
- develops and publishes a comprehensive set of standard specifications and drawings; and
- manages the evaluation, classification, and recording of information related to materials and products,
for use in the construction of roads and public works in Ontario.
OPS Publications
Why Use Ontario Provincial Standards?
Ontario Provincial Standards and associated documents are available for download free of charge from the MTO Technical Publications website.
For news and upcoming activities, visit the OPS Organization website: http://www.ops.on.ca/
Articles
Ontario Provincial Standards are Made for Life in Ontario
Presentations
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Drinking Water Quality Management Standard (DWQMS) Provincial Workshop Proceedings – 2019
The Drinking Water Quality Management (DWQMS) Provincial Workshop is a WCWC course held annually to provide DWQMS representatives with an opportunity to share and discuss their experiences. This forum allows them to share best practices and solutions for challenges encountered during implementation or continued maintenance of a quality management system. The program consists of different facilitators leading sessions on a variety of topics tying into a common theme. The theme for this year’s workshop was ‘Making the Transition’.
The 2019 program is available for viewing below:
Workshop Presentations
DWQMS Program Status facilitated by Christopher Manning.
Risk Assessment – Thinking Outside the Box facilitated by André Pepin.
Corrective and Preventative Actions facilitated by Janine DeBoer.
Preparing for and Conducting a Transition Audit facilitated by Brigitte Roth.
Best Management Practices facilitated by Christopher Manning.
Emergency Preparedness facilitated by Larry Moore.
Infrastructure Planning facilitated by Ted Joynt.
License Renewals and Leveraging the QMS facilitated by Christopher Manning.
Supporting Documents
Guide to Supporting Information Required for a Municipal Drinking Water License
Pocket Guide: Ontario’s Drinking Water Quality Management Standard
Preparing for and Conducting a Transition Audit – Internal Audit Summary and Checklist
Preparing for and Conducting a Transition Audit – Ishikawa Exercise
Preparing for and Conducting a Transition Audit – DWQMS Element-Based Checklist
Preparing for and Conducting a Transition Audit – DWQMS Process Audit Checksheet
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