Water Resources Engineering Branch

Hydraulic Design Section

Responsibilities

Hydraulic Design Section is responsible for conducting hydraulic modeling to determine flooding impacts for existing and with-project conditions. This section uses CADD as a tool to determine the layout of project features, develop hydraulic models, and prepare report figures and plates.

Mission Statement

Vision

• Build and maintain a level of expertise which produces innovative cost effective products which are of the highest quality.
• Provide a work environment which promotes and encourages job satisfaction and pride in a job well done.
• Provide design of flood control features as if your family home was immediately adjacent to the project.

Goals

• Each team member will know and understand standard Corps of Engineers regulations and have a working knowledge of criteria as present in U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineering Manuals.
• Each team member will be capable of applying the latest state of the art engineering design and analyses techniques.
• Each team member will apply the latest state of the art computer based numerical analyses analyses and design programs to expedite completion of project features.
• Insure that all team members have the benefit of design and analyses experience and lessons learned from past projects.
• Insure that all reports provided are of the highest quality, completed within established schedules and monetary resources.

Duties

• Provide assistance to Planning Division in formulation and preliminary determination of alternative plans for further study.
• Provide hydraulic designs of spillways, culverts, and other water control features.
• Coordinate hydraulic engineering analyses and design data with other disciplines in Engineering Division.
• Compile hydraulic designs for Reconnaissance Reports, Feasibility Reports and Design Memorandums.
• Coordinate engineering analyses and design data developed in Engineering Division with other division in the Jacksonville District.
• Provide review of plans and specifications to insure compliance with detailed hydraulic designs.

Contact Information

Engineering Division, Hydraulic Design Section (EN-WH)
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District
Jacksonville District
P.O. Box 4970
Jacksonville, Florida 32232-0019

Rob C. Tucker, P.E., Section Chief
Phone: (904) 232-1197

[ Previous Page ]   [ Top of Page ]
Page Updated On: February 16, 2010