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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white background="cid:image001.gif@01CBC457.83FC4CE0" lang=EN-ZA link=blue vlink=purple style='margin-left:51.0pt'><img src="cid:image001.gif@01CBC457.83FC4CE0" v:src="cid:image001.gif@01CBC457.83FC4CE0" v:shapes="_x0000_Mail" width=0 height=0 class=shape style='display:none;width:0;height:0'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>The SAICE Water Division presents a 2-day Network Analysis and Introduction to Surge Analysis Course. Kindly refer to the attached document for more information. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Baskerville Old Face","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>An introduction to the hydraulic modeling of water distribution systems will be covered, reflecting the basics of water distribution modeling and reviewing the different components of water distribution systems. EPANET, which is public domain software, will be used for the modeling although the basic principles taught are applicable to any water distribution modeling software.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Transient flow assessment is a crucial part of the pressure class selection of pipes during the final design stage to prevent surge pressures, which could result in pipe failures. Foreseen and unforeseen operational circumstances can result in undesirable pressure conditions that should be analyzed during the design of new pipelines, assessment of the upgrading of existing systems and determining the influence and risk associated with planned operational changes. Aspects that will be discussed are the basics of transient flows, calculation procedures, selection of surge protection devices and the use of the UPSurge (<a href="http://www.sinotechcc.co.za">www.sinotechcc.co.za</a>).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Planners, designers and managers of pipelines and water infrastructure, will benefit from the course. The planned programme for the course is attached.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='margin-left:-5.3pt;border-collapse:collapse'><tr style='height:31.85pt'><td width=123 style='width:92.15pt;background:#A6A6A6;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:31.85pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:white'>Denver Siebritz</span></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:white'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td width=334 valign=top style='width:250.3pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:31.85pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Manager Education and Training</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#4F81BD'>The South African Institution of</span></b><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#A6A6A6'> Civil </span></b><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#4F81BD'>Engineering</span></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#A6A6A6'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr><tr><td width=123 valign=top style='width:92.15pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:5.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a name="OLE_LINK1"></a><a name="OLE_LINK2"></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><img border=0 width=110 height=79 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image002.jpg@01CBC457.83FC4CE0" alt="SAICE logo 2005 -150dpi.jpg"></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=334 valign=top style='width:250.3pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>SAICE House Block 19 Thornhill Office Park Bekker Street Vorna Valley Midrand</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Private Bag X200 Halfway House 1685<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:gray'>Tel</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> +27 (0)11 805 5947/48/53 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:gray'>Fax</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> +27 (0)11 805 5971<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:gray'>e-Mail</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:sharon@saice.org.za"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>dsiebritz@saice.org.za</span></a></span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.civils.org.za/"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>www.civils.org.za</span></a></span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>