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CE 494 - Water Resources Engineering II

Catalog Description

Advanced topics in water resources engineering with an emphasis on system analysis and design. Topics include: water distribution and pump analysis, hydropower generation, computer modeling for rainfall-runoff analysis and reservoir/stream flow routing, probability and risk/uncertainty analysis for design, flood control, and stormwater controls and drainage design.

Note: this course substitutes for 494 in the old curriculum

3 credit hours (lecture)

Prerequisites

  • CE 391

Schedule

Fall, 2009 : GT
Fall, 2010 : GT
Fall, 2011 : GT

Textbooks and Resources

  • Water Resouces Engineering by Larry Mays, 2nd Edition, John Wiley and Sons

    Course Objective

    To build a skill set related to hydrology and hydraulics by providing practical problems for critical analysis of hydrologic systems.

    Topics

    Probability & Statistics
    Random Variables in Hydrology
    Probability Distributions
    Frequency Analysis

    Precipitation
    Hydrologic Budgets and Hydrologic Cycle
    Precipitation Types
    Intensity-Duration-Frequency

    Interception, Depression Storage, and Evapotranspiration
    Calculation in Hydrologic Budgets
    Estimation Techniques

    Infiltration
    Green-Ampt Model
    Temporal and Spatial Variability
    SCS Runoff Curve Number Method

    Surface Water Hydrology
    Streamflow
    Watersheds
    Runoff and Peak Flows

    Hydrographs and Hydrograph Routing
    Hydrograph Shape
    Baseflow Separation
    Unit Hydrographs
    Synthetic Hydrographs
    Hydrograph Routing

    Urban and Small Watershed Hydrology
    Effects of Urbanization
    Peak Flow Methods in Urban Areas
    Rational Method and TR-55

    Professional Component

    This course addresses the following EC 2000 professional component requirements;
    · an ability to analyze and solve civil engineering problems
    · an ability to design civil engineering systems, components, or processes to meet desired needs
    · an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams
    · an ability to communicate effectively
    · a knowledge of contemporary issues
    · an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice
    · the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context

    Relationship to Program Objectives

    The courses supports program outcomes 1,3,4,6, and 7.

    Last update: Tue Aug 11, 2009 5:05 pm by acostar

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