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311 Hydroscience. I, II; 3cr. Introduction to the water cycle, its relationship to the environment and human attempts to conserve, control, and utilize water judiciously. Fundamentals of hydrology, hydraulics, coastal engineering and water resources engineering. P:Civ Engr 310. Hoopes, Joeres, Potter.

Course Prerequisite(s)

CEE 310

Prerequisite knowledge and/or skills

fluid mechanics, basic calculus, some statistics and engineering economics

Textbook(s) and/or other required material

Water Resources Engineering, David A. Chin, Prentice Hall, 2006.

Course objectives

The main objectives of this course is to introduce students to the engineering and scientific principles and methods used to manage water resources flood risk and to protect aquatic resources.

Topics covered

Terrestrial hydrologic cycle and water budgets.
Flood damage mitigation, including flood frequency analysis, economic analysis, probabilistic design, and basic open channel flow principles.
Urban stormwater management, including design storm methods and design of mitigation storage.
Water supply design, including estimation of storage requirements and environmental considerations.

Class/laboratory schedule

two 50 minute lectures per week and one 2 hour lab/conference

Contribution of course to meeting the professional component

This course contributes primarily to the students' knowledge of engineering topics, and does provide design experience.

The following statement indicates which of the following considerations are included in this course: economic, environmental, ethical, political, societal, health and safety, manufacturability, sustainability.

The course includes economic, environmental, societal, health and safety, and sustainability attributes.

Relationship of course to undergraduate degree program objectives and outcomes

This course primarily serves students in the department. The information below describes how the course contributes to the undergraduate program objectives.

The course provides comprehensive education in the fundamentals of water resources engineering, including evaluation of societal needs and design of faciliities and systems to serve these needs and at the same time ensure resouce sustainability. The need for multi-disciplinary collaboration is stressed, as is the importance of economic, political, and social issues.

Assessment of student progress toward course objectives

The course has separate exams for each third of the class. Each exam is worth 20% for a total exam score of - 60%. Homeworks grades are worth 30%. Laboratory quizzes are worth 10%. The student team presentation is graded separately as part of the homework for report comprehensiveness, neatness, and for oral presentation.

Person(s) who prepared this description

Kenneth W. Potter

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Date last modified: 31-Jul-2007
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