Hydraulics and Hydrology

Course aim

To develop students’ knowledge and skills in open channel hydraulics and engineering hydrology.

Course content

1. Introduction to open channel hydraulics
2. Open channel design
3. Flow profile classification and computation
4. Hydrological cycle and water balance
5. Hydrological-meteorological data collection and interpretation
6. Temporal distribution of Design rainfall data
7. Design flood of a small catchment
8. Introduction to HEC-RAS

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Examination, Problem solving exercise, Skills demonstration

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.