Hydraulics and Hydrology

Course aim

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

Course content

Hydrological cycle and water balance, hydro-meteorological data collection and interpretation, temporal distribution of design rainfall data, design flood of a small catchment and impact of land-use changes, Introduction to open channel hydraulics, open channel design, flow profile classification, computation and 1D flood-plain modelling, Introduction to HEC-RAS modelling.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
CIVE 2010	Introduction to Water Engineering

The prerequisite course is not applicable to postgraduate students.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Lecture	2 hours x 13 weeks
Tutorial	2 hours x 12 weeks
Computer Practical	1 hour x 11 weeks

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

Assessment

Presentation, Problem solving exercise, Project, Skills demonstration, Technical documentation, Test/Quiz

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.