Surface Water Hydrology

Course aim

To continue to develop students’ in-depth understanding on how hydrologic principles can be applied to supplement decision support system for water and environmental management.

Course content

Module 1: Fundamentals of Surface Water Hydrology
1. Spatial and temporal distribution of hydro-meteorological data
2. Design rainfall and hydrological losses
3. Rainfall-Runoff process
4. Design Flood estimations

Module 2: Modelling Watershed Hydrology
1. Generalised watershed simulation models
2. Time-area models
3. Unit Hydrograph models
4. Introduction to SWMM modelling

Module 3: Floodplain Hydraulics
1. Floodplain management issues and mitigation strategies
2. Generalised open channel hydraulics models
3. Introduction to HEC-RAS Modelling

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Students should have an understanding of basic hydrology.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Lecture	2 hours x 12 weeks
Tutorial	1 hour x 12 weeks

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

Assessment

Modelling Tasks, Problem solving tasks , 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.