CIVILEN 5130
Transcript Abbreviation:
Applied Hydrology
Course Description:
Hydrologic cycle, meterology, streamflow, evopotranspiration, hydrographs, runoff relations, runoff hydrographs, groundwater, unit hydrographs, flood routing, frequency and duration studies, and application of hydrologic techniques.
Course Levels:
Undergraduate (1000-5000 level)
Graduate (5000-8000 level)
Designation:
Elective
General Education Course:
(N/A)
Cross-Listings:
(N/A)
Credit Hours (Minimum if “Range”selected):
3.00
Max Credit Hours:
3.00
Select if Repeatable:
Off
Maximum Repeatable Credits:
3.00
Total Completions Allowed:
(N/A)
Allow Multiple Enrollments in Term:
No
Course Length:
14 weeks (autumn or spring)
12 weeks (summer only)
Off Campus:
Never
Campus Location:
Columbus
Instruction Modes:
In Person (75-100% campus; 0-24% online)
Prerequisites and Co-requisites:
Prereq: 3160 (516) or EnvEng 516.
Electronically Enforced:
No
Exclusions:
Not open to students with credit for 613 or EnvEng 613.
Course Goals / Objectives:
Be skilled in methods for delineating watershed boundaries, DEM databases, and quantitative methods for summarizing watershed length, network structure, bifurcation ratios, elevation changes, and slopes
Be skilled in meteorologic sources of precipitation, methods for measurement and data analysis, and summary of these precipitation data into design storms
Be skilled in methods for measuring streamflow and analyzing these data for peak and extreme value forms for use in engineering calculations
Be skilled in methods for predicting piezometric head and subsurface groundwater velocity for steady and transient conditions
Be skilled in the various forms of predicting and measuring evaporation and evapotranspiration as a function of windspeed and other climatological variables
Be skilled in methods for predicting infiltration
Be skilled in methods for creating hydrographs and unit hydrographs as well as methods for separating out baseflow and interception
Check if concurrence sought:
No
Contact Hours:
| Topic | LEC | REC out-of-class | REC in-class | Weekly LAB out-of-class | Weekly LAB in-class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statistics review: t- tests; standard error; distributions | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Watersheds: geometric characterizations;,time of concentration; sheet flow/channel flow definitions | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Precipitation: meteorology/climate; origins and charecterization of precipitation; intensity, duration, and frequency; gaging networks, missing data, and data analysis; design storms | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Streamflow measurement: stream gage networks, data assimilation and analysis 50; peak discharge, direct and indirect methods; missing records | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Frequency Analysis | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Groundwater; head; D’Arcy steady state exact solutions; time varying solutions; safe yield | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Evaporation: Hornbeck, Dalton, and Thornthwaite methods; Evapotranspiration | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Infiltration: Phi Index, Horton’s Method; Green Amp Procedure | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Hydrographs:definition of hydrographs and unit hydrographs; synthetic and average hydrographs; gamma function unit hydrographs | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Total | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Grading Plan:
Letter Grade
Course Components:
Lecture
Grade Roster Component:
Lecture
Credit by Exam (EM):
No
Grades Breakdown:
| Aspect | Percent |
|---|---|
| homework | 30% |
| midterm exam | 35% |
| final exam | 35% |
Representative Textbooks and Other Course Materials:
| Title | Author | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrologic Analysis and Design, 3 rd ed., | Richard H. McCuen |
ABET-CAC Criterion 3 Outcomes:
(N/A)
ABET-ETAC Criterion 3 Outcomes:
(N/A)
ABET-EAC Criterion 3 Outcomes:
(N/A)
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