Civil Hydraulics

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2012:

120 hours

The following subject is required

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The subject content will include three Civil Hydraulics Modules:

River Hydraulics: revision of basic concepts of steady-state open channel flow and extend this with applications in natural river channels, time dependent behaviour and flood hydraulics

Coastal Hydraulics: basic wave theory and processes including in the surf zone

Sediment Transport and Water Quality: mechanisms and models of particulate and solute transport in rivers and coastal environments

These modules will be taught using a combination of self-guided on-line content and tutorials

On completion of this subject students should be able to:

• Identify and describe the dominant forces in particular flows
• Formulate and solve problems involving open channel or coastal hydraulics including sediment transport
• Describe the implications of flows being able to take mutliple forms

• Three 30 minute tests, at the end of each module - 30%
• Group and online activities for each module equivalent to 500 words each - 30%
• 2-hour examination, end of semester - 40%

Readings will be available on-line and as a bound volume available for purchase from the bookroom

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

• Ability to apply knowledge of science and engineering fundamentals
• Ability to undertake problem identification, formulation and solution
• Ability to utilise a systems approach to complex problems and to design and operational performance