CE 4502
E NGINEERING H YDROLOGY AND
WATER R ESOURCES E NGINEERING
Riddhi Singh
Email:
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Lecture 1a
Today we will
Introduce ourselves
Take an overview of the course
Discuss the relevance of CE4502
Take an overview of hydrology
INTRODUCTIONS
About me
Riddhi Singh
I work on challenging water resources
problems in regions across the world
Some technical terms that describe my
work: hydrologic modeling, uncertainty
analysis, decision making under
uncertainty
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About you (~30 seconds)
Your name
Some areas of civil engineering (or
outside) that interest you
Your favorite food
OVERVIEW OF CE4502
Goals: Through this class, you will
1. Learn the language of water resources
2. Build an understanding about hydrological processes
3. Learn about practical applications related to
irrigation and design of hydraulic structures
4. Hopefully, have fun
Three instructors will share this course
Myself
Dr. Phanindra
Dr. Shashidhar
Section 1.
Hydrologic processes
Section II.
Irrigation
Section III.
Design of hydraulic structures
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Each section will be covered in ~ 5 weeks/10 lectures
Dec 31- Feb 8
Hydrologic processes
Feb 9 March 22
Irrigation
March 23 May 2
Design of
hydraulic structures
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Logistics
All submissions to [email protected]
Mondays, 5.30 pm to 7.30 pm
Thursdays, 5.30 pm to 7.30 pm
Room #133
Office hours: Wednesday, 3 pm to 5 pm
Or, by appointment, email: [email protected]
Office Location: Faculty room no. 20
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Grading for Section 1
2 Assignments
40%
2 Quizzes (closed book)
40%
Class participation
20% + bonus
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How to get bonus points?
Look out for these take home questions.
They are to be submitted before the
beginning of the next class. Answering these
frequently will earn you bonus points!
Your class participation will depend on how much
you interact in the class.
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Course outline for Section 1
1. Introduction to hydrology (2 hours)
2. Reynolds transport theorem (2 hours)
3. Components of hydrology: precipitation,
infiltration, evaporation, streamflow, and
groundwater (6 hours)
4. Hydrologic analysis: flow routing, hydrologic
statistics, design storms/flows (6 hours)
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A tentative timetable
Week/Date
Topic
1/Jan 1
Introduction to hydrology
2/Jan 5
Reynolds transport theorem
3/Jan 8
Precipitation and infiltration
4/Jan 12
Evaporation and streamflow
5/Jan 15
Groundwater concepts
6/Jan 19
Quiz 1
7/Jan 22
Flow routing
8/Jan 26
Holiday no classes
9/Jan 29
Hydrologic statistics, frequency analysis
10/Feb 2
Hydrologic design: design storms and
design flows
11/Feb 5
Quiz 2
Deliverables
Assignment 1 due
Assignment 2 due
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Course materials
APPLIED HYDROLOGY
Ven Te Chow, David R. Maidment,
Larry W. Mays
Besides, we will use published journal articles, sections from relevant
books (provided as needed)
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