Engineering Hydrology

3 credits · Undergraduate

The emphasis in this course is on quantitatively describing the relevant physical processes. These include precipitation, evapotranspiration, infiltration, percolation, groundwater movement, surface runoff, and the behaviour of lakes. A hydrologic model based on split unit-hydrographs is developed, and by paired convolution is used to produce an outflow hydrograph. Statistical hydrology, snow hydrology, and the size of engineered detention ponds are also quantitatively considered. A laboratory experiment on infiltration is performed. PREREQUISITES: CIVL 3300.03 FORMATS: Lecture | Lab