Form and Process in Alluvial Channels

3 credits · Graduate

This course begins with various aspects of fluvial geomorphology from a civil engineering point-of-view. It then moves on to discussion of hydraulic resistance based on quantitative estimates of channel roughness, regime concepts for artificial and natural rivers, uses of boundary shear stress and unit stream power in bed-load estimations, the hydraulics and statistics of suspended sediment, numerical versus physical modelling, and a review of case histories of responses of rivers to human activity. The hydraulics of fish habitat assessment is also considered. The application of HEC-RAS to a local brook is part of the course. PREREQUISITES: CIVL 3300.03, CIVL 3310.03