Flow in Open Channels

3 credits · College of Engineering catalogue

Advisory Prerequisite: CEE 325 or equivalent and CEE 421. Enforced Prerequisite: None. (3 credits) Conservation laws for transient flow in open channels; shallow-water approximation; the method of characteristics; simple waves and hydraulic jumps; nonreflective boundary conditions; dam-break analysis; overland flow; prediction and mitigation of flood waves.