Flood, Tsunami, and Hurricane Hydraulics, Damage, and Countermeasures

3 credits · College of Engineering catalogue

Advisory Prerequisite: None. Enforced Prerequisite: CEE 325 or MECHENG 320 or NAVARCH 320 or CHE 341 or NERS 344 or AEROSP 225 or graduate standing. (3 credits) Practical concepts for inland and coastal flood risk reduction. Physics of natural hazards, damage prediction, effects of climate change, structural and land use planning methods. Numerical modeling, hydraulic design tools for rainfall, hurricane storm surge and waves, and tsunami hazards. Geotechnical and structural fundamentals of floodwall, breakwater, building damage.