— Computational River Mechanics I
Unsteady open channel flows, computation of water surface profiles, shallow water equations, St. Venant equations, method of characteristics, finite difference methods, stability and accuracy of explicit and implicit schemes, flood routing in simple and compound channels, advection of plumes.
Prerequisites & course information
Course Description: Unsteady open channel flows, computation of water surface profiles, shallow water equations, St. Venant equations, method of characteristics, finite difference methods, stability and accuracy of explicit and implicit schemes, flood routing in simple and compound channels, advection of plumes. Learning Activities: Lecture 4 hour(s). Credit Limitation(s): Not open for credit to students who have taken ECI 277. Grade Mode: Letter. Learning Activities: Lecture 4 hour(s). Credit Limitation(s): Not open for credit to students who have taken ECI 277. Grade Mode: Letter.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027