OPEN CHANNEL HYDRAULICS
Analysis and characteristics of flow in open channels (natural and artificial); channel design considerations including uniform flow (rivers, sewers), flow measuring devices (weirs, flumes), gradually varied flow (backwater and other flow profiles, flood routing), rapidly varied flow (hydraulic jump, spillways), and channel design problems (geometric considerations, scour, channel stabilization, sediment transport).
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: CIV ENGR 310 , graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2025 Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain the characteristics of open channel flows. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Describe free surface flow profile and quantify mass, energy, and momentum of open channel flows. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Apply fundamental principles governing open channel hydraulics to the design of engineering or nature-based systems. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Explain a solution to an engineering problem that relies on open channel hydraulic principles. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Synthesize scientific literature related to open channel flows. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain the characteristics of open channel flows. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Describe free surface flow profile and quantify mass, energy, and momentum of open channel flows. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Apply fundamental principles governing open channel hydraulics to the design of engineering or nature-based systems. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Explain a solution to an engineering problem that relies on open channel hydraulic principles. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Synthesize scientific literature related to open channel flows. Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027