CEE 340: Hydraulics and Water Resources(Required for a BSCE degree)
Analysis of closed-conduit flow and open channel flow. Principles of
surface water hydrology and groundwater hydraulics. Lecture 3 hours; 3
credits.
Water Resources Engineering (4th edition), by Linsley, R. K. et
al., McGraw-Hill Publishing Co., 1992.
Course Objectives
Students completing this course successfully will be able to
apply continuity and energy equations to pipe flow, including losses
calculate flow rates in branching pipes and pipe networks
calculate centrifugal pump characteristics at various rotational speeds using
affinity laws
determine available net positive suction head in pumped lines
analyze pumped pipelines, including sketching hydraulic and energy grade lines
apply energy and momentum principles to open channel flow
sketch gradually varied open channel flow profiles
perform hydraulic jump calculations
determine total runoff hydrographs using the unit hydrograph method
derive a unit hydrograph from streamflow data
route flow through channels and reservoirs
determine the likelihood of flood events using various probabilistic methods,
including plotting positions, Gumbel and log Pearson Type III distributions
perform economic analysis for water resources planning problems
calculate drawdowns for steady flow in unconfined aquifers (with and without
rainfall recharge), and for steady and unsteady flow in confined aquifers.
calculate groundwater aquifer characteristics, including hydraulic conductivity
and transmissivity, using data from observation wells.
determine required capacity for distribution and conservation reservoirs.
Topics Covered
Pipe flow: continuity and energy principles, branching pipes and pipe networks (6 hours)
Centrifugal pump characteristics, net positive suction head (2 hours)
Pumped lines and flow regulating valves (3 hours)
Open channel flow: energy and momentum principles (3 hours)
Open channel flow: gradually varied flow and hydraulic jump (4 hours)
Surface flow hydrology: unit hydrograph method, rational method (6 hours)
Surface flow hydrology: channel and reservoir routing (3 hours)
Probability concepts in planning: annual flood series, frequency distributions (3 hours)
Engineering economics in water resources planning (3 hours)
