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        Core Information
	







                Course
                
			CEE 340 Hydraulics and Water Resources

			Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits

			Spring Semester, ODU Campus 
				
	

                Session
                Spring Session #1
	

                Instructor
                
			
			Dr. Laura Harrell, Assistant Professor, CEE, 
			
			KH 130B
	

                Phone
                (757) 683-6052
	

                e-mail
                <LHarrell@odu.edu> 
		
	
	


			


















        Textbook and References
	




 
 
                  



        
Required Textbook:
        

	Linsley, R. K. et al,Water Resources Engineering
		4th edition, McGraw-Hill Publishing Co., 1992. 
        

        
References:
        

	
    
	
  1. Munson, Bruce R. et al, Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics, 
		3rd edition, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 1998.
	
    
	
  2. Hwang, Ned, Fundamentals of Hydraulic Engineering Systems, 
		2nd edition, Prentice Hall, Inc., 1987.
	
    
	
  3. McCuen, Richard H., Hydrologic Analysis and Design, Prentice Hall, 1998.
	










	


            









        Grading Policy
	






 
 
                  




The best of the following combinations will be used to determine the course 
grade for each individual.














	Combination
	Test 1 (%)
	Test 2 (%)
	Test 3 (%)
	Design Projects (%)
	Final (%)
	Total (%)





	1
	15
	15
	15
	15
	40
	100





	2
	20
	20
	20
	10
	30
	100



















	
	
	Attendance Policy
	




                      




	
Attendance of lectures is not required, but is strongly encouraged as it
affects the quality of learning and performance on exams. Your presence
is required for all tests and exams.
	
	













	
	
	Honor Code
	







Each test and exam must include the words "honor pledge" written next to
your signature, indicating your adherence to the university honor code.
You may work with others only on homework assignments.











	


                  


                  








        Tentative Course Outline
	






 

                        


CEE 340 CEE Hydraulics and Water Resources

Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits

ODU Campus

Spring Session #1

                        

	


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	Week
	Class
	Topics





        [1]
        1
	Introduction

		



        [1]
        2
	
Pipe Flow: Basic Principles, Continuity Equation, Energy Equation,
Friction and Minor Losses
	

		



        [2]
        3
	
Pipe Flow: Flow in Branching Pipes, Equivalent Pipes
	

		



        [2]
        4
	
Pipe Flow: Pipe Networks
	

		



        [3]
        5
	
Centrifugal Pump Characteristics, Affinity Laws, Net Positive Suction Head
	

		



        [3]
        6
	
Pumped Lines
	

		



        [4]
        7
	
Pumped Lines, Flow Regulating Valves
	

		



        [4]
        8
	
Open Channel Flow: Physical Characteristics, Normal and Critical Depth
	

		



        [5]
        9
	
Open Channel Flow: Energy Equation
	

		



        [5]
        10
	
Open Channel Flow: Momentum Equation
	

		



        [6]
        11
	
TEST 1
	

		



        [6]
        12
	
Open Channel Flow: Gradually Varied Flow
	

		



        [7]
        13
	
Open Channel Flow: Hydraulic Jump
	

		



        [7]
        14
	
Surface Flow Hydrology: Rainfall, Streamflow, Abstraction Index
	

		



        [8]
        15
	
Surface Flow Hydrology: Rational Method, Unit Hydrograph Method
	

		



        [8]
        16
	
Surface Flow Hydrology: Synthetic Unit Hydrographs
	

		



        ***
        ***
	
SPRING BREAK
	

		



        ***
        ***
	
SPRING BREAK
	

		



        [9]
        17
	
Surface Flow Hydrology: Reservoir Routing
	

		



        [9]
        18
	
Surface Flow Hydrology: Channel Routing
	

		



        [10]
        19
	
TEST 2
	

		



        [10]
        20
	
Probability Concepts in Planning: 
Annual Flood Series, Recurrence Interval, 
Gumbel and Log Pearson Type III distributions
	

		



        [11]
        21
	
Engineering Economics in Water Resources Planning
	

		



        [11]
        22
	
Groundwater Hydraulics: 
Aquifer Classification, Basic Principles, Darcy's Law
	

		



        [12]
        23
	
Groundwater Hydraulics: 
Steady and Unsteady Flow in Confined Aquifers
	

		



        [12]
        24
	
Groundwater Hydraulics: 
Steady Unconfined Aquifer Well Hydraulics
	

		



        [13]
        25
	
TEST 3	

		



        [13]
        26
	
Groundwater Hydraulics: 
Unsteady Unconfined Aquifer Well Hydraulics, Multiple Wells
	

		



        [14]
        27
	
Reservoirs: Physical Characteristics, Firm Yield and Capacity Selection
	

		



        [14]
        28
	
Dams: Forces on Dams, Stability of Dams
	

		



        [15]
        29
	
Review
	

		



        [15]
        30
	
FINAL EXAM