Engineering hydraulics and hydrology principles are applied to predict flows through sustainable urban drainage systems, compound and composite channel flows and hydraulic engineering structures (weirs, sluice gates, bridge piers). Scouring is also investigated alongside the transport of sediment in river systems and techniques for designing simple hydraulic systems are introduced.

2 lectures per week plus associated tutorial classes and a lab demonstration class

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Assessment

70% Written exam

15% Lab Report

15% Set Exercise

The aims of this course are to:

■ develop understanding and proficiency in the use of methods to predict the design flow for a given catchment

■ develop understanding and proficiency in the use of methods and techniques to predict the stage (water surface elevations) in rivers for specific flows and disaster risk scenarios

■ describe sediment transport processes and their effect on civil engineering structures (e.g., scour)

■ utilise hydraulic design principles to design hydraulic systems

By the end of this course students will be able to:

describe runoff mechanisms

estimate return period flows under possible disaster scenarios affected by climate change

use analytical methods to predict the flow depth in a river

calculate sediment entrainment and transport

design hydraulic systems considering sustainable development

Students must attend the degree examination and submit the other components of the course's summative assessment.

Students must attend the timetabled classes.

Any student who misses an assessment or a significant number of classes because of illness or other good cause should report this by completing a MyCampus absence report.