CIV5882 - Flood hydraulics and hydrology - 2018

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Postgraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Engineering

Organisational Unit

Department of Civil Engineering

Chief examiner(s)

Professor Jeff Walker

Coordinator(s)

Dr Edoardo Daly (Sem 1, Clayton)
Associate Professor Valentijn Pauwels (Sem 2, Clayton)
Dr Tanveer Adyel (Suzhou)

Unit guides

Offered

Clayton

  • First semester 2018 (On-campus)
  • Second semester 2018 (Off-campus)
  • Second semester 2018 (On-campus)

Suzhou

  • Term 3 2018 (On-campus)

Synopsis

This unit focuses on flood modelling for engineering design. Methods to estimate design flood magnitudes from experimental observations will be presented. Hydrologic and hydraulic routing models will be introduced along with software packages that apply these models.

Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

  • run operational hydrologic models.
  • parameterize models.
  • undertake flood frequency analysis.
  • analyse digital terrain models and outlines catchments.
  • understand hydraulics and apply hydraulic models.
  • understand runoff routing and apply operational routing models.
  • understand and apply state updating techniques.
  • work both independently and collaboratively on flood management problems.

Assessment

Continuous assessment: 40%

Examination (2 hours): 60%

Students are required to achieve at least 45% in the total continuous assessment component and at least 45% in the final examination component and an overall mark of 50% to achieve a pass grade in the unit. Students failing to achieve this requirement will be given a maximum of 45% in the unit.

Workload requirements

On-campus - 4 hours lectures/practice and 8 hours of private study per week

Off-campus - 150 hours study

See also Unit timetable information

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Civil Engineering