CIV5884 - Water sensitive stormwater design - 2019

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)

Assoc Professor David McCarthy
Dr Tanveer Adyel (Suzhou)

Unit guides

Offered

Clayton

  • First semester 2019 (Off-campus)
  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Suzhou

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Synopsis

The unit examines the general planning issues of integrated urban catchment management, followed by best management practices in stormwater management. Issues associated with the multiple objectives of urban stormwater management will be discussed in detail.

Students will gain an appreciation for the management issues and technologies to formulate a stormwater management strategy for catchments with pre-specified environmental conditions and development characteristics.

Outcomes

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

  • apply strategic planning principles for stormwater management.
  • operate within existing legislation in the development of urban drainage designs.
  • develop urban drainage designs, which employ best management practice principles in selection and operation of individual components.
  • select and design treatment sequences that provide acceptable outflows to receiving water.
  • work both independently and collaboratively on complex urban stormwater 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

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

Civil Engineering