MONASH UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOKS

Engineering Handbook 1996

Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996

CIV3263

Hydrology

E M Laurenson and P E Weinmann

Objectives To acquire basic knowledge and understanding of hydrologic concepts and to develop skills to apply a range of standard hydrologic analysis and design techniques.

Synopsis Hydrologic cycle: hydrologic processes, runoff generation. Hydrologic data: measurement and recording. Yield hydrology: water balance, rainfall-runoff relations, storage yield analysis. Flood hydrology: flood frequency analysis, rainfall-based flood estimation methods, flood routing, urban drainage design. Groundwater hydrology: groundwater occurrence, aquifer parameters, groundwater hydraulics, groundwater use and recharge. Hydrologic land use impacts: causes of salinisation.

Assessment Examinations (2 hours): 65% + Practical work: 35%

Prescribed texts

• Laurenson E M CIV3263 (Hydrology) course notes Dept Civil Engineering, Monash U, 1995

Recommended texts

• Bras R L Hydrology Addison-Wesley, 1990
• Institution of Engineers Australia Australian rainfall and runoff: Guide to flood estimation vol. 1 (vol. 2 on microfiche, free with vol. 1), 1987
• Linsley R K and others Hydrology for engineers 3rd edn, McGraw-Hill, 1982
• Shaw E M Hydrology in practice VNR, 1988
• Viessman W and others Introduction to hydrology 2nd edn, Harper and Row, 1977