Area: | Department of Civil Engineering |
Credits: | 12.5 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Tutorial: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Prerequisite(s): | 302795 (v.1) Water Engineering 362 or any previous version
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Syllabus: | Project Planning. Ecological and Environmental Considerations. Flood Studies. Selection of Type of Water Resource structure. Foundation and Construction material. Earth and Rockfill Dams. Concrete gravity dams. Spillway and outlet structures. Geotechnical Instrumentations. Surveillance and Monitoring programs. Emergency Preparedness plans. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of the course students will have a thorough appreciation of applied hydrological computational techniques related to design of water resource structures. This course will also introduce the student to the design and maintenance of water resource structure. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Cedegren, H. R., 1989, 'Seepage, drainage, and flow nets', 3rd Edition, Wiley, New York. Dunnicliff, J., 1988, 'Geotechnical instrumentation for monitoring field performance', Wiley, New York. 'Design of Small Dams', USBR publications. |
Unit Texts: | No prescribed text. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Mid term Exam 20%. Assignment 10%, Field Report 10%, Final Exam 60%. |
Field of Education: | 30900 Civil Engineering (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Informational | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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