302810 (v.1) Water Engineering 466


 

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
Syllabus:Closed conduits. Unsteady flow between reservoirs, oscillation, surge chambers, water hammer analysis, surge suppressor. Open channel flow. Unsteady flow, channel routing. Kinematic wave analysis. Channel regulation and control structures. Dam break analysis. Large scale physical modelling of hydraulic structure.
 
Unit Outcomes: On completion of the course the student will have a thorough understanding in areas of civil engineering hydraulics via applied examples. This course will also introduce the student to groundwater hydraulics and coastal engineering.
Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.
Unit References: Mays. Hydraulic Design Handbook. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-07-041152-2 USBR. Design of Small Dams. USBR publications USA. Vischer & Hager. Dam Hydraulics. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-0471-97289-4 Cedergren, H.R. Seepage, Drainage and Flow Nets. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-471-18053-X
Unit Texts: None
 
YearLocationPeriodInternalArea ExternalCentral External
2004Miri Sarawak CampusSemester 2Y  

 

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