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CIVL4450

Water Engineering

10 Units 4000 Level Course

Available in 2012

Callaghan CampusSemester 2

Previously offered in 2013, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004

Provides an introduction to water engineering practice. It draws on earlier courses in fluid mechanics, hydrology, statistics and shows how the concepts developed in the earlier courses can be applied to water engineering design. By examining in detail several water engineering design problems the course develops student awareness of the art of design and an appreciation of holistic thinking as well as specific water engineering skills.

Objectives
1. Understand water engineering design philosophies.

2. Develop competence in project assessment.

3. Apply skills in hydraulics and hydrology to water engineering design.

4. Solve water engineering design problems.

5. Communicate design solutions.
Content
* Water engineering decision making: Review and critique benefit-cost analysis; introduce multi-criteria analysis.

* Urban stormwater design: Focus on Australian practice; design at the street scale; use of computer software to assist design; design at the trunk drainage scale; detention basin design; water-sensitive design.

* Water resource planning: Water supply systems; drought risk assessment; reservoir operation.
Replacing Course(s)
Replaces CIVL4430 Water Resources Engineering and CIVL3450 Water Engineering.
Transition
N/A.
Industrial Experience
0
Assumed Knowledge
Content covered in courses CIVL2310 Fluid Mechanics, CIVL3330 Hydrology, and CIVL2050 Engineering Computations and Probability.
Modes of Delivery
Internal Mode
Teaching Methods
Lecture
Tutorial
Assessment Items
Essays / Written Assignments
Individual assignments and group design projects.
Examination: Formal
Students must satisfactorily pass the formal examination to pass the course. Criterion fail ensures that students demonstrate analytical competency solving water engineering problems.

NOTE: Any modification to the above assessment arrangement will appear on the course outline normally issued in Week 1.
Contact Hours
Lecture: for 4 hour(s) per Week for Full Term
Tutorial: for 1 hour(s) per Week for Full Term

Timetables