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CS2002:03

Catchment, Stream and Lake Engineering

Townsville

HECS Band 2

39 hours lectures, 39 hours tutorials, demonstrations, site visits and seminars. Semester 1.

This subject introduces the land components of the hydrological cycle. Topics covered include:

Hydrology -- design rainfall; peak discharges; design flood hydrographs; estimation of extreme floods; urban stormwater management; groundwater hydrology.

River mechanics -- continuity equation; plug flow; solute transport; secondary flow; scour.

Reservoir processes -- stratification; mixing; meteorological forcing; inflows and outflows; seasonal cycles; destratification methods.

Learning Objectives:

develop an understanding of the processes determining surface and subsurface hydrology, river flows and reservoir and lake dynamics;

develop methods of finding engineering solutions to problems associated with standing and flowing surface water and subsurface flows;

develop the ability to work both individually and as part of a team in the analysis and solution of engineering problems pertaining to surface and subsurface flows.

Assessment by examination (50%-70%); on-course assessment (30%-50%).