CS4002 - Hydraulic and Coastal Engineering
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
| Administered by: | College of Science and Engineering |
Hydraulics pipe flow, multiple pipe networks, Hardy-Cross solution, open channel flow, hydraulic jumps, transitions, backwater curves, gutter and inlet design, culvert design. Case studies from local channels, culverts and gutters.Coastal Engineering wave generation, transformation and dissipation; tropical cyclone waves and water levels; storm surge and coastal flooding; beach erosion and sediment transport.
Learning Outcomes
- develop the ability to work both individually and as part of a team in the analysis and design aspects of hydraulic and coastal engineering problems with special emphasis on tropical conditions;
- develop the usual simplifications and assumptions used for analysis of hydraulics and coastal engineering design;
- introduce the basic concepts of surface waves and coastal engineering;
- review basic concepts of hydraulics.
| Prerequisites: | CS3008 |
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| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 24-Mar-2016 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Bithin Datta |
| Lecturers: | Professor Wenxian Lin, Dr Bithin Datta. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50% - 70%); on-course assessment, some of which may be invigilated (30% - 50%). |
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