CEE 340 Hydraulics and Water Resources

CEE 340: Hydraulics and Water Resources (Required for a BSCE degree)

Analysis of closed-conduit flow and open channel flow. Principles of surface water hydrology and groundwater hydraulics. Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits.

Prerequisite: CEE 330 (Hydromechanics)
Co-Requisite: CEE 335 (Civil Engineering Soils and Hydraulic laboratory) Water Resources Engineering (4th edition), by Linsley, R. K. et al., McGraw-Hill Publishing Co., 1992. Students completing this course successfully will be able to

1. apply continuity and energy equations to pipe flow, including losses
2. calculate flow rates in branching pipes and pipe networks
3. calculate centrifugal pump characteristics at various rotational speeds using affinity laws
4. determine available net positive suction head in pumped lines
5. analyze pumped pipelines, including sketching hydraulic and energy grade lines
6. apply energy and momentum principles to open channel flow
7. sketch gradually varied open channel flow profiles
8. perform hydraulic jump calculations
9. determine total runoff hydrographs using the unit hydrograph method
10. derive a unit hydrograph from streamflow data
11. route flow through channels and reservoirs
12. determine the likelihood of flood events using various probabilistic methods, including plotting positions, Gumbel and log Pearson Type III distributions
13. perform economic analysis for water resources planning problems
14. calculate drawdowns for steady flow in unconfined aquifers (with and without rainfall recharge), and for steady and unsteady flow in confined aquifers.
15. calculate groundwater aquifer characteristics, including hydraulic conductivity and transmissivity, using data from observation wells.
16. determine required capacity for distribution and conservation reservoirs.

1. Pipe flow: continuity and energy principles, branching pipes and pipe networks (6 hours)
2. Centrifugal pump characteristics, net positive suction head (2 hours)
3. Pumped lines and flow regulating valves (3 hours)
4. Open channel flow: energy and momentum principles (3 hours)
5. Open channel flow: gradually varied flow and hydraulic jump (4 hours)
6. Surface flow hydrology: unit hydrograph method, rational method (6 hours)
7. Surface flow hydrology: channel and reservoir routing (3 hours)
8. Probability concepts in planning: annual flood series, frequency distributions (3 hours)
9. Engineering economics in water resources planning (3 hours)
10. Groundwater hydraulics: basic principles, steady and unsteady confined flow, steady unconfined flow, unsteady unconfined flow, multiple wells (4 hours)
11. Reservoirs: physical characteristics, firm yield and capacity selection (2 hours)
12. Ethics and professionalism (3 hours)

Two 75 minute lecture sessions per week. Excel spreadsheet (optional) None College-level mathematics and basic sciences: 0 credits
Engineering topics: 3 credits
General education: 0 credits This course will enhance the student's

1. ability to apply knowledge in mathematics, physics, probability and statistics, and engineering science to civil engineering problems,
2. ability to develop design criteria to meet desired needs and to design a civil engineering system, component, or a process to satisfy these criteria
3. ability to identify and formulate an engineering problem, to collect and analyze relevant data, and to develop a solution,
4. understanding of the impact of engineering solutions in a societal and global context,
5. knowledge of current issues and awareness of emerging technologies,
6. ability to use modern engineering techniques, skills, and tools including computer-based tools for civil engineering analysis and design,
7. proficiency in environmental and water resources engineering.

Laura J. Harrell <lharrell@odu.edu> May 21, 2003