• Semester 2 (External)

Synopsis

This  unit  provides an introduction to engineering hydrology  in  the
Associate  Degree and Bachelor of Engineering Technology  courses.  It
seeks  to  provide  the  basic skills required  to  carry  out  simple
hydrologic  analyses and designs in accordance with current Australian
practice  as outlined in "Australian Rainfall and Runoff - A Guide  to
Flood Estimation".

The   topics  covered  include  flood  estimation,  catchment   yield,
stormwater  drainage,  routing  in channels  and  storages,  reservoir
design  and groundwater hydrology, to enable the student to carry  out
basic hydrologic designs of dam spillways, bridges and culverts, urban
drainage   schemes,  detention  basins  and  flood  mitigation   dams,
reservoir capacity and yield from groundwater systems.

There  are  no formal prerequisites for this unit but it  is  expected
that  students would have a basic working knowledge of pipe  and  open
channel hydraulics for the stormwater drainage module.