CE 383-Hydrology and Urban Water Systems
Section 001: 8:30 - 9:45 Tuesdays and Thursdays,Mann Hall,Room 216.
Instructor: Dr.Sankar Arumugam (sankar_arumugam@ncsu.edu),
314 Mann Hall; (919)515-7700.
Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays; 3-5 PM or by appointment.
Teaching Assistant: Bilgen Yuncu(byuncu@ncsu.edu)
Prerequisites: C or better in CE 382 (Hydraulics)
Course Objectives:
After the completion of this course, students will able to do the following:
- Describe procedures for collection of hydrologic data and common sources for this information.
- Analyze and design open channels and weirs using standard methods.
- Apply deterministic and statistical techniques to analyze rainfall and streamflow data.
- Develop estimates of runoff, peak flow rate, and streamflow versus time using standard techniques.
- Route hydrographs through small reservoirs using standard techniques.
- Design several components of urban storm water systems including channels, culverts and/or ponds.
- Estimate hydraulic properties of aquifer system and use that to determine groundwater flowrate and direction.
- Proficiently use computer spreadsheets in a variety of hydrologic calculations.
- Present results of their work in standard engineering format with appropriate documentation of objective, methods and information sources.
- Water-Resources Engineering by David A. Chin, Prentice Hall; 2nd Ed, 2006.
- Lake Wheeler Quadrangle, 7.5-minute series (topographic), US Geological Survey.
Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics by B. R. Munson, D. F. Young, and T. H. Okiiski, Wiley (from CE 382)
Course webpage:
This course will use WebCT Vista for updating the materials, syllabus and assignments announced in the class. You can login with your Unity ID at: http://vista.ncsu.edu/index.php by clicking Vista Login. If a particular assignment specifically requests you to load your excel sheet in WebCT vista, you need to load the solved excel sheet. Instructions for submitting each assignment will be available in the course webpage as well as in the assigned homework sheet. You can always check announcements and homework due dates from the course webpage.
Grading:
- Test 1 – 25%
- Test 2 – 25%
- Final – 30%
- Homework – 15%
- Mini Project – 5%
Exam Policy:
All students needs to sign with date on the exam sheet acknowledging that the work is completely carried out without using any unauthorized aid. Exam sheets without signature will not be evaluated and no grade will be given.No makeup tests will be conducted for students who miss the exams without prior permission. Makeup exams will be given only in case of valid reasons (medical or family emergencies). In such cases, the instructor should be notified well in advance (where applicable). Written documentation (for example, doctor's note) must be presented when requesting for makeup exams. The instructor's decision is final with regard to the validity of the reason. The instructor is not obligated to give makeup exams. If a makeup exam is given, it should be completed before the graded exams are returned for the class. No makeup exams will be given after the graded exams have been returned.
Office of Disability Services:
This class will enforce all the guidelines related to services for students with disabilities. More information can be found at http://www.ncsu.edu/provost/offices/affirm_action/dss/policies.html. Students in need of service are requested to get permission from the Office of Disability Services located at 1900 Student Health Center, (919) 515-7653.
Academic Integrity and Code of Conduct:
Students should refer to the University policy on academic integrity found in the Code of Student Conduct. The policy can also be obtained at http://www.ncsu.edu/policies/student_services /student_discipline/REG11.35.2.php. Policies and procedures detailed in the above website will be strictly enforced in the class. It is the responsibility of the students to read it and follow those procedures in the class. You are encouraged to discuss your group project with other students, faculty and professionals inside and outside of the class. However the actual writing and calculations submitted in the project reports should be your own.
The following honor pledge should be included on the cover page of each homework and mini-project.
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Signature Date
Homework:
Homework is due at the beginning of the lecture period.Late homeworks will be downgraded by 50%.Homework will not be accepted after graded problems have been returned. Homework should be prepared and presented in a neat and orderly format. In preparing your work, please consider the following aspects: (1) the overall approach was appropriate for the problem; (2) the assumptions you made for parameter values were appropriate; and (3) you accurately completed the calculations.
Organization
- Objective: Begin every assignment with a clear statement of the problem objective.
- Background Information: Clearly present all background information used in the assignment.This may include data tables, maps or other figures.EVERYTHING needed to complete the assignment should be included so the person checking the work knows what information you used in your analysis.
- Provide a brief overview of the general approach to be followed and final result.
- In the body of the report, provide the detailed calculations to solve the problem.These should be complete, well organized and neatly presented. Reference any equations you use. Be especially careful to reference any data or coefficients obtained and EXPLAIN why you selected that coefficient.
- Presentation: Use 8.5 by 11 inch white paper.Write on one side only.All work should be neat and easy to follow.Spelling,grammar,neatness and organization count towards your grade.
- Graphs and Figures: Draw graphs and figures in conventional format. They should be oriented in the report so that they can be read from the bottom or right-hand side. ALWAYS label the axis and provide units. All maps should indicate the source, date the information was collected,location, North arrow and scale bar.When using USGS maps, the easiest approach is to copy the title block along with the portion of the map being used.
- Significant Figures: Report your final answer with an appropriate number of significant figures.The number of significant figures should be no more that then minimum number available in the input data. For example, if your Manning’s n has 2 sig. figs., then your final answer should have no more than 2 sig. figs. However I recommend that you carry additional significant figures through intermediate calculations to avoid problems with roundoff errors.
- Units: EVERY value you write down should have units.
- References: Whenever you copy a table or equation out of a book or report, you should provide a complete citation. One convenient approach is to write a full citation at the beginning if your report under information sources and then use an abbreviation.
A brief video of the fallout of hydraulic and water control structures due to Hurricane Katrina in the city of New Orleans will be discussed in the class. WGBH production of Hurricane Katrina video is placed on Reserve in African American Cultural Center Reading Room. In a group of three, you have to submit your responses to a set of questions that will be handed out in the class. You may require additional viewing of the video to answer the questions listed in the mini project. Contact the Reading Room at 515-1397 and reserve in advance for additional viewings of the video.
Tentative Schedule
| Date | Topic | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| 01/11-01/16 | Introduction
|
1.1-1.4 |
| 01/18-01/30 | Open Channel Flow
|
3.1-3.2 3.4.1 |
| 02/01-02/06 | Statistics
|
4.1 4.2 4.3 4.3.3 |
| 02/08-02/20 | Precipitation
|
5.1-5.2 |
| 02/21 02/22 |
Review – 3 PM – Room Exam -1 |
|
| 02/27- 03/20 | Infiltration and Hydrographs
|
5.3 5.4.3 3.4.6 |
| 03/05-03/09 | Spring Break | |
| 03/22-03/29 | Routing
|
5.5.1 5.7.2.1 5.7.2.3 |
| 04/04 04/05 |
Review – 3PM – Room Exam -2 |
|
| 04/10-04/14 |
Small Drainage System Design
|
5.7.1 5.4.2.1 5.4.2.3 |
| 04/19-04/28 |
Groundwater flow
|
6.1 6.2 6.3.2 6.3.3 6.3.6 |
| 05/03 | Final Exam (8.00-11.00) |