COURSE INFORMATON
Course Title
ADVANCED HYDROLOGY
Code
Year
Semester
T+P+L
(Hour/Week)
Credits
ECTS
0201714
Fourth
Year
Fall
3+0+0
3
3
Department
Civil Engineering
Course Level
First Cycle (B.Sc.)
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Course Type
Elective
Mode of Delivery
Face-To-Face
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Hydrology
Recommended Optional
Programme Components
Name of Lecturer
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Osman YILDIZ
Co-Lecturer
Work Placement
None
Teaching Methods
Lecturing. Problem solving.
Objectives of the Course
To teach selected hydrology topics and their applications in hydrological studies at
advanced level.
Learning Outcomes
To learn more about hydrology and applications in civil engineering.
Course Content
Rainfall-runoff models.Unit hydrograf anlysis. Synthetic unit Hydrographs.
Hydrograph analysis: surfac flow, interflow and baseflow. Extreme hydrologic
processes: droughts and floods.Statistical methods in hydrology. Normal, Log-normal
and extreme probability distributions. Flood frequency analysis. Hydrologic flood
routing methods. Groundwater hydrology. Urban hydrology.Time series analysis.
STATISTICA applications. Correlation and regression analysis Stochastic hydrology
and modeling.
COURSE CONTENT (SYLLABUS)
Week
Topics
1
Rainfall-runoff models.
2
Unit hydrograf anlysis. Synthetic unit ydrographs.
3
Hydrograph analysis: surfac flow, interflow and baseflow.
4
Extreme hydrologic processes: droughts and floods.
5
Statistical methods in hydrology.
Study Materials
1
6
Normal, Log-normal and extreme probability distributions.
7
Flood frequency analysis.
8
MIDTERM EXAM
9
Hydrologic flood routing methods.
10
Groundwater hydrology.
11
Urban hydrology.
12
Time series analysis. STATISTICA applications.
13
Correlation and regression analysis
14
Stochastic hydrology and modeling.
RECOMMENDED SOURCES
Textbook
Applied Hydrology, V. T. Chow, 1996, McGraw-Hill.
Engineering Hydrology, 1989, V. M. Ponce, Prentice Hall.
Additional Resources
MATERIAL SHARING
Documents
Assignments
8 homeworks.
Exams
Midterm, Final, Supplementary Exams.
ASSESSMENT
EXAMS
QUANTITY
PERCENTAGE
Contribution of Mid -Term Examination to Overall Grade
1
40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade
1
60
TOTAL
100
COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAMME
Nr.
Programme Learning Outcomes
Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1
To gain the ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering to civil engineering
problems.
X
2
To be able to identify, model and solve civil engineering problems in consideration with safety,
economy, aesthetics and environmental factors.
X
3
To get familiar with modern techniques and computation methods in civil engineering.
X
4
To learn measurement and evaluation methods and techniques in civil engineering.
X
2
5
To gain the responsibility for work and labor safety in all civil engineering applications.
6
To be able to identify, analyze, and synthesize civil engineering problems and applications.
7
To have enough knowledge about construction materials.
8
To be able to conduct laboratory and site experiments, to evaluate, and to interpret experimental data.
9
To be able to work together with other people, to adapt teamwork.
10
To take initiative and responsibility, to work independently, and to innovate.
11
To gain the ability for effective written and oral communication in Turkish and English.
12
To recognize the need for, and to gain the ability to engage in life-long learning.
X
X
X
ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION
Duration
(Hour)
Total Workload
(Hour)
Activities
Quantity
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)
16
3
48
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)
16
1
16
Assignments
8
2
16
Presentation / Preparing Seminar
1
2
2
Mid-term
1
6
6
Final examination
1
6
6
Total Work Load
94
Total Work Load / 30 (h)
3,1
ECTS Credit of the Course
3
3