CE 425
Surface and Ground-Water Hydrology
Department of Civil Engineering
King Saud University
✬ Course Description
CE 425: Surface and Ground-Water Hydrology (Required for a BSCE degree)
Review of hydrologic cycle elements.Stream flow and stage discharge
relationship. Hydrograph analysis , infiltration indices ,hydrographs of
basin outflow. Unit hydrographs. Storage routing, natural channels and
reservoirs. Probability concepts in design recurrence interval. Flood
frequency analysis. Ground water, hydraulics of wells, boundary
effects, pumping tests , well construction and maintenance.3(3,1,0)
✬ Prerequisite
CE 422 (Hydrology)
✬ Textbook(s) and/or Other Required Material
Engineering Hydrology (SI Metric edition), by E.M.Wilson, McMilan Company.
Groundwater Hydrology by D.K. Todd , McGraw-Hill Book Company.
✬ Course Objectives
The course objectives are to provide students with:
The course objectives are to provide students with:
a. An intensive understanding of hydrology as an engineering science and
as a tool for design and operation of water resource systems.
b. Understanding hydrological methods for analyzing stream inflowoutflow relations.
c. Providing students good understanding of hydrological probability and
forecasting.
d. Understanding ground water and well hydraulics and hydrology.
✬ Topics Covered
1.
Review of hydrologic cycle elements (2 hours)
2.
Analysis of rainfall-runoff hydrographs (8 hours)
3.
Reservoir and channel flood routing (7 hours)
4.
Frequency analysis and design for hydrological forecasting(5 hours)
5.
Review of groundwater and well hydraulics (2 hours)
6.
Methods of groundwater movement (8 hours)
7.
Well hydraulics and pumping operations (6 hours)
8.
Natural and artificial aquifer recharge (5 hours)
✬ Class/Laboratory Schedule
Three lecture sessions and one tutorial session per week (50 minute each session)
✬ Computer Applications
None
✬ Laboratory projects
None
✬ Contribution of Course to Meeting the Professional Component
College-level mathematics and basic sciences: 0 credits
Engineering topics: 3 credits
General education: 0 credits
✬ Relationship of Course to Program Outcomes
This course will enhance the student's
a.
ability to apply knowledge in mathematics, physics, and engineering science to
civil and engineering problems,
b.
ability to identify and formulate an engineering problem, and to develop a
solution,
c.
proficiency in surface and groundwater hydrology.
✬ Prepared by
Saleh Alhassoun
✬ Date of Preparation
November 30, 2005