Civil Engineering Department
CIVL 3181 – Hydraulics and Hydrology
Current Catalog
Description:
Prerequisite:
Textbooks and/or
Other Required
Material:
This course is
Course Learning
Outcomes/
Expected
Performance
Criteria:
Class Schedule:
Topics Covered:
Laboratory
Projects:
Professional
Component:
Quantification of precipitation and runoff, reservoir and channel routing, groundwater, and design of
drainage systems and open channels
CIVL 3180
Wurbs, R.A. and James, W.P., 2002. Water Resources Engineering, Prentice Hall.
Required
Course Learning Outcomes
POs
Expected Performance Criteria
1. Identify the various hydrologic processes
and reproduce concepts of the hydrologic cycle
(BT1 1)
2. Recall hydrologic measurement
methodologies/technologies (BT 1)
3. Know the prerequisite concepts (CIVL
3180) of fluid properties and hydrostatic forces
(BT 1)
4. Comprehend the hydraulics of pipelines and
pipe networks (BT 2)
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80% or greater pass rate on
homework and test
e
80% or greater pass rate on test
a,e
5. Comprehend open channel flow hydraulics
(BT 2)
a,e
6. Comprehend hydrologic frequency analysis
(BT 2)
a,e
7. Comprehend modeling watershed hydrology
(BT 3&4)
a,e
80% or greater pass rate on
homework, quiz and test; 70%
pass rate on final exam
80% or greater pass rate on
homework, quiz and test; 70%
pass rate on final exam
80% or greater pass rate on
homework, quiz and test; 70%
pass rate on final exam
80% or greater pass rate on
homework, quiz and test; 70%
pass rate on final exam
80% or greater pass rate on
homework and test
8. Comprehend ground-water engineering (BT
2)
a,e
9. Relate concepts of hydrologic design to
community impact through inference to a
relevant contemporary issue (BT 3&4)
*1
BT (Bloom’s Taxonomy Level(s))
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a,e
80% or greater pass rate on
homework, quiz and test; 70%
pass rate on final exam
Participation in classroom
exercise
MWF-class (55-minute) meeting three times a week.
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Hydrologic cycle
Hydrologic measurement methodologies
Fluid mechanics
Hydraulics of pipelines and pipe networks
Open channel hydraulics
Hydrologic frequency analysis
Modeling watershed hydrology
Ground-water flow
No lab.
This course contributes 3 credit hours to the required partial fulfillment of 1½ years of engineering
topics, consisting of engineering sciences and engineering design appropriate to the student’s field of
study culminating in a major design experience.
Program
Outcomes (Scale:
0-3):
Prepared by:
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3 – Strongly supported
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2 – Supported
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1 – Minimally supported 0 – Not supported
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