The University of New South Wales

go to UNSW home page

Undergraduate Handbook

PRINT THIS PAGE
Water Resources Engineering - CVEN3526
Science students

 
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
 
 
School:  School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
 
 
Course Outline: http://www.civeng.unsw.edu.au/
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 3
 
 
EFTSL: 0.06250 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Fee Band: 2 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

The course introduces the practice of engineering hydrology and its application in water resources management and flood estimation. Topics include: hydrological cycle, climatology, atmospheric circulation, meteorological measurements, precipitation, interpretation of data, streamflow measurement, runoff components, hydorgraph analysis, storm runoff and loss rates, rainfall estimation - IFD diagrams and design hyetographs, concepts of flood estimation, deterministic rational method, probabilistic rational method, time-area methods, unit hydrographs concepts.

Assumed Knowledge: CVEN2525, CVEN2025.

URL for this page:

© The University of New South Wales (CRICOS Provider No.: 00098G), 2004-2011. The information contained in this Handbook is indicative only. While every effort is made to keep this information up-to-date, the University reserves the right to discontinue or vary arrangements, programs and courses at any time without notice and at its discretion. While the University will try to avoid or minimise any inconvenience, changes may also be made to programs, courses and staff after enrolment. The University may also set limits on the number of students in a course.