CE 374K Hydrology, Spring 2000

Review for Second Exam


The material is classified according to Bloom’s Taxonomy of Educational Objectives

Level

Title 

Meaning

1

Knowledge

Definitions, facts, formulas

2

Comprehension

Explanation of definitions, formulas, problem solving procedures

3

Application

How to use a formula or procedure to solve simple problems

4

Analysis

Break down a complex problem and solve by steps

5

Synthesis

Derivation of basic formulas, design of new systems

6

Evaluation

Advantages and limitations of alternative approaches

Lectures

Lecture

Topic

Level

1

Runoff processes

2

2

Runoff losses and velocity

4

3

Hydrologic measurement

2

4

Unit hydrograph

5

5

Runoff hydrograph computation

4

6

Reservoir and river routing

5

7

St Venant equations and kinematic wave

5

8

Solution of kinematic wave

4

9

Dynamic wave, hydrologic statistics

2

10

Introduction to HEC-HMS, Flood frequency

4

11

Flood frequency, hydrologic design levels 

3

Readings: Applied Hydrology

Source

Topic

Level

Key  Concepts

Sec 5.1-5.3

Surface Water

2

Excess rainfall, direct runoff

Sec 5.4-5.5

Rainfall losses

4

SCS method for losses

Sec 5.7-5.7

Runoff velocity

2

Time of concentration

Sec 6.1-6.3

Hydrologic measurement

2

Flow gaging, rating curve

Sec. 7.1-7.2

Linear systems

5

Impulse, pulse, step response functions

Sec. 7.3

Unit Hydrograph

6

Definition of unit hydrograph

Sec. 7.5, 7.7

Runoff hydrograph

4

Hydrograph computation, SCS U.H.

Sec. 8.1, 8.2

Level pool routing

5

Reservoir routing method

Sec. 8.4

River routing

5

Muskingum method

Sec. 9.1, 9.2

St Venant equations

2

Definition of wave types

Sec. 9.3, 9.4, 9.6

Kinematic wave

5

Kinematic wave celerity

Sec. 11.3-11.4

Statistic parameters

3

Method of moments

Sec. 12.1

Flood frequency

4

Return period

Sec. 12.3

Frequency analysis

2

Frequency factor

Sec 13.1-13.3

Design levels

2

Risk analysis


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