CE 374K Hydrology, Spring 2001

Review for Second Exam

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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	Corps Water Management System	2
7	Reservoir and River Routing	5
8	Distributed flow routing, HEC-RAS, NWIS	2
9	LIDAR, Introduction to HEC-HMS	4
10	Hydrologic statistics	3
11	Flood frequency analysis, return period	5

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	2	Kinematic wave celerity
Sec. 11.3-11.4	Statistical parameters	3	Method of moments
Sec. 12.1	Flood frequency	5	Return period
Sec. 12.3, 12.5	Frequency analysis	3	Frequency factor

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