UNIQUE NUMBER: 13600
INSTRUCTOR: David R. Maidment
Office: ECJ 8.612
Phone: Campus 471-4620, CRWR 471-0065
E-mail: maidment@mail.utexas.edu
Web: http://www.ce.utexas.edu/prof/maidment/ce374k/spring2004/ce374k.htm
OFFICE HOURS: Tuesday
and Thursday
LECTURES: Tuesday
and Thursday,
OBJECTIVES: This course is designed to present:
§ The movement of water through the phases of the hydrologic cycle
§ Modeling of hydrologic systems
§ An introduction to hydrologic design
PREREQUISITES: CE 311S and CE 356
COMPUTER: Proficiency with computers and familiarity with a spreadsheet program like Excel is expected. There will be some computer assignments using HEC computer programs to be completed in the LRC.
TEXT: The required text is “Applied Hydrology” by Chow, Maidment and Mays, McGraw-Hill, 1988.
The supplemental text is “Handbook of Hydrology”, Ed. by Maidment, which is on reserve in the Engineering Library.
Other materials (e.g., homework solutions) will be distributed or put on reserve in the Engineering Library.
CLASS FORMAT: Lectures supplemented with outside reading, homework, and exams.
CLASS OUTLINE: See attached.
GRADING: Quizzes, 2 @ 25% = 50%
Homework = 15%
Final Exam = 35%
Any problems, personal or otherwise, affecting grades should be brought to the instructor's attention.
HOMEWORK POLICY: Homework assignments are due in by 5PM on the day assigned. There is a box outside my door in ECJ 8.6 for turning in assignments after the class hour, if necessary. Homework must be done on clean paper, stapled in the top left corner, have your name in the top right corner, and your name, class and assignment number written on the outside when the homework is folded in half.
EXAMINATIONS: There will be two 75 minute inclass
examinations and the final examination. Each examination will be closed book,
although you will be allowed a 1-page review sheet, and will be given on the
date and time indicated. Missed examinations may be made up only if the reason
for missing was illness or some other emergency. Final Exam is scheduled to
be given on Monday May 12,
EVALUATION: The University Measurement and
DISHONESTY: University procedures will be followed in dealing with cases of suspected scholastic dishonesty.
ATTENDANCE: Regular class attendance is expected in accordance with The University's General Information catalog and the College of Engineering policy (see the section on Attendance in the Undergraduate Catalog).
IMPORTANT NOTE: The University of Texas at Austin provides upon request appropriate academic adjustments for qualified students with disabilities. For more information, contact the Office of the Dean of Students at 471-6259, 471-4241 TDD or the College of Engineering Director of Students with Disabilities at 471-4321.
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Date |
Topic |
Text |
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Tues Jan 20 |
Introduction to surface water hydrology |
Chap. 1 |
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Thurs Jan 22 |
Continuity equation |
2 |
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Tues Jan 27 |
Momentum equation |
2 |
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Thurs Jan 29 |
Energy equation |
2 |
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Tues Feb 3 |
3 |
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Thurs Feb 5 |
3 |
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Tues Feb 10 |
3 |
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Thurs Feb 12 |
4 |
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Tues Feb 17 |
4 |
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Thurs Feb 19 |
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Tues Feb 24 |
QUIZ |
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Thurs Feb 26 |
5 |
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Tues Mar 2 |
Hydrologic measurement |
6 |
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Thurs Mar 4 |
Hydrologic measurement in Puerto Rico, Channel measurement, Brazos river bathymetry |
6 |
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Tues Mar 9 |
Unit Hydrograph |
7 |
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Thurs Mar 11 |
Runoff Hydrograph computation |
7 |
Spring Break! |
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Tues Mar 23 |
Reservoir and river routing |
8 |
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Thurs Mar 25 |
8 |
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Tues Mar 30 |
Rainfall Map to Floodplain Map |
9 |
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Thurs Apr 1 |
Introduction to Hydraulic Routing |
9 |
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Tues Apr 6 |
10 |
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Thurs Apr 8 |
Flood frequency analysis |
12 |
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Tues Apr 13 |
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Thurs Apr 15 |
QUIZ |
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Tues Apr 20 |
13 |
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Thurs Apr 22 |
Design storm rainfall |
14 |
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Tues Apr 27 |
Hydrologic design for flood control |
15 |
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Thurs Apr 29 |
15 |
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Tues May 4 |
15 |
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Thurs May 6 |
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Weds, May 12, 7-10PM |
Final examination |
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