Catalog Description:Systems identification and solution to complex water allocation problems, and other hydrologic and hydraulic engineering designs and operations using economic analysis and operations research techniques.
Pre-requisite(s):
CWR 4101
CWR 4203
ENG 3613
Designation:Required
Contribution of course to meeting the Professional Component:
| Math & Science Topic | 0.0 credit hours |
| Engineering Topics | 3.0 credit hours |
| General Education Topics | 0.0 credit hours |
| Class Schedule: | Laboratory Schedule: | ||
| Number of sessions per week | 2 | Number of sessions per week | 0 |
| Duration of each session | 75 mins | Duration of each session | N/A |
Course Objectives:
· To help students design water management systems based on hydrologic,
hydraulic and economic parameters.
· To build a strong foundation in using applications of diverse disciplines
to solve water related problems
· To learn the technique involved in making management decisions
· To help student understand the multi-disciplinary nature of water resources
engineering
Topics:
· Sources of Water
· Source Water Quantity and Quality
· Data Collection for Water Resources Planning and Management
· Water Resources Planning
· Water Law
· Water Management Alternatives
· Wetlands
· Decision Uncertainty, Decision Trees, Expected Values
· Optimization Resource Allocation, Linear programming
· Optimization Resource Allocation, Dynamic Programming
Textbook(s):
· Water Resources Engineering, Linsley, Franzini, Freyberg, Tchobanoglous,
(4th Edition) McGraw-Hill, Inc., 1992.
· Stormwater Management, M.P. Wanielista and Yousef A. Yousef John Wiley
& Sons, Inc. 1993.
Reference(s):
· N/A
Relationship of the
course to Program Outcomes:
· This course is used to assess civil and environmental engineering program
outcomes numbers 1,2,5,6,7,8,9,10
· It is also used to apply concepts learnt in program outcomes numbers
1,2,5,6,7,8,9,10
· This course also addresses the Criterion A (Application of Mathematics
and Science from the a-k list of ABET)