Unit Code:	CIV3HE1
Unit Short Title:	HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING 1
Credit Points:	15.0
Unit Description:	Students are provided with an understanding of the elements and behaviour of hydraulic systems. Topics covered include hydrological cycle, rainfall and run-off, data acquisition and stream gauging, estimation of run-off from a catchment, flood routing through reservoirs and channels, urban drainage, computing modelling, flood mitigation, gradually varied flow computations, design of culverts and retarding basins, hydraulic jump and channel transitions.
Prerequisites:	CIV2HYD
Class Requirements:	three 1-hour lectures and two 1-hour tutorials/laboratory sessions per week.
Work Experience Indicator:	Not undertaking work experience in industry
Available to 'Study Abroad' students:	Y

Assessment:

Assessment Type	%	Comments
one 3-hour examination	60
four assignments (calculation-based) each equivalent to 200 words	20
laboratory work	20

Readings:

Reading Type	Title	Author	Publisher
Prescribed	Fluid Mechanics Advanced Applications	Kinsky	McGraw Hill, 1997

Unit Streams:

Teaching Period	Unit Class	Location
2   27-JUL-09   30-OCT-09	Day	BENDIGO

Unit Coordinators:

Title	First Name	Last Name	Location	Primary Coordinator
Dr	John	Russell	BENDIGO	Y