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 Academic Year: | 2016/7 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering |
| Credits: | 6 [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 120 |
| Level: | Honours (FHEQ level 6) |
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| Assessment Summary: | CW 30%, EX 70% |
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| Description:
| Aims: To give students a knowledge and understanding of water engineering applied to freshwater systems, including catchment hydrology, drainage, open channel flow, hydraulic structures, ground water and environmental hydraulics. Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this unit, the student should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of: * Basic open channel flow and design of a range of open channel hydraulic structures. * Surface water hydrology, including catchment systems and flood risk and drainage. * Factors and relationships affecting groundwater, including replenishment, contamination and extraction. * Basic pollutant transport in the environment Skills: Intellectual skills * Ability to apply the concepts and principles of fluid mechanics to the solution of engineering problems. * To understand taught material and design issues and constraints. Professional/Practical skills * To deal with civil engineering hydraulic issues in a systematic yet creative way, and to communicate the conclusions clearly. Transferable/key skills * Ability to collect, analyse, synthesise and present technical information. To demonstrate communication and team working skills. Content: Surface Water Hydrology: the hydrological cycle, precipitation, surface runoff, extreme events Open Channel Flow: steady uniform flow, steady non-uniform flow Groundwater: occurrence of groundwater, principles of groundwater flow, well hydraulics, groundwater recharge and safe yield Hydraulic Structures: culverts and bridge openings, dams Pollutant Transport: Dispersion of contaminants in groundwater, rivers and lakes. |
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AR30344 is Compulsory on the following programmes:Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering
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