Credit Structure: (3-0)3

Catalog Description:
Hydrologic analysis in water resources: Precipitation, streamflow and hydrograph analysis. Hydrologic flood routing. Statistical analysis in water resources. Groundwater hydrology. Engineering applications.

Course Objectives:
To explain the existence and time and space distribution of water on the earth and the problems related to water for mankind, collection and analysis of hydrologic data and determination of design magnitudes for hydraulic structures.

Prerequisites:
None

Textbook(s):
R.K. Linsley, J.B. Franzini, L. Freyberg, and G. Tchobanoglous, "Water Resources Engineering", 4th Ed., McGraw-Hill, 1992.

Reference(s):
V.T. Chow, "Handbook of Applied Hydrology", McGraw -Hill, 1964.
V.T. Chow, D.R. Maidment and L.W. Mays, "Applied Hydrology", McGraw-Hill, 1988.
R.K. Linsley, M.A. Kohler and J.L.H. Paulhus, "Hydrology for Engineers", 3rd Ed., McGraw-Hill, 1982.
E.M. Shaw, "Hydrology in Practice" 2nd Ed., Van Nostrand Reihold, 1988.
W. Viessman, T.E. Harbaugh and J.W. Knapp, "Introduction to Hydrology", Intext Educational Publisher, 1972.

Syllabus:
1. Introduction
2. Hydrologic analysis in water resources
3. Hydrologic flood routing
4. Statistical analysis in water resources
5. Groundwater
6. Engineering applications

Homeworks, Quizzes, Projects:
None

Computer Usage:
None

Laboratory Work:
Students attend the demonstrations prepared for them in the Water Resources Laboratory with hydrology equipment (S10 Rainfall Hydrographs and H313 Hydrology Apparatus).

Category Content:
Mathematics and Basic Sciences: None
Engineering Design: 1 credit
Engineering Sciences: 2 credits
Humanities & Social Sciences: None
Departmental: None

Instructors:
Nurunnisa Usul