CE 471 Water Resources Engineering

Effective Date  :

Date of Change: 12 May 2003

Credit Structure: (3-0)3

Catalog Description:

 Introduction to water resources. Classification of dams; gravity dams, arch dams, fill dams. Failure and rehabilitation of dams. Types of spillways, energy dissipation facilities, crest gates. Water uses and quantities, water characteristics and quality, water treatment, elements of water transmission and distribution. Origin and collection of wastewater and storm water, design and construction of sewer systems. Land classification for irrigation, soil-water relationships, irrigation methods and structures, design of classical irrigation networks. Characteristics of land drainage, design of surface and subsurface drainage systems. Hydroelectric power plants, estimation of hydropower potential, turbines.

 

Prerequisites: CE 372 and CE 376.

 

Course objectives/goals:

1. to give basic concepts of water resources engineering,

2. to give information about Turkish codes and practices,

3. to enable students to use basic information in design applications.

 

Justification of the proposal: This course is one of the must courses in the fourth year of the Civil Engineering curriculum. Slight changes are proposed in the current course content such that the topics given in the course will follow sequential path and covers necessary information that is of importance to a senior civil engineering student.

 

Name of the faculty member submitting the proposal: Prof.Dr.Melih Yanmaz

 

Relationship with other undergraduate and graduate courses: This course is the continuation of the previous hydraulics-hydrology oriented courses in the department. Therefore, there is no overlapping with other undergraduate and graduate courses.

 

Textbook(s) and reference books:

 

Text Book:

Yanmaz, A. M. 2001. "Applied Water Resources Engineering", Second Edition, METU Press Publishing Company,   ISBN: 975-7064-02-5, Ankara.

 

Reference Books:

1. Hansen, V.E., Israelsen, O.W., and Stringham, G.E., 1980. “Irrigation Principles and Practices”, John Wiley and Sons, New York.

2. Jansen, R.B., 1988. “Advanced Dam Engineering”, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York.

3. Linsley, R. K., Franzini, J. B., Freyberg, D. L., and Tchobanoglous, G., 1992. “Water Resources Engineering”, Mc Graw Hill, Singapore.

4. Luthin, J.N., 1966. “Drainage Engineering”, John Wiley and Sons, New York.

5. Mc Ghee, T. J., 1991. “Water Supply and Sewerage”, Mc Graw Hill, Singapore.

6. Robertson, J. A., Cassidy, J. J., and Chaudry, M. H. 1988. “Hydraulic Engineering”, Houghton Miffling Company.

7. Tworth, A.J., Law, F.M., Crowley, F.W., and Ratnayaka; D.D., 1994. “Water Supply”,    Edward Arnold, London.

8. USBR, 1987. “Design of Small Dams”, Third Edition, Water Resources Technical Publication, Washington.

9.  Withers, B., and Vipond, S., 1988. “Irrigation Design and Practice”, Batsford Ltd., London.

 

Laboratory work required: There is no laboratory work for this course.

 

Syllabus:

 

1. Introduction to Water Resources (1 hr)                                                 

2. Dams (10 hrs.)

      - Classification and parts of dams (1 hr.)                                                   

      - Planning of dams (1 hr.)                                                                           

      - Dam construction (Concrete, RCC, and embankment dams) (1 hr.)           

      - Concrete gravity dams  (3 hrs.)                                                                

      - Arch dams (2 hrs.)                                                                                   

      - Cross-sectional layout design of dams (0.5 hr)                                       

      - Local scour at the downstream of dams (0.5 hr.)                                    

      - Failures, safety and rehabilitation (1 hr.)                                                 

3. Spillways (7 hrs.)

      - Introduction and straight drop spillways (1 hr.)                                      

      - Overflow spillways (2 hrs.)                                                                     

      - Energy dissipation facilities (2 hrs.)                                                       

      - Other types of spillways (2 hrs.)                                                             

4. Water Supply (7 hrs.)

      - Introduction and characteristics of water supply systems (2 hrs.)         

      - Water quality and treatment (2 hrs.)                                                       

      - Elements of municipal water supply systems (2 hrs.)                          

      - Construction and maintenance of mun. water supply systems (1 hr.)    

5. Waste Water Collection and Removal (5 hrs.)

       - Introduction and flow in sewers (2 hrs.)                                                

       - Design and construction of sewer systems (3 hrs.)                                

6. Irrigation (5 hrs.)

       - Introduction and suitability of land for irrigation (1 hr.)                      

       - Determination of irrigation water demand (1 hr.)                                   

       - Irrigation water quality (1 hr.)                                                               

       - Design of irrigation systems (2 hrs.)                                                       

7. Drainage of Irrigated Lands (3 hrs.)

       - Introduction and sources of excess water (1 hr.)                                   

       - Surface drainage networks (1 hr.)                                                           

       - Subsurface drainage networks (1 hr)                                                        

8. Hydroelectric Power (4 hrs.)

       - Introduction and terminology (1 hr.)                                                      

       - Estimation of hydropower potential (1 hr)                       

       - Hydroelectric power plants, power and energy (1 hr)                            

       - Turbines (1 hr)                                                                                        

 

Grading system

 

2 midterm exams: first exam (25%), second exam (20%)

1 Final exam (40%)

Homework (15%)

 

Maximum class size and student quota for students of other departments: Maximum class size is desired to be 40. There is no restriction for students of other departments.

 

Proposed semester for the course: Fall 2003

 

Other faculty members who may be interested in teaching this course: Prof.Dr.Süha Sevük, Prof.Dr.Doğan Altınbilek

 

Other relevant information including but not limited to:

Date of proposal: April 8, 2003

Computer usage: Computer is required in a number of design homework.

Category content

Departmental: 3

Design :1.5