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Engineering Hydrology

What Will Learn?

  • Course Aims
    The aim of this course is to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the principles of engineering hydrology and develop their ability to apply hydrologic concepts, methods, and computational tools to practical water-resources and engineering problems.
  • Course Goals
  • Quality Education
  • Clean Water and Sanitation
  • Sustainable Cities and Communities
  • Climate Action
  • Life on Land

Requirements

Description

  • English Description

    Introduction: Engineering Hydrology Applications - Hydrologic Cycle - Hydrologic Data and Measurements (Infiltration, Evaporation, Precipitation) - Rainfall Data Analysis intensity-duration-frequency (IDF) Curves. Hydromorphology: Watershed characteristics - Morphological parameters - Time parameters. Surface runoff: Losses estimates (SCS method) - Peak flow estimate (Rational Method) - Storm hydrograph - Runoff Hydrograph Components – Unit Hydrograph: Theory and Applications - Mass curves - Flood Routing.
  • Arabic Description

    Introduction: Engineering Hydrology Applications - Hydrologic Cycle - Hydrologic Data and Measurements (Infiltration, Evaporation, Precipitation) - Rainfall Data Analysis intensity-duration-frequency (IDF) Curves. Hydromorphology: Watershed characteristics - Morphological parameters - Time parameters. Surface runoff: Losses estimates (SCS method) - Peak flow estimate (Rational Method) - Storm hydrograph - Runoff Hydrograph Components – Unit Hydrograph: Theory and Applications - Mass curves - Flood Routing.
  • Department
    Irrigation and Hydraulics
  • Credit Hours
    2
  • Grades
    Total ( 100 ) = Midterm (20) + tr.Student Activities (30 = tr.Industry 0% , tr.Project 10% , tr.Self_learning 10% , tr.Seminar 10% ) + Exam Grade (50)
  • Hours
    Lecture Hours: 2.0, Tutorial Hours: 1.0, Lab Hours: 0.0
  • Required SWL
    100
  • Equivalent ECTS
    4.0
  • (1) Shaw E. M., "Hydrology in Practice" (2010), Van Nostrand Reinhold (UK) Co. Ltd., 4th edition.
  • (2) K. Subramanya, “Engineering Hydrology" (2009). 3rd Edition, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing.
  • (3)Te Chow, V., Maidment, D.R., Mays, L.W. (2010). "Applied Hydrology". Tata McGraw-Hill Education
  • (4) Mostafa M. Soliman, “Engineering Hydrology of Arid and Semi-Arid Regions”, CRC Press 2017