CivE 431
Water Resources Engineering
Description
Hydrotechnical analysis, including: advanced open channel hydraulics; advanced surface water hydrology; groundwater and well hydraulics; and environmental hydraulics. Prerequisites: CIV E 321, 331.Learning Outcomes
- Classify rivers based on their appearance and assess river behavior according to the category it belongs to.- Differentiate uniform flow, gradually varied flow, rapidly varied flow, and unsteady flow and perform calculation in each category.
- Conduct calibration of a hydraulic model towards field measurements utilizing HEC-RAS hydraulic model.
- Carry out hydrological analysis to calculate runoff from rainfall.
- Perform frequency analysis to determine design flood for specified return period.
- Calculate aquifer characteristics using data obtained from observation well(s).
- Recognize basic river ice processes during freeze-up and breakup periods.
| Lecture | Seminar | Lab | Credits | Total AU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0/1 | 3/2 | 3.75 | 47.25 |
| M % | NS % | CS % | ES % | ED % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 50 |
None defined
Undergraduate Program(s)
| 2026/2027 - Fall - Civil-coop - Year 5 |
| 2026/2027 - Fall - Civil - Year 4 |
| 2025/2026 - Fall - Civil-coop - Year 5 |
| 2025/2026 - Fall - Civil - Year 4 |
| 2024/2025 - Fall - Civil-coop - Year 5 |
| 2024/2025 - Fall - Civil - Year 4 |
| 2023/2024 - Fall - Civil-coop - Year 5 |
| 2023/2024 - Fall - Civil - Year 4 |
| 2022/2023 - Fall - Civil-coop - Year 5 |
| 2022/2023 - Fall - Civil - Year 4 |
| 2021/2022 - Fall - Civil-coop - Year 5 |
| 2021/2022 - Fall - Civil - Year 4 |
| 2020/2021 - Fall - Civil-coop - Year 5 |
| 2020/2021 - Fall - Civil - Year 4 |
| 2019/2020 - Fall - Civil-coop - Year 5 |
| 2019/2020 - Fall - Civil - Year 4 |
Sections & Respective Instructors
| A1 - 2026/2027 - Fall - Yuntong (Amy) She |
| A1 - 2025/2026 - Fall - Massoud Shafieifar & Jennifer Nafziger |
| A1 - 2024/2025 - Fall - Yuntong (Amy) She |
| A1 - 2023/2024 - Fall - Yuntong (Amy) She & Massoud Shafieifar |
| A1 - 2022/2023 - Fall - Yuntong (Amy) She |
| A1 - 2021/2022 - Fall - Yuntong (Amy) She |
| A1 - 2020/2021 - Fall - Wenming (William) Zhang |
| A1 - 2019/2020 - Fall - Yuntong (Amy) She |