CivE 636

River Ice Engineering


Description

This course focuses on topics in River Ice Engineering, focusing on the hydraulics and engineering aspects of river ice. It involves a combination of lectures, assigned readings, interactive discussions, and hands-on calculations.

Learning Outcomes

Understand various river ice processes during the winter season
Conduct hydraulic modeling under ice affected conditions
Obtain knowledge of available techniques for ice jam flood forecasting and mitigation
Understand the strength characteristics of ice and design for different loading scenarios
Obtain up-to-date knowledge of the field and identify gaps and potential research areas
Broaden the view of ice effects in various engineering applications
Improve technical writing, communication, and presentation skills

Lecture Seminar Lab Credits Total AU
3 0/1 1/1 3.5 44.1
M % NS % CS % ES % ED %

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Undergraduate Program(s)


Sections & Respective Instructors

B1 - 2025/2026 - Winter - Jennifer Nafziger
A1 - 2023/2024 - Fall - Jennifer Nafziger
B1 - 2023/2024 - Winter - Jennifer Nafziger
A1 - 2022/2023 - Fall - Yuntong (Amy) She