CivE 439
Water Resources Engineering Design
Description
Design of hydraulic structures and river engineering works, including: dams, spillways, energy dissipators, bridges, culverts, erosion protection and river training works. Students work in teams on a design project. Prerequisite: CIV E 431. Note: Restricted to fourth-year traditional and fifth-year co-op engineering students.Learning Outcomes
Design hydraulic structures such as spillways, energy dissipators and culverts to professional standards.Design river engineering works such as erosion protection, bridges, cofferdams, water intakes and outfalls to professional standards.
Conduct flood plain delineation studies and develop flood mitigation strategies.
Demonstrate sound engineering judgement when evaluating design alternatives.
Manage a design team’s work including; delegating responsibility effectively, ensuring all team members contribute equally and monitoring progress accurately.
Assess the environmental and social impacts of designs.
| Lecture | Seminar | Lab | Credits | Total AU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0/1 | 3/1 | 4.5 | 56.7 |
| M % | NS % | CS % | ES % | ED % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
None defined
- Design
- Individual and team work
- Communication skills
- Impact of engineering on society and the environment
- Economics and project management
- Life-long learning
Undergraduate Program(s)
| 2024/2025 - Winter - Civil-coop - Year 5 |
| 2024/2025 - Winter - Civil - Year 4 |
| 2023/2024 - Winter - Civil-coop - Year 5 |
| 2023/2024 - Winter - Civil - Year 4 |
| 2022/2023 - Winter - Civil-coop - Year 5 |
| 2022/2023 - Winter - Civil - Year 4 |
| 2021/2022 - Winter - Civil-coop - Year 5 |
| 2021/2022 - Winter - Civil - Year 4 |
| 2020/2021 - Winter - Civil-coop - Year 5 |
| 2020/2021 - Winter - Civil - Year 4 |
| 2019/2020 - Winter - Civil-coop - Year 5 |
| 2019/2020 - Winter - Civil - Year 4 |
Sections & Respective Instructors
| B1 - 2024/2025 - Winter - Jennifer Nafziger |
| B1 - 2023/2024 - Winter - Jennifer Nafziger |
| B1 - 2022/2023 - Winter - Mark Loewen |
| B1 - 2021/2022 - Winter - Mark Loewen |
| B1 - 2020/2021 - Winter - Mark Loewen |
| B1 - 2019/2020 - Winter - Mark Loewen |