CivE 321
Principles of Environmental Modeling and Risk
Description
Introduction modeling environmental processes to predict the movement of water and fate of contaminants in the hydrologic cycle. Principles of mass transfer, conservation of mass, environmental transformations, nutrient enrichment and depletion are developed. Introduction to storm events, rainfall, runoff, stream discharge and stormwater management. Applications of modeling results to the quantification of risk using examples from hydrology, water pollution and health protection and development of environmental regulations. Prerequisite: CIV E 221. Corequisite: CIV E 330.Learning Outcomes
- To be able to identify key environmental issues of our watersheds- To estimate runoff hydrograph of watersheds using engineering tools such as unit hydrograph
- To know primary forces behind evaporation and evapotranspiration, the energy-intensive hydrologic process and to be able to estimate them accurately
- Understand the ice-albedo feedback of the cryosphere and to quantify the spring snowmelt process which is a major contributor to the water supply of Canada
- How to estimate the global warming potential of greenhouse gases, to select clean energy systems to minimize the carbon footprint of human beings
- How to project the possible hydrologic impact of climate change to our environment, such as floods and droughts
| Lecture | Seminar | Lab | Credits | Total AU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0/1 | 3/2 | 3.75 | 47.25 |
| M % | NS % | CS % | ES % | ED % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
Undergraduate Program(s)
| 2026/2027 - Winter - Civil-coop - Year 3 |
| 2026/2027 - Winter - Civil - Year 3 |
| 2025/2026 - Winter - Civil-coop - Year 3 |
| 2025/2026 - Winter - Civil - Year 3 |
| 2024/2025 - Winter - Civil-coop - Year 3 |
| 2024/2025 - Winter - Civil - Year 3 |
| 2023/2024 - Winter - Civil-coop - Year 3 |
| 2023/2024 - Winter - Civil - Year 3 |
| 2022/2023 - Winter - Civil-coop - Year 3 |
| 2022/2023 - Winter - Civil - Year 3 |
| 2021/2022 - Winter - Civil-coop - Year 3 |
| 2021/2022 - Winter - Civil - Year 3 |
| 2020/2021 - Winter - Civil-coop - Year 3 |
| 2020/2021 - Winter - Civil - Year 3 |
| 2019/2020 - Winter - Civil-coop - Year 3 |
| 2019/2020 - Winter - Civil - Year 3 |
Sections & Respective Instructors
| B1 - 2026/2027 - Winter - Evan Davies & Haoran Yu |
| B1 - 2025/2026 - Winter - Evan Davies & Haoran Yu |
| B1 - 2024/2025 - Winter - Hongli Liu & Haoran Yu |
| B1 - 2023/2024 - Winter - Hongli Liu & Yaman Boluk |
| B1 - 2022/2023 - Winter - Mohamed Ammar & Yaman Boluk |
| B1 - 2021/2022 - Winter - Ernst Kerkhoven & Yaman Boluk |
| B1 - 2020/2021 - Winter - Thian Gan |
| B1 - 2019/2020 - Winter - Thian Gan |