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
  • Economics and project management
  • Life-long learning


Undergraduate Program(s)

2026/2027 - Winter - Civil-coop - Year 5
2026/2027 - Winter - Civil - Year 4
2025/2026 - Winter - Civil-coop - Year 5
2025/2026 - Winter - Civil - Year 4
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 - 2026/2027 - Winter - Jennifer Nafziger
B1 - 2025/2026 - Winter - Jennifer Nafziger
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