Hydraulics and Hydrology Lec
48362 – HYDRAULICS and
HYDROLOGY
James E Ball - Hydrology Component
SUBJECT DETAILS
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CONTACTS
Assoc Prof James Ball
james.ball@uts.edu.au ph – 9514 2623
Office Hours
Monday 2:00 – 4:00pm
Contact by email for appointment
SUBJECT CONCEPT
The objective of this component of the subject is:
Introduce engineering hydrology;
Introduce hydrological processes;
Introduce flood estimation; and
Introduce engineering hydrology applications in water resources management.
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SUBJECT CONCEPT
This introduction is aimed at:
Providing an ability to apply commonly used methods in hydrology; and
Provide an understanding of the theory behind these methods.
REFERENCES
Three references that may be useful are
Applied Hydrology – Chow, Maidment &
Mays, McGraw-Hill Book Co.
Hydrology An Australian Introduction –
Ladson, Oxford University Press
Australian Rainfall & Runoff – A Guide to
Flood Estimation – Engineers Australia
No published Course Notes are available for this subject.
3
SUBJECT DOCUMENTS
UTS-Online will be used for distribution of
Copies of lecture slides;
Reading material; and
Tutorial problems.
Students should note that additional reference books may be noted in the lecture slides.
LECTURE STRUCTURE
Each Hydrology lecture period will comprise:
2 hour lecture; and
1 hour tutorial.
It is expected that students will have accessed the lecture slides, reading material and tutorials prior to the lecture period.
4
SUBJECT TIMETABLE
Date
Topic
27 February
Hydrology and Water Resources
5 March
Meteorology
12 March
Hydrologic Data
19 March
Surface Water
27 March
Storm Runoff
2 April
Hydrologic Design
9 April
Design Rainfall
1 May
Peak Flow Estimation
7 May
Hydrograph Estimation – Part 1
13 May
Hydrograph Estimation – Part 2
HYDROLOGY
James E Ball - Hydrology Component
SUBJECT DETAILS
1
CONTACTS
Assoc Prof James Ball
james.ball@uts.edu.au ph – 9514 2623
Office Hours
Monday 2:00 – 4:00pm
Contact by email for appointment
SUBJECT CONCEPT
The objective of this component of the subject is:
Introduce engineering hydrology;
Introduce hydrological processes;
Introduce flood estimation; and
Introduce engineering hydrology applications in water resources management.
2
SUBJECT CONCEPT
This introduction is aimed at:
Providing an ability to apply commonly used methods in hydrology; and
Provide an understanding of the theory behind these methods.
REFERENCES
Three references that may be useful are
Applied Hydrology – Chow, Maidment &
Mays, McGraw-Hill Book Co.
Hydrology An Australian Introduction –
Ladson, Oxford University Press
Australian Rainfall & Runoff – A Guide to
Flood Estimation – Engineers Australia
No published Course Notes are available for this subject.
3
SUBJECT DOCUMENTS
UTS-Online will be used for distribution of
Copies of lecture slides;
Reading material; and
Tutorial problems.
Students should note that additional reference books may be noted in the lecture slides.
LECTURE STRUCTURE
Each Hydrology lecture period will comprise:
2 hour lecture; and
1 hour tutorial.
It is expected that students will have accessed the lecture slides, reading material and tutorials prior to the lecture period.
4
SUBJECT TIMETABLE
Date
Topic
27 February
Hydrology and Water Resources
5 March
Meteorology
12 March
Hydrologic Data
19 March
Surface Water
27 March
Storm Runoff
2 April
Hydrologic Design
9 April
Design Rainfall
1 May
Peak Flow Estimation
7 May
Hydrograph Estimation – Part 1
13 May
Hydrograph Estimation – Part 2