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• Offered for Year: 2022/23

• Module Leader(s): Dr Nathan Forsythe
• Lecturer: Dr Caspar Hewett, Dr Brian Thomas, Mr Vassilis Glenis

• Owning School: Engineering
• Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus

Semesters

Aims

Introduction
This 20-credit module is a wide ranging introduction all aspects of the Hydrosystem. The module covers the hydrological cycle, the groundwater regime and the river regime. Fundamental processes will be introduced, how this process measured with instrumentation, how data is analysed and quantified. You will be introduced to many hydrological groundwater and hydraulic methods to underpin the whole MSc. The module works closely with the QME module to build a full skillset for modelling and water management.

Outline Of Syllabus

Hydrosystems
1.       River Basin Management and Derwent Valley Case study
2.       Catchments Overview and Ouseburn Study
3.       Published. Click to unpublish Catchments Overview and Ouseburn Study.
4.       Hydro-Met and Soil Water Practical
5.       Rainfall and Evaporation
6.       Soil Water
7.       Rivers and Flow
8.       Runoff and Metrics
9.       Sediment and Water Quality
10.       Rivers, Flow Gauging Practical

Groundwater
1.       Definitions
2.       Darcy’s Law
3.       Hydraulic Head
4.       Hydraulic Gradient
5.       Aquifer Characteristics
6.       GW Flow Equations
7.       Aquifers under stress
8.       Baseflow
9.       Groundwater practical

Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics Introduction to Fluid Mechanics
1.       Why we need fluid mechanics
2.       Introduction and fluid properties
3.       Basic Principles of Fluid Flow
4.       Hydrostatic Pressure Distribution
5.       Conservation of Mass, Energy and Momentum

Hydraulics:
1.       Introduction to Hydraulics of Real Liquids
2.       Pipe Hydraulics
3.       Open Channel Flow
4.       Design of Open Channels
5.       Rapidly Varied Flow
6.       Hydraulics Practical

Teaching Methods

Teaching Activities

Jointly Taught With

Teaching Rationale And Relationship

The main rationale for the teaching methods employed on this module is to engage and give a solid grounding the student at the outset of their MSc programme, and to place in context ALL of the subsequent modules.
Therefore, an appropriate mix of lectures, interactive workshops, experimental work using state of the art equipment and facilities. An in depth case study for Newcastle and the River Ouseburn, linking to The Urban Observatory, the National Green Infrastructure facility and the Novak Laboratory. Hands on workshops will acquire, distil and report on range of spatial and temporal data sets. Students will work in groups to aid the data synthesis and reporting process. These methods are appropriate because they provide the student with an integrated programme of theory (lectures) and practical hands-on application (workshops and experimental work

Assessment Methods

The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners

Other Assessment

Assessment Rationale And Relationship

The coursework and exam will assess the individual students understanding of fundamental theoretical concepts, the student’s individual understanding in depth of the course material and concepts, as well their report writing skills.

Reading Lists

• CEG8525's Reading List

Timetable

• Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
• CEG8525's Timetable