CEG3503 : Hydrosystems Engineering
- Offered for Year: 2022/23
- Module Leader(s): Dr Paul Quinn
- Lecturer: Dr David Hetherington, Dr Caspar Hewett, Dr Nathan Forsythe
- Owning School: Engineering
- Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters
| Semester 2 Credit Value: | 10 |
| ECTS Credits: | 5.0 |
Aims
To inspire students and to demonstrate the exciting opportunities for engineers in the water resources engineering sector. To provide an understanding of applied hydrological processes and applications in water resources engineering. To place water resources engineering in the context of national and international civil engineering practice.
The module begins by demonstrating the relevance of water to civil engineering with examples of major national and international engineering projects concerned with water resources, flood management and hydrological systems. It introduces the use of modelling for quantification of the water cycle and then proceeds through a variety of hydrological and water resources engineering topics, including flood routing, reservoir design and control, flood and drought occurrence, unsteady flow, groundwater flows, water supply systems, urban drainage and river engineering. It concludes with an integrative overview. Wherever possible, theoretical development are supported by practical example, hands on lab classes and computer labs supported by case studies.
Outline Of Syllabus
Lecture outline:
*Introduction. Water resources, hydrology, floods and river catchment systems in engineering and the context of a nation’s requirements; national and international case studies.
*Quantification of the water cycle through mathematical modelling; types of models.
*Hydrological flood routing and river modelling: predicting the movement of flood waves along rivers.
*Flood and drought frequency: determining relative occurrence from available hydrological records.
*Reservoir design: calculating the size of a reservoir to ensure a reliable water supply in the future.
* Reservoir operation: derivation of operating rules to ensure that water is supplied with a specified long-term reliability.
*Groundwater flows: borehole equations and drawdown; designing a well to provide a sustainable water yield.
*Water supply systems: sources and networks; pipe size and pipe network design to deliver water from reservoirs and into urban systems.
*Urban drainage and storm sewer networks: designing drainage systems to minimize flood risk.
*River engineering: sediment transport and river morphology; river training; working with Nature to stabilize rivers and ensure the safety of populations and infrastructure in river corridors.
*Integrative overview: integrated river basin management.
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 18 | 1:00 | 18:00 | PiP Lecture |
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 2 | 15:00 | 30:00 | a)Calibrating, building a model, &testing flood impact at a catchment scale b)Detailed sewer design |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Practical | 3 | 3:00 | 9:00 | PIP Activity. 1.Rainfall Run Off simulator & groundwater experiment. 2&3.Computer Labs, sewer design |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 1 | 43:00 | 43:00 | Extra reading and exercises, exam revision using small informatics tools to back up the theory |
| Total | 100:00 |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
To impart the basic qualitative and quantitative understanding represented by the knowledge outcomes via a mix of self-learning and formal teaching, including lecture presentations and discussions/tutorials with active student participation. Tow practical laboratory sessions will be used to reinforce the theory taught in lectures.
Students are expected to organise their own revision timetable and may allocate a different time ratio for Independent study and Revision from the suggestion given here.
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Other Assessment
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Written exercise | 2 | M | 50 | Calibration of model, building a model and testing flood model |
| Written exercise | 2 | M | 50 | Sewer modelling and design |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
To assess the student’s grasp of the basic qualitative and quantitative understanding represented by the knowledge outcomes via written coursework (based on computational exercises) The written exercises provide training in the preparation of design reports (likely to be a feature of subsequent employment)
Reading Lists
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- CEG3503's Timetable