SDSU Faculty Profile - Dr. Victor M. Ponce - CIVE 530 - Open-channel Hydraulics - Syllabus - Spring 2005  

 

CIV E 530 - OPEN-CHANNEL HYDRAULICS
FALL 2008
INSTRUCTOR:   DR. V. M. PONCE
SYLLABUS:   OPEN-CHANNEL HYDRAULICS (CHOW) AND WEB-BASED SYLLABUS (PONCE)
WeekChapter Number (Chow)Number (Ponce)
1 Introduction1 1
2 Properties of Open Channels22
3 Energy and Momentum Principles33
4 Critical Flow44
5 Uniform Flow5, 65, 6
6 FIRST MIDTERM (Monday, October 6, 2008, 1600-1715) --
7 Channel Design77A, 7B
8 Steady Gradually Varied Flow98A, 8B, 8C
9 Steady Rapidly Varied Flow14, 159, 10
10 Unsteady Gradually Varied Flow18, 2011, 12
11 SECOND MIDTERM (Monday, November 10, 2008, 1600-1715) --
12 HEC-RAS Modeling -13, 14, 15
13 Culvert Hydraulics -16
14 Sediment Transport- 17A, 17B, 17C
15 Review--
16 FINAL EXAM (Monday, December 15, 2008, 1530-1730)- -
OFFICE HOURS:   MW 1100-1200 (E421-E); MW 2015-2115 (PS231-B).
GRADING POLICY:   Homework (20%), two midterms (50%), final exam (30%). Attendance and class participation will earn a bonus of 1/3 letter grade (Example: B+ raised to A-).
HOMEWORK GRADING POLICY:   Homework is due at the start of the class period, one week after date of assignment. There is no late homework.