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

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)

Week Chapter Number (Chow) Number (Ponce)

1 Introduction 1 1

2 Properties of Open Channels 2 2

3 Energy and Momentum Principles 3 3

4 Critical Flow 4 4

5 Uniform Flow 5, 6 5, 6

6 FIRST MIDTERM (Monday, October 6, 2008, 1600-1715) - -

7 Channel Design 7 7A, 7B

8 Steady Gradually Varied Flow 9 8A, 8B, 8C

9 Steady Rapidly Varied Flow 14, 15 9, 10

10 Unsteady Gradually Varied Flow 18, 20 11, 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.

CIV E 530 - OPEN-CHANNEL HYDRAULICS FALL 2008 INSTRUCTOR: DR. V. M. PONCE SYLLABUS: OPEN-CHANNEL HYDRAULICS (CHOW) AND WEB-BASED SYLLABUS (PONCE)
Week	Chapter	Number (Chow)	Number (Ponce)
1	Introduction	1	1
2	Properties of Open Channels	2	2
3	Energy and Momentum Principles	3	3
4	Critical Flow	4	4
5	Uniform Flow	5, 6	5, 6
6	FIRST MIDTERM (Monday, October 6, 2008, 1600-1715)	-	-
7	Channel Design	7	7A, 7B
8	Steady Gradually Varied Flow	9	8A, 8B, 8C
9	Steady Rapidly Varied Flow	14, 15	9, 10
10	Unsteady Gradually Varied Flow	18, 20	11, 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.