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. |