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CIV E 530 - OPEN-CHANNEL HYDRAULICS FALL 2020 INSTRUCTORS: DR. V. M. PONCE (LECTURE) AND CHEYENNE GRAVES (LAB) TEXT: FUNDAMENTALS OF OPEN-CHANNEL HYDRAULICS | ||
| Week | Chapter | No. |
| 1 | Introduction | 1 |
| 2 | Properties of Open Channels | 2 |
| 3 | Energy and Momentum Principles | 3 |
| 4 | Critical Flow | 4 |
| 5 | Uniform Flow | 5 |
| 6 | FIRST MIDTERM (Monday, September 28, 2020, 1600-1650) | - |
| 7 | Channel Design | 6 |
| 8 | Steady Gradually Varied Flow I | 7 |
| 9 | Steady Gradually Varied Flow II | 7 |
| 10 | Culvert Hydraulics | 8 |
| 11 | Steady Rapidly Varied Flow | 9 |
| 12 | SECOND MIDTERM (Monday, November 9, 2020, 1600-1650) | - |
| 13 | HEC-RAS Modeling | RAS |
| 14 | Unsteady Gradually Varied Flow I | 10 |
| 15 | Unsteady Gradually Varied Flow II | 10 |
| 16 | Unsteady Rapidly Varied Flow | 11 |
| 17 | FINAL EXAM (Monday, December 14, 2020, 1530-1730) | - |
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OFFICE HOURS: The preferred
way to reach Prof. Ponce is via the course email:
ponce530.topaz@gmail.com.
GRADING POLICY: Homework and lab set (25%), two midterms (50%), final exam (25%). Perfect attendance coupled with class participation
will earn a bonus of
1/3 letter grade (Example: B+ raised to A-). Class participation
consists of oral participation as well as answers to pop
quizzes and related work assignments.
HOMEWORK GRADING POLICY: Homework is due on day indicated in the syllabus,
at 22:00.
ON CHEATING:
All work is to be done individually.
Instances of cheating will be dealt with following university
policy, as stated in page 496 of the current University
General Catalog.
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