CE 431

Course ID:

Course Code & Number

CE 431

Course Title

Design of Hydraulic Structures

Level

BS

Credit Hours/ ECTS Credits

(3+0+0) 3 TEDU Credits, 6 ECTS Credits

Year of Study:

Senior

Semester:

Fall

Type of Course:

Elective

Mode of Delivery:

Face-to-face

Language of Instruction:

English

Pre-requisite / Co-requisite::

Catalog Description

Dam design concepts. Design of overflow and outlet structures. Design of dissipation structures. Design of bottom outlets, gate types. Design of intake structures. Hydraulic losses, vortex formation, control gates and valves, penstock.

Course Objectives

This course is aimed to introduce the students the basic design criteria applicable for hydraulic structures such as spillways, diversion tunnels, channels, energy dissipators, intake structures, penstock and gates.

Software Usage

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon succesful completion of this course, a student will be able to
1. Perform design of overflow structures
2. Perform design of diversion structures
3. Perform design of outlet structures
4. Perform design of dissipation structures
5. Perform design of bottom outlets
6. Perform design of intake structures

Learning Activities and Teaching Methods:

Telling/Explaining Questioning Reading Problem Solving Inquiry

Assessment Methods and Criteria:

Test / Exam Quiz

Assessment Methods and Criteria Others:

Design Content

100%

Recommended Reading

Required Reading

1. Hydraulic Engineering , J. A. Roberson, J. J. Cassidy, M. N. Chaudhry, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1998

Grading

Assignments - 10%
Midterm - 25%
Final - 25%
Term Project - 40%

Learning Activities and Teaching Methods Others:

Course Coordinator:

Student Workload:

Workload	Hrs
Course Readings	45
Exams/Quizzes	40
Case Study Analysis	30

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