CE 431
Hydrology
Civil and Construction Engineering
Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering
Course Description
Waters of the earth, their occurrence, circulation, and distribution. Relationships among precipitation, evaporation, infiltration, transpiration, groundwater, and stream runoff.
When Taught
Winter
Grade Rule
Grade Rule 8: A, B, C, D, E, I (Standard grade rule)
Min
3
Fixed
3
Fixed
2
Fixed
3
Title
1. (4) Hydrologic Cycle
Learning Outcome
<p>Understand and apply climatological principles relating to the hydrologic cycle and its occurrence and interaction with the biosphere of the earth.</p>
Title
2. Precipitation & Runoff
Learning Outcome
<p>Understand and solve problems for precipitation/runoff situations; including generation of the flow rates at desired points in a watershed.</p>
Title
3. Design & Hydrographs
Learning Outcome
<p>Design and make calculations of flowrate hydrographs, reservoir storage, well flow and drawdown, and water demand relationships in streams and in the groundwater.</p>
Title
4. Statistical Methods
Learning Outcome
<p>Design and apply statistical methods to generate hydrologic intensity and frequency distributions.</p>
