Unit name | Water Resources Project 3 |
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Unit code | CENG31600 |
Credit points | 10 |
Level of study | H/6 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1A (weeks 1 - 6) |
Unit director | Dr. Rosolem |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
Normally the successful completion of appropriate Level 2 Engineering units |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School of Civil, Aerospace and Design Engineering |
Faculty | Faculty of Engineering |
This unit will give students an awareness of the breadth of vision required in the design of water resource systems. It introduces the principles of yield analysis, dam design and spillway design, and provides experience of teamwork and report writing.
Aims:
By the end of this project, successful students will be able to:
Report 100%
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Chadwick A & Morfett J, 1998. Hydraulics in Civil and Environmental Engineering (3rd ed). Taylor Francis. ISBN:0419225803. Library ref TC160 (Queen's Building ,4 copies). Earlier versions of this text are also available in QB library.
DTLR/National Assembly for Wales, 2000. Environmental Impact Assessment: a guide to the procedures. (The 'blue book'.)
Linsley RK et al, 1992. Water resources engineering (4th ed). McGraw-Hill. Library ref TC145 (Queen's Building, 4 copies). Earlier versions of this text are also available in QB library.
Shaw E, 1993. Hydrology in Practice (3rd ed). Nelson Thornes (Publishers) Ltd. ISBN:0412482908. Library ref GB661.2 (Queen's Building, 3 copies). Earlier versions of this text are also available in QB library.
Thomas, HH, 1976. The engineering of large dams, vols 1 & 2. Wiley. Library ref TC540 (Queen's Building).
Twort AC, Ratnayaka DD & Brandt MJ, 2000. Water supply (5th ed). Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN:0340720182. Library ref TC405 (Queen's Building, 2 copies). Earlier versions of this text are also available in QB library.
Newson, M, 1997. Land, water and development (2nd ed). Taylor & Francis. ISBN:041515507X. Library ref E2 (Geography, 1 copy).
Walters RCS, 1971. Dam geology. Butterworths. Library ref TC542 (Geology, 1 copy).
United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, 1987. Design of Small Dams (3rd Edition). Available online at: https://www.usbr.gov/pn/programs/ea/wash/potholes/techreport-alta-attachmentK.pdf
Shaw EM, Beven KJ, Chappell, NA & Lamb R 2011. Hydrology in Practice (4th Edition), Spon Press.