Unit name | Water Resources Risk Management 4 |
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Unit code | CENGM0018 |
Credit points | 10 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Professor. Thorsten Wagener |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
Hydraulics 2, Engineering Mathematics 2 |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School of Engineering Mathematics and Technology |
Faculty | Faculty of Engineering |
This unit will provide students with a theoretical and practical understanding of risk analysis and management in the field of water resources engineering. It will cover the necessary basics of statistics and probability of risk, which will subsequently be applied to the different areas of water resources engineering, including floods and droughts.
By the end of the course, successful students will be able to
ULO 1. Understand the concept of risk in water engineering (PLO A2) ULO 2. Understand probability and statistical concepts in risk analysis (PLO A1) ULO 3. Understand the principles of frequency analysis (PLO A1, B2) ULO 4. Understand origin and limitations of data (PLO B2) ULO 5. Estimate floods in the UK context (PLO A1, B2) ULO 6. Estimate low flows in the UK context (PLO A1, B2) ULO 7. Estimate floods and low flows at ungauged location (PLO A1) ULO 8. Understand risk mitigation measures (PLO A2) ULO 9. Understand impacts of climate and land use change (PLO A1, B4)
Lectures
2-hour examination
CEH (1999). Flood Estimation Handbook, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology.
Chow, Ven T, Maidment, D.R. and Mays, L.W. (2013). Applied Hydrology. 2nd Edition, McGraw-Hill.
Shaw, E.M., Beven, K.J., Chappell, N.A. and Lamb, R. (2011). Hydrology in Practice. Spon Press.