CIVL 4350

This course deals with the application of hydraulics in civil engineering design. The topics include design of culvert systems, storage dams (gravity dams, arch dams, buttress dams, earth dams and rock-fill dams), overflow and chute spillways with emphasis on design of stilling basins. Hydraulic machinery (pumps and turbines) will be discussed with an emphasis on the selection a machine for a given application. Design of single port and multi-port outfall structures for effluent disposal in rivers and in oceans will also be discussed. Regular lectures and tutorial sessions will be supplemented with expert speakers from the industry and field trips.