Water Resources Engineering CWR 4103

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Course: CWR 4103, Water Resources Engineering (Hydrologic Analysis); 3 credits 
TR 3:30-4:45 p.m.  ENB 108 (A web instruction assisted course) 
Coordinator: Dr. Mark Ross, Associate Professor 
Office: ENG 307 or CEE office (ENG 139) 
Hours: 11:30-12:30 p.m. TR; 4:00-5:00 p.m. W (or by appointment)
Email: mross@eng.usf.edu
Web: www.eng.usf.edu/~mross
Summary: A study of the engineering principles involved in analyzing and managing the quantity and quality of water in natural and developed systems. An introduction to surface water and groundwater hydrology for engineers.
Objectives: To provide students with knowledge of engineering practices for water facilities design and management.
Pre-requisites 1.  EGN 3353C Basic Fluid Mechanics (or equivalent), 
2. CWR 4202 Hydraulics (C grade or better), 
3. Working familiarity with PC's and Windows

4. Fortran 77, Spreadsheet, or BASIC Programming skills
Required Text: Bedient, Philip B., and Huber, Wayne C., Hydrology and Floodplain Analysis, 2nd Edition, Addison-Wesley Publishing, 1992.
Outline of Notes:

Sections

Pages
SECTION I  Introduction and Fundamentals 1-1 to 1-9
SECTION II  Precipitation and Design Storms 2-1 to 2-18
  SECTION IIII Losses, Part I: Infiltration and Abstractions 3-1 to 3-8
  SECTION IV Losses, Part II: Evaporation and Transpiration 4-1 to 4-10
  SECTION V Runoff Calculations and Hydrograph Analysis 5-1 to 5-26
SECTION VI Streamflow Routing 6-1 to 6-36
SECTION VII Groundwater Hydrology 7-1 to 7-50
SECTION VIII Introduction to GIS 8-1 to 8-15
  SECTION IX Florida Land Use, Cover & Forms Classification System 9-1 to 9-81
SECTION X  Introduction to Computer Models 10-1 to 10-3
  SECTION XI References 11-1 to 11-6
  APPENDIX Special Figures A-1 to A-64