Hydrology
University of Central Florida
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Prerequisites: STA3032, CWR3201
Hydrologic cycle, probabilistic forecasting, rainfall excess meteorology, groundwater, storm-water runoff, flood routing and design applications
Instructor: Dr. Wanielista,
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COURSE OUTLINE
STARTING
or TEST DATE READING TOPICS
Hydrologic Cycle, Rainfall Excess, Meteorology
and Hydrology Units
8/29 Ch 2 Probability and Statistics
9/7 Ch 3 Precipitation: Intensity, Duration, Return Period,
Hyetographs
9/12 Ch 4 Hydrologic Abstractions: Evaporation,
Transpiration, Depression Storage
9/21 TEST #1 – All Previous Material
9/26 Ch 4, 5 Watershed Characteristics, Streamflow
Hydrographs and Flow Measurement
10/3 Ch 7, 5 Streamflow, Hydrographs, Base Flow, Infiltration
10/10 Ch 6 Unit Hydrograph Methods, Synthetic Hydrographs
10/17 Ch 6, 7 Synthetic Hydrographs, Rational Method, SCS
Procedure Santa Barbara
10/26 TEST #2 – All Previous Material
10/31 Ch 8 Flood and Reservoir Routing, Measurements
11/7 Ch 9 Groundwater Hydrology Concepts, Models, Local
Conditions, Testing Procedures
11/14 Ch 10 Stormwater Management Alternatives, Retention,
Detention, Swale Design, BMPs etc.
Figure 6.1b for Problem 30
Figure 6.1b for Problem 30 unit graph
Example Problem 6-3 on page 203
Figure 6-8 Logarithm Method
Riser Weir Example
Rational Formula Hydrograph
Lab 8 Data
Textbook Errata