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CIVE430 Hydrology Fall 2011
Sec 002 Mon-Wed 11-12:20 Sec 003 Tues 6:30-9:30
Instructor: Dr. J. P. Martin, P.E. Office: 4-270B
Phone: (215) 895-2363 Email: [email protected]: Ziwen Yu
[email protected]
Text: Introduction to Hydrology, 5th edition, W. Viessman, Jr.
& G.L. Lewis, Prentice-Hall, 2003.ISBN 0-67-399337-X Many
supplemental handouts to amplify concepts.
Scope:
- How much surface and subsurface water is available in the
watershed for watersupply, cooling, irrigation, power, navigation,
ecological maintenance, etc
- When is there too much water such that damaging flooding
occurs
- What is the reliability of the water source, the probability
of flood levels,
expressed as return period or recurrence
Course Goals:
1. Understand the processes and components of the hydrologic
cycle2. Can use precipitation data to solve water resource
problems
3. Can characterize hydrologic pathways: watersheds and
aquifers
4. Can do standard runoff calculations5 Can generate and analyze
hydrographs
6 Can construct water budgets and run simple hydrologic
models.
Week Topic Reference
1 Overview, climate, hydrologic cycle Ch 1, handouts
2 Watersheds and groundwater reservoirs handouts
3 Precipitation analysis Ch 4
4 Interception, evaporation, transpiration Ch 5, 6
5 Capillary retention, infiltration Ch 7
6 Surface water hydrology Ch 8
Midterm exam
7 Hydrograph analysis Ch 9
8 Groundwater Hydrology Ch 10
9 Urban Hydrology Ch 11
10 Detention, flood routing Ch 13
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Final Exam
Grading Policy: The final grade will be based the following:
Homework (20%), Mid-term exam and final exam (40% each).
Assignment #1, water resource project report, will be counted as
two homeworks
Homeworks are instructors feedback and students preparation for
exams. They will be
graded on a 0-5-10 scale based on demonstration of effort and
thought. It must be handed
in at the start of class one week after the homework is
assigned. Late work: 50% credit. .
Grading System:
A+ 98+ C+ 78-79
A 93-97 C 73-77
A- 90-92 C- 70-72
B+ 88-89 D+ 68-69B 83-87 D 60-67
B- 80-82 F 59 or below
Course Policies:
Americans with Disability Act:
Students with documented disabilities who need course
accommodations, have emergency
medical information or require special arrangements for building
evacuation should contact the
instructor within the first two weeks of class. Verification of
any special arrangements needs to
be made through the Office of Disability Services, Room 215
Creese Student Center, 215-895-
2506. Further information on this can also be obtained
atwww.drexel.edu/studentlife/disability.
Academic Honesty Policy:
Drexel University is committed to a learning environment that
embraces academic honesty. In
order to protect members of our community from results of
dishonest conduct, the University hasadopted policies to deal with
cases of academic dishonesty. Please read, understand, and
follow
the Academic Honesty Policy as written in the Official Student
Handbook.
Student Responsibilities:
If the student stops attending the class, she/he will not be
automatically dropped 1from the course
and she/he will receive a grade according to her/his overall
performance. It is the students
responsibility to make sure that she/he is properly enrolled or
de-enrolled in the course.
Course Drop Policy:
Dropping a course results in the course being removed from the
students academic record. All
students may drop courses through the end of the second week of
class of the current term by
using Banner Web for students. No approval is required for upper
class students. Freshmen mustmeet with their academic advisor
before dropping a course.
Course Withdrawal Policy:
Withdrawing from a course results in a W appearing on the
students academic record. Before
withdrawing students should, as a courtesy, consult with the
instructor. They may withdraw from
courses through the sixth week of classes but, from the third to
the sixth week of classes, a
student must obtain their advisors authorization before
withdrawing.
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