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Examine basic hydraulic principles
Assessment Strategies
by scoring 70% or higher on quizzes
by scoring 70% or higher on exams
by completing homework assignments covering pressure, energy, and pipe flow.
Criteria
you summarize pressure
you identify the fundamental units of pressure
you summarize hydrostatic pressure
you identify the four characteristics of hydrostatic pressure
you explain the difference between atmospheric, gage and absolute pressures
you summarize pressure head
you calculate the pressure head in open and closed systems
you calculate the pressure in open and closed systems
you convert between English and SI units of pressure
you identify the fundamental units of flow
you convert between English and SI units of flow
you explain the continuity of flow concept
you perform calculations using the continuity of flow equations
you explain the control volume concept
you identify the three forms of mechanical energy in a hydraulic system
you explain the difference between the energy grade line and hydraulic grade line
you plot the energy grade line and hydraulic grade line for a pipe system
you explain the head loss concept
you explain the difference between minor and major losses in a pipe system
you perform calculations using Manning's equation
you identify the most efficient channel cross-section
you complete homework
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Examine basic hydrologic principles
Assessment Strategies
by scoring 70% or higher on quizzes
by scoring 70% or higher on exams
by completing homework assignments covering rainfall estimation, drainage divide determination and runoff calculations
Criteria
you summarize hydrology
you explain the hydrologic cycle
you identify common units for measuring rainfall and rainfall intensity
you summarize recurrence interval
you use intensity-duration-frequency curves to estimate rainfall amounts
you identify factors that influence runoff amounts
you explain the watershed concept
you draw the drainage divides for a given land area
you identify the three common methods for determining runoff quantities
you explain the concept of time of concentration
you explain the difference between overland flow, shallow concentrated flow and channel flow
you perform runoff computations using the rational, SCS and USGS methods
you identify the limitations of the three runoff computational methods
you complete homework assignment covering rainfall estimation, drainage divide determination and runoff calculations.
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Examine culvert systems
Assessment Strategies
by scoring 70% or higher on quizzes
by scoring 70% or higher on exams
by completing homework assignments covering culvert hydraulic computations
Criteria
you summarize normal depth
you identify typical culvert materials
you explain the purpose of pipe bedding
you differentiate between the crown and invert of a pipe
you identify common culvert system components
you compute the normal depth in a stream using Manning's equation
you identify the three principle components of headloss in a culvert system
you explain the difference between inlet controlled and outlet controlled systems
you determine the allowable headwater elevation for a culvert system
you calculate the required barrel size for a culvert
you compute the actual headwater depth given the culvert geometry
you explain how the entrance headloss coefficient varies with entrance geometry
you explain how culvert alignment impacts upstream and downstream drainage systems
you choose appropriate Manning's roughness coefficients based on pipe material
you explain how changing a culvert's geometry impacts its capacity
you identify seven methods for controlling erosion at culvert outfalls
you determine tailwater depths given channel geometry
you complete homework assignments covering culvert hydraulic computations
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Examine storm sewer systems
Assessment Strategies
by scoring 70% or higher on quizzes
by scoring 70% or higher on exams
by completing homework assignments covering storm sewer layout and sizing
Criteria
you identify the primary components of a storm sewer systems
you identify the primary materials used in storm sewer construction
you summarize the steps in performing storm sewer sizing and layout
you identify the typical locations for installing storm sewer inlets
you identify the typical locations for installing storm sewer access structures
you identify the primary constraints in the hydraulic design of storm sewers
you identify factors that impact inlet efficiency
you explain why the width of gutter spread should be minimized
you determine inlet efficiency given inlet geometry and clogging factors
you summarize bypass flow
you compute bypass flow
you summarize inlet time
you summarize "run" as used in storm sewer design and construction
you determine the inlet time given land cover and slope
you summarize the term tributary area
you determine the tributary area for a given inlet
you determine the pipe flow time
you determine the initial pipe slope given the street geometry
you calculate the theoretical pipe size for a given run of storm sewer
you determine the final pipe slope and size for a given run of storm sewer
you complete homework assignments covering layout and sizing of storm sewer systems