Availabilities:
| Location | Domestic | International |
|---|---|---|
| Lismore |
Unit description
Applies principles of hydrologic analysis and fluid mechanics to understand and predict movement of water in natural and engineered hydraulic systems. Students will gain additional knowledge needed to understand the hydraulic behaviour of each system in detail, learn how to apply relevant contemporary engineering tools and techniques, and understand the environmental, legal, planning and social context for the system. These aspects of hydraulic engineering will be integrated through case studies of local hydraulic engineering problems.
Unit content
The context and complexity of natural and engineered hydraulic systems
River and floodplain systems
Stormwater management systems
Water Sensitive Urban Design
Water distribution and wastewater collection systems
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | apply fundamental principles of fluid flow and hydrology to interpret the behaviour of complex natural channels, networks of pipes and drains, and coastal marine systems | Intellectual rigour | ||||||
| 2 | perform simple laboratory, field and/or computer modelling tasks to obtain problem-specific technical information | Intellectual rigour | Creativity | |||||
| 3 | apply relevant tools and techniques using a systems-based approach to creatively solve open ended problems involving complex natural and engineered hydraulic systems | Intellectual rigour | Creativity | |||||
| 4 | identify, quantify and manage the environmental, social, legal and planning context associated with complex natural and engineered hydraulic systems | Intellectual rigour | ||||||
| 5 | effectively communicate information related to technical, environmental, social, legal and planning aspects of hydraulic engineering problems in written and verbal form | Communication and social skills | ||||||
| 6 | document progress towards meeting the Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competencies as a result of studying this and other units related to hydraulic engineering. | Intellectual rigour | Communication and social skills | |||||
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- apply fundamental principles of fluid flow and hydrology to interpret the behaviour of complex natural channels, networks of pipes and drains, and coastal marine systems
- GA1: Intellectual rigour
- perform simple laboratory, field and/or computer modelling tasks to obtain problem-specific technical information
- GA1: Intellectual rigour
- GA2: Creativity
- apply relevant tools and techniques using a systems-based approach to creatively solve open ended problems involving complex natural and engineered hydraulic systems
- GA1: Intellectual rigour
- GA2: Creativity
- identify, quantify and manage the environmental, social, legal and planning context associated with complex natural and engineered hydraulic systems
- GA1: Intellectual rigour
- effectively communicate information related to technical, environmental, social, legal and planning aspects of hydraulic engineering problems in written and verbal form
- GA6: Communication and social skills
- document progress towards meeting the Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competencies as a result of studying this and other units related to hydraulic engineering.
- GA1: Intellectual rigour
- GA6: Communication and social skills
Prescribed texts
- Chadwick, A, Morfett, J & Borthwick, M, 2013, Hydraulics in Civil and Environmental Engineering, 5th edn, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, USA. ISBN: 978-0-4156-7245-0 (Paperback); 978-1-4665-7724-4 (E-Book).
Teaching and assessment
| Teaching method |
| Structured online learning 3 hours (6 weeks) |
| Workshop on-site 4 hours (5 weeks) |
| Tutorial online 1 hour (6 weeks) |
| Field work 4 hours (1 week) |
| Assessment | |
| Presentation | 20% |
| Report | 50% |
| ePortfolio | 10% |
| Report | 20% |
Fee information
Domestic
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