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Ce 374 K - Hydrology: Daene C. Mckinney

This document provides an overview of the CE 374 K - Hydrology course objectives, housekeeping details, and project requirements. The key points are: 1. The course introduces principles of the hydrologic cycle including atmospheric moisture, surface runoff, infiltration, and groundwater. It also covers statistics applied to hydrologic design. 2. There will be 3 exams, homework assignments, and a group project. The project involves exploring an aspect of hydrology and presenting results to the class. 3. Students will work in teams on a real-world hydrologic issue and deliver an oral presentation and written report. The project aims to provide hands-on hydrologic investigation experience.

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Ce 374 K - Hydrology: Daene C. Mckinney

This document provides an overview of the CE 374 K - Hydrology course objectives, housekeeping details, and project requirements. The key points are: 1. The course introduces principles of the hydrologic cycle including atmospheric moisture, surface runoff, infiltration, and groundwater. It also covers statistics applied to hydrologic design. 2. There will be 3 exams, homework assignments, and a group project. The project involves exploring an aspect of hydrology and presenting results to the class. 3. Students will work in teams on a real-world hydrologic issue and deliver an oral presentation and written report. The project aims to provide hands-on hydrologic investigation experience.

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CE 374 K Hydrology

Introduction
Daene C. McKinney

Course Objectives
Introduce students to:
Principles and processes of the hydrologic cycle
Atmospheric moisture, Surface runoff, Infiltration, and Groundwater

Statistics applied to hydrologic design

Course Objectives
Civil Engineering program objectives addressed in this course:
1. Identify broad context of CE problems 2. Design elements of CE systems, components and processes 3. Employ mathematics, science, and computing techniques to solve CE problems. 4. Synthesize results to provide solutions that reflect social and environmental sensitivities. 5. Develop teamwork skills. 6. Oral, and written presentation of technical solutions. 7. Understand the constantly evolving nature of CE, and recognize the need to stay abreast of the latest developments in the field.

Housekeeping
Prerequisites: CE 311S (Statistics) and CE 356 (Hydraulics) Text: Applied Hydrology, Chow, Maidment and Mays Homework:
Due at beginning of lecture, due date on web site Late homework penalized 50% per day late Full credit (100%)
Clear presentation of problem and equations, No computational errors or mistakes, Answers clearly marked, Units used correctly

Software
HEC-HMS and HEC-RAS

Housekeeping
Exams
3 exams No makeups Dates: Tues Mar. 1, Tues Apr. 26 No Final Participation: 5% Homework: 20% Exams (3): 45% (15% each) Project: 30% A >= 90, B >= 80, C >= 70, etc.

Grading

Projects
Work in a team on a project dealing with hydrology Projects will deal with some aspect of a real, complex hydrologic issue of current interest Each group will make an oral presentation of their results to the class and deliver a final report to the instructor. Purposes of the project:
Enable you to explore in-depth an aspect of hydrology. Provide experience formulating, executing and presenting a hydrologic investigation

Project Steps
Students sign up for an area of interest Instructor prepares teams for the various areas Teams:
Select topic in their area and prepare proposal Present oral progress report in class Present final project in class Submit draft final report (last class day) Submit final report (at time of final)

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