1. The introduction for students about the hydrology science which gains significance increasingly.
2. Establishing the foundation for the water resources course in the next term.
3. Enabling the application on water resources subject employing mathematics, physics, and statistics sciences.
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Special Requisite(s)
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Schedule
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Teaching Methods and Techniques
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Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Definition of hydrology, place and significance of hydrology in civil engineering, hydrologic cycle, basic equations of hydrology
Oral presentation
2. Week
Generation of Precipitation , Measurement of Precipitation, Analysis of Precipitation Records
Oral presentation
3. Week
Mechanism of Evaporation, Evaporation from Water Surface, Evaporation from Soil and Snow Surface, Transpiration and Interception, Evapotranspiration Losses
Oral presentation
4. Week
Infiltration Capacity, Infiltration Velocity, Infiltration Indices
Oral presentation
5. Week
Ground Water Zones, Unsaturated Zone, Saturated Zone, Feeding and Losses of Ground Water
Oral presentation
6. Week
Ground Water Flow, Flow in the Unsaturated Zone, Abstraction of Ground Water by Wells, Measurement of Hydraulic Conductivity
Oral presentation
7. Week
Level and Water Surface Slope Measurements, Cross-Section measurements, Discharge Measurements, Flow Rating Curve, Analysis of Flow Records
Oral presentation
8. Week
River Basin Characteristics, Separation of Flow into Components, Flow induced by Snow Melting
Oral presentation
9. Week
Midterm Exam
10. Week
Elements of the Hydrograph, Separation of the Indirect Flow and the Base Flow, System Analysis of River Basins, Parametric Basin Models
Oral presentation
11. Week
Definition of the Unit Hydrograph, Unit Hydrograph as a Rainfall Runoff Model
Oral presentation
12. Week
Synthetic Unit Hydrographs, Instantaneous Unit Hydrographs
Oral presentation
13. Week
Laboratory, Hydrograph Routing along the Channel
Oral presentation
14. Week
Probability, Frequency Distribution, Probability Distribution Functions, Flood Frequency Analysis
Oral presentation
15. Week
Final Exam
16. Week
17. Week
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Midterm(s)
1
45
Attendance
1
5
Final Exam
1
50
Program Outcomes
PO-1
Hold technical and vocational drawings
PO-2
Give support to engineering work in choosing construction materials
PO-3
Give support to engineering work in choosing construction materials
PO-4
Draw vocational projects and apply them in computer
PO-5
Take duty in designing and making projects of structure elements
PO-6
Ability to perform individually or as part of a group and take responsibility with confidence
PO-7
Having well-structured responsibilities in profession and ethics
PO-8
Possessing the critical and creative thinking skills and strategies essential for life-long learning and for keeping up with technological advancements
PO-9
Keep the field measurement and make the necessary calculations of field measurement
PO-10
Know the types of soil and help making experiements related to the soil
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
I. Learns the elements of the hydrological cycle and comprehends its significance in civil engineering
LO-2
II. Learns the significance of the groundwater in civil engineering.
LO-3
III. Learns about the measurement of the hydrologic data and gains ability to analyze the recorded data
LO-4
IV. Learns about flow which is an element of hydrological cycle directly affecting civil engineering and gains the ability to employ the unit hydrograph theory which is frequently used in our country in the evaluation of the flows
LO-5
V. Gains the ability to apply statistics which is an indispensable subject for the civil engineering program in water resources subject.
