CE 588 Water Resources Engineering


Extension of the concepts of fluid mechanics and hydraulics to applications in water supply, water transmission, water distribution networks and open channels to include water-supply reservoirs, pump and pipe selection, determinate and indeterminate pipe networks, and analysis of open channels with appurtenances. 3 credit hours

Prerequisite		Undergraduate courses in field of study or consent of instructor.
Course Objectives		At the end of this course, students should be able to demonstrate an understanding and familiarity with the processes governing numerous water resources systems, including water distribution networks, groundwater management, and surface water management, as well as with their integration into planning and design procedures. Students should be able to analyze and solve different water resources engineering problems, as well as be able to apply these procedures in the creative process of identifying alternative design solutions.
Course Outline		Topics covered include analysis as well as planning and design issues related to water resources systems, including water distribution networks, groundwater resources, and surface water systems.
Course Requirements		Homework Assignments: Approximately eight assignments. Examinations: Two exams and a final exam. Course Project: Required
Textbook		No text is required. Reading will be assigned from different sources, including some chapters from the following books. Mays, Larry W. Water Resources Engineering, John Wiley, 2005. ISBN: 0-471-70524-1 Wurbs and James. Water Resources Engineering, Prentice Hall, 2002. ISBN: 0-13-081293-5 Mays, Larry W., and Yeou-Koung Tung. Hydrosystems Engineering and Management, McGraw Hill, 1992. ISBN: 0-07-041146-8
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Instructor		Dr. S. Ranji Ranjithan, Professor Water Resources/Environmental Engineering Dept. of Civil, Construction, & Environmental Engineering North Carolina State University 309 Mann Hall Campus Box 7908 Raleigh, NC 27695-7908 Phone: (919) 515-6979 Fax: (919) 515-7908 E-mail: ranji@ncsu.edu Instructor Website: http://people.engr.ncsu.edu/ranji/