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ENG515 - Water Resources Engineering

2023

Sector

Higher Education

Discipline

Engineering

(ENG462)

SMA102, ENG247, ENG267

Unit Description

This unit provides an understanding of the principles required for water management including hydrologic principles, frequency analysis, flood routing in rivers and storages, floodplain hydraulics, groundwater hydrology,design flood estimation, urban stormwater management, and water resources and catchment management. The unit includes the critical evaluation of different methods and integration of knowledge to practical applications. Students will have the opportunity to apply Water Resources Engineering principles to a variety of situations in Northern Territory, Australian, and international contexts.

Unit Learning Outcomes

1.	Explain the basic principles of flood hydrology, groundwater hydrology and stormwater and water resource management.
2.	Critically analyse the influence of social, cultural, environmental, and other factors on decision-making related to water resources engineering.
3.	Critically evaluate and employ relevant resources and analytical techniques to solve water resource management problems.
4.	Use effective oral, written, numerical, and technical communication methods to convey ideas and principles related to water resources engineering.

Assessment Overview

	Assessment Task	Value (of total mark)	Related Learning Outcome/s
1.	Test 1a (Open Book, 0.5 hours)	10%	1,2,3,4
2.	Test 1b (Open Book, 1.0 hours)	30%	1,2,3,4
3.	HEC-RAS Steady Flow Project Report (600 words)	10%	1,2,3,4
4.	Test 2 (Open Book, 1.5 hours)	40%	1,2,3,4
5.	HEC-RAS Unsteady Flow project Report (600 words)	10%	1,2,3,4

Unit Availability

Year	Semester	Att Mode	Location	Learning Method	Timetable*
2023	Semester 1	Internal	Casuarina Campus	OLR
2023	Semester 1	External	External Studies	OLR

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