C&ENVENG 7079 - Water Engineering & Design

North Terrace Campus - Semester 2 - 2016

Closed conduit flows: hydraulic engineering design. Elements of pipeline and network design; pipes in series; pipes in parallel; Hardy Cross method for solving pipe networks; unsteady flow and water hammer in closed conduits; method of characteristics; water hammer control devices; hydraulic machine basics and selection including pumps and turbines; water distribution system computer simulation modelling, EPANET. Design of water distribution systems. Open channel flow: non-uniform flow in open channels; gradually varied flow in compound channels; rapidly varied flow in open channels; flow control structures; environmental factors affecting river basins.

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Course Details

Course Code	C&ENVENG 7079
Course	Water Engineering & Design
Coordinating Unit	School of Civil, Environmental & Mining Eng
Term	Semester 2
Level	Postgraduate Coursework
Location/s	North Terrace Campus
Units	3
Contact	Up to 3 hours per week, 4 laboratory sessions and 6-8 for the design project.
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange	N
Assessment	exam 50%, assignments/laboratories/design project 50%

Course Staff

Course Coordinator: Dr Aaron Zecchin

Tutors and demonstrators will be available for assistance during the tutorials, laboratory practical sessions and the design project.

Course Timetable

The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from .

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Comprehend and apply pipeline network theory to the analysis of simple systems (pipes in parallel, and pipes in series) and looped systems (using the Hardy-Cross method).
2. Comprehend and apply the steady-state theory of pumps to the analysis of pumping systems (e.g. pump and system curves, operating points, dimensionless numbers, affinity laws).
3. Employ hydraulic distribution network software (e.g. EPANET 2.0) for the simulation of complex pipe systems (involving pipes, pumps, reservoirs, valves, storage tanks and time varying demands).
4. Apply water engineering design principals to a semi-structured design problem (e.g. design of transmission, storage, and distribution system to satisfy comsumer demands, and hydraulic performance criteria) and produce a comprehensive design report.
5. Comprehend fundamental physics of water hammer, and the application of mathematical techniques to analyse water hammer events (i.e. wave speed calculations, Joukowsky pressure rise, and the method of characteristics).
6. Comprehend and apply open channel flow theory to the analysis of gradually varied flow scenarios (prismatic and compound channels), hydraulic structures (weirs, spillways, and sluice gates), hydraulic jumps and channels involving a series of prismatic sections and hydraulic structures.
7. Undertake laboratory experiments on a range of hydraulic systems (flume, pump system, and pipe/minorloss system), and employ appropriate hydraulics theory to analyse measured data.

University Graduate Attributes

This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:

University Graduate Attribute	Course Learning Outcome(s)
Deep discipline knowledge informed and infused by cutting edge research, scaffolded throughout their program of studies acquired from personal interaction with research active educators, from year 1 accredited or validated against national or international standards (for relevant programs)	1, 2, 5 - 7
Critical thinking and problem solving steeped in research methods and rigor based on empirical evidence and the scientific approach to knowledge development demonstrated through appropriate and relevant assessment	1, 2, 4 - 6
Teamwork and communication skills developed from, with, and via the SGDE honed through assessment and practice throughout the program of studies encouraged and valued in all aspects of learning	4, 7
Career and leadership readiness technology savvy professional and, where relevant, fully accredited forward thinking and well informed tested and validated by work based experiences	2, 4
Self-awareness and emotional intelligence a capacity for self-reflection and a willingness to engage in self-appraisal open to objective and constructive feedback from supervisors and peers able to negotiate difficult social situations, defuse conflict and engage positively in purposeful debate	4, 7

Learning Resources

Required Resources

Lecture notes from a book prepared by Professor Simpson for the pipeline network and water hammer component of the course. These will be made avaliable on the courses MyUni website.

Flow in Open Channels by K. Subramanya (3rd edition). This is essential for the open channel component of the course.

Recommended Resources

Chaudhry: Open Channel Flow. Prentice Hall, 1993.
Chaudhry: Applied Hydraulic Transients
Chow: Open-channel hydraulics.
Crowe, Elger and Roberson: Engineering Fluid Mechanics. 9th Edition
Henderson: Open channel flow, 1966
Jain: Open-Channel Flow Wiley, 2001
Rouse and Ince: History of Hydraulics
Streeter and Wylie: Fluid Mechanics. SI Version
Wylie and Streeter: Fluid transients

Online Learning

Additional resources such as lecture slides, assignments and the design project will be provided on MyUni. Students are expected to regularly check on MyUni for course announcements and utilise the Discussion Board for additional contact.
Learning & Teaching Activities
Learning & Teaching Modes

This course uses a number of different teaching and learning approaches including:
· Lectures (two 1 hr lectures weekly- except week 1)
· Tutorials (one 1 hr tutorial, usually fortnightly)
· Practicals (one 2 hr practicals each three weeks)
· Design sessions (four 2 hr design sessions in weeks 6-9)

Workload

The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

There will be 25 lectures and 5 tutorials, with an assignment associated with each tutorial (five in total). A total of 8 hours of practicals throughout the semester will be undertaken in groups of 6 with individual reports due 2 weeks after the practical session. The design project, in weeks 6-9, will be undertaken within groups of 4.

Learning Activities Summary
Lectures and tutorials will be offered on the following topics:
- Review of preliminary concepts and Hazen-Williams headloss
- Simple pipe systems (pipes in parallel and pipes in series)
- Hardy-Cross method for hydraulic analysis of looped networks
- Steady-state theory of pumps
- Water hammer
- Gradually varied flow (prismatic and compound channels)
- Rapidly varied flow (hydraulic structures, hydraulic jumps)
- Design of water supply system
Please refer to the course profile on MyUni for a detailed break-down of the week-by-week activities

The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:

Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
Assessment must maintain academic standards.

Assessment Summary

Assessment Task	Due Date	Approximate Weighting	Learning Objectives
Assignments	Second Friday after tutorial	10%	1 - 3, 5, 6
Laboratory	2 weeks after session	15%	7
Design Project	1pm Friday, Week 10	25%	3, 4
Exam	During Exam Period	50%	1-7

Assessment Related Requirements

Students must obtain at least 40% in the final examination to be eligible to pass the course. Please be aware that you may be eligible for an academic supplementary exam if you fail to meet this requirement. If a student sits a supplementary exam on academic grounds, the final mark will be based on that examination only. Failure to demonstrate a necessary level of knowledge and understanding of the course material in the supplementary exam will result in a fail grade

It is mandatory to attend the schedules laboratory sessions; students who miss a session due to illness should provide a medical certificate. Students MUST both attend all laboratory sessions and obtain at least an average of 50% for the laboratory reports to be eligible to pass the course. In case this requirement is not met, the student will be given the possibility to resubmit the insufficient reports: however, a maximum mark equal to 50% will be given for the laboratory component.

Applications for exemptions from portions of the course that a student has passed in the last five years must be applied for by the end of week 2 (5:00pm Friday). Exemptions WILL ONLY be given for Laboratories and/or Designs. A mark of 50% will be given as credit for the portions that exemptions are granted for.

Assessment Detail

Assignments:
For each of the five assignments a list of questions will be set. The students will be given an assignment every two weeks, and approximately two weeks to complete it. This will enable the student to access assistance within a tutorial session for each assignment.

Laboratories:
3x2 hours of practicals will be undertaken in groups of 6 with individual reports to be submitted 2 weeks after the practical session. Students are expected to read the practical handout and a page hand written summary of the practical is required to be submitted to the demonstrators at the beginning of each session. A 20% deduction of the final report mark will be deducted if no summary is given.

Design Project:
The design project will consist of group work during weeks 6 to 10, with formal design sessions held in weeks 6, 7, 8 & 9 (may be subject to modification). Peer assessment will be conducted. Further details will be provided before the project commences.

Examination:
A 3 hour examination will be held at the end of Semester II. It will be a restricted open book exam. - This is explicitly restricted to the textbook by Elger (or the previous edition by Crowe), the textbook by Subramanya and Prof Simpson’s book notes. NO OTHER BOOKS OR MATERIAL may be brought into the examination. Information relating to Fluid Properties will be permitted.
- The lecture slides, design, laboratory practical write-ups, tutorial solutions and worked problems including solutions to old examination problems, may NOT BE brought into the examination. A check of the material brought in by each student will be made at the beginning of the examination.
- Use of dictionaries is permitted.
Supplementary exams awarded on academic grounds will only be given in extraordinary circumstances. If a student sits for a supplementary exam on academic grounds, the final mark will be based on the examination only.

Submission

Assignments, laboratory practicals and the project report have to be submitted via the boxes outside the School Office. The penalty for late submissions of assignments, lab reports and design project is 10% per day or part thereof of being late. A late submission will only be allowed when a deferred deadline has been approved by the course coordinator prior to the due date because of medical or extenuating circumstances. Any requests for extensions must be communicated by email.

Course Grading

Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:

M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme)
Grade	Mark	Description
FNS		Fail No Submission
F	1-49	Fail
P	50-64	Pass
C	65-74	Credit
D	75-84	Distinction
HD	85-100	High Distinction
CN		Continuing
NFE		No Formal Examination
RP		Result Pending

Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.

Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.

Final results for this course will be made available through .

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