Water Resources Modelling
Semester 1, 2018
Staff
Teaching schedule
PROGRAMME: 3 hours/week
TIMES: As per timetable
Calendar notes
Risk and uncertainty in water resources systems; evaluation of alternatives in water resources; hydrologic modelling; hydraulic modelling; river basin modelling; water resources economics. .
PHILOSOPHY:
This course is aimed at providing the student with a fundamental understanding of the techniques used for designing, planning and managing integrated water resources systems. The lectures are supported by tutorials, case studies and practical computational labs.
The course covers the following topics:
• Management of water resources systems
urban water systems, groundwater, water demand, drought, flood reservoir systems
• Evaluation of alternatives in water resources
decision making, multi-criteria optimization, conflict resolution
• Economics of Water resources systems
benefit cost analysis, time values of money, discounting, net present values, efficiency, equity
• Risk and Uncertainty in water resources systems
identification, quantification and communication
• River basin Modelling
watersheds, socio-economics, lakes and reservoirs, wetlands, water quality
TEXTS:
There are no prescribed textbooks, with the notes and tutorials being sufficient for the course. Nevertheless, for background reading, the following texts are recommended.
• “Water resources systems analysis” by Mohammad Karamouz, Ferenc Szidarovszky, and Banafsheh Zahraie, Boca Raton, CRC press, (2003).
• “River and Reservoir Yield” by T.A. McMahon and R.G. Mein, Water Resources Publication, (1986).
• “Water Resource Systems Planning and Management” by Daniel P. Loucks & Eelco van Beek, UNESCO (2006).
Intended learning outcomes |
Related graduate attributes |
Related assessments |
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Understand the analysis, planning, design and management of integrated management of water resources systems |
ENGA01: engineering knowledge (4) ENGA02: problem analysis (4) ENGA03: design and solution development (4) ENGA04: investigation (2) ENGA05: modern tool usage (5) ENGA06: engineering and society (3) ENGA07: environment and sustainability (0) ENGA08: ethics (1) ENGA09: individual and team work (1) ENGA10: communication (2) ENGA11: project management and finance (3) ENGK01: theory of natural sciences (4) ENGK02: mathematical modelling (4) ENGK03: abstraction and formulation (3) ENGK04: specialist knowledge (3) ENGK05: engineering design (3) ENGK06: engineering practice (4) ENGK07: societal roles and obligations (4) ENGK08: research literature (4) ENGP01: depth of knowledge required (3) ENGP02: range of conflicting requirements (3) ENGP03: depth of analysis required (2) ENGP04: familiarity of issues (3) ENGP05: extent of applicable codes (3) ENGP06: conflicting stakeholder requirements (3) ENGP07: interdependence (3) UOA_1: Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice (4) UOA_2: Critical Thinking (3) UOA_3: Solution Seeking (4) UOA_4: Communication and Engagement (3) UOA_5: Independence and Integrity (3) UOA_6: Social and Environmental Responsiblities (3) |
Assignment (1) Test Assignment (2) Exam |
On the completion of the course the student have the ability to produce informative statistical hydrological data summaries and deal with deficiencies in hydrologic data. |
ENGA01: engineering knowledge (4) ENGA02: problem analysis (4) ENGA04: investigation (2) ENGK02: mathematical modelling (4) ENGK04: specialist knowledge (3) UOA_1: Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice (4) UOA_2: Critical Thinking (3) |
Assignment (1) Test Assignment (2) Exam |
By the end of course the student will be able to apply a range to use a range of methods used in the management of water resources systems. |
ENGA01: engineering knowledge (4) ENGA02: problem analysis (4) ENGA03: design and solution development (4) ENGA07: environment and sustainability (0) ENGK05: engineering design (3) ENGK06: engineering practice (4) ENGP02: range of conflicting requirements (3) UOA_1: Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice (4) UOA_2: Critical Thinking (3) UOA_3: Solution Seeking (4) |
Assignment (1) Test Assignment (2) Exam |
By the end of the course the student will be able to evaluate water resources alternatives |
ENGA01: engineering knowledge (4) ENGA02: problem analysis (4) ENGA03: design and solution development (4) ENGA04: investigation (2) ENGA05: modern tool usage (5) ENGK02: mathematical modelling (4) ENGK03: abstraction and formulation (3) ENGK05: engineering design (3) ENGK06: engineering practice (4) ENGP02: range of conflicting requirements (3) ENGP03: depth of analysis required (2) UOA_2: Critical Thinking (3) UOA_3: Solution Seeking (4) |
Test Assignment (2) Exam |
On the completion of the course the student will be able to perform Economics analysis of water resources systems |
ENGA01: engineering knowledge (4) ENGA02: problem analysis (4) ENGA03: design and solution development (4) ENGA04: investigation (2) ENGA07: environment and sustainability (0) ENGA11: project management and finance (3) ENGK02: mathematical modelling (4) ENGK03: abstraction and formulation (3) ENGK04: specialist knowledge (3) ENGK05: engineering design (3) ENGK06: engineering practice (4) UOA_1: Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice (4) UOA_2: Critical Thinking (3) UOA_3: Solution Seeking (4) |
Exam |
On the completion of the course the student have ability to apply risk and uncertainty analysis to water resources systems |
ENGA01: engineering knowledge (4) ENGA02: problem analysis (4) ENGA03: design and solution development (4) ENGA04: investigation (2) ENGA05: modern tool usage (5) ENGK01: theory of natural sciences (4) ENGK02: mathematical modelling (4) ENGK03: abstraction and formulation (3) ENGK04: specialist knowledge (3) ENGK05: engineering design (3) ENGK06: engineering practice (4) UOA_2: Critical Thinking (3) UOA_3: Solution Seeking (4) |
Exam |
Coursework
The assessment comprises of a final exam worth 70% along with a 1-hour test worth 20% and assignments worth 10%.
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