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CVEN40220

Academic Year 2024/2025

Introduction to Water Resources Engineering 1 (CVEN40220)

Subject:
Civil Engineering
College:
Engineering & Architecture
School:
Civil Engineering
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
10
Module Coordinator:
Assoc Professor Patrick Purcell
Trimester:
Autumn
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

Hydrological Cycle and availability of water
Hydrometry - measurement of rainfall, flows in rivers, evaporation and groundwater levels.
Water balance calculations.
Flow duration curves and their uses.
Simple reservoir storage calculations.
Environmental considerations in river flows.
Flood Frequency analyses for flood protection.
Groundwater and aquifer protection.
Practical exercises and assignments.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

Upon completion of this course, students should be able to understand the main sources of water on the planet, to measure their movement and to do some of the more commonly used hydrological calculations associated with human and envionmental interactions with water.

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Specified Learning Activities

24

Autonomous Student Learning

140

Lectures

24

Tutorial

24

Total

212


Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Lectures, tutorials, assignments

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Requirements:

undergraduate degree in a science, engineering, geography or related area

Learning Recommendations:

Honours degree


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Incompatibles:
CVEN40110 - Soil Mechanics and Systems, CVEN40160 - Systems and Geotechnics, CVEN40830 - Applied Hydrology


 

Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Exam (In-person): End-of-trimester closed book exam End of trimester
Duration:
2 hr(s)
Standard conversion grade scale 40% No

75

No
Assignment(Including Essay): Assignments each week Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7, Week 8, Week 9, Week 10, Week 11, Week 12 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No

25

No

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Spring Yes - 2 Hour
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Feedback will be provided to each student in a timely manner following submission of assignments.

Design of Water Resources Systems
Author: P.J. Purcell
Publisher: Thomas Telford

Name Role
Assoc Professor John O'Sullivan Lecturer / Co-Lecturer