CVEN40080 Hydraulic Engineering Design

Academic Year 2022/2023

The Course covers the background and practical implementation of engineering design methods in the following five areas:
Hydrologic Design
Stormwater Drainage Design
River Engineering
Dam Ancillary Works
Coastal Engineering

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:1. Understand the relationships between probability, risk and return period and their implications for design specifications2. Calculate the required design flood peak for any given return period and storm duration.3. Where appropriate, calculate the complete design hydrograph.4. Calculate the appropriate dimensions of a culvert or bridge opening to pass safely the design flood within the allowable freeboard5. Prescribe the most appropriate flood protection measures, either structural or non-structural, for a given situation.6. Prescribe appropriate SUDS measures for flood attenuation and water quality control in urban drainage systems.7. Using a computer model, compute the performance of the hydraulic flood protection measures in terms of water levels, discharges and risk (return periods) 8. Calculate the appropriate dimensions for the spillway, chute and stilling basin of a dam9. Understand the physical laws governing the generation and movement of water waves.10. Understand the effects of a shore on a deep water wave., including refraction.11. Calculate the height of wave runup on a shore12. Specify appropriate dimensions for a breakwater, including the type and size of protection material.13. Understand the principles governing the movement of plumes in water bodies14. Specify appropriate dimensions for sea outfalls and risers.

Indicative Module Content:

Hydrologic Design:
• Causes of floods;
• Estimation of magnitudes and frequency of peak flows;
• Flood hydrographs;
• Designing for flood protection
Stormwater Drainage Design
• Urban development
• Urban drainage systems
• Planning and environmental requirements
• Design of Culverts
• Flood attenuation design (retention and detention basins)
• Sustainable urban drainage systems (SUDS)
River Engineering
• Computer modelling of floods in rivers
• Flood protection - hydraulic options
• Hydraulic effects of Bridges
• Overbank flows
• Environmental considerations
Dam Ancillary Works
• Spillways
• Chutes
• Energy dissipation
Coastal Engineering
• Types of wave
• Wave breaking, runup
• Shore and beach protection
• Design of breakwaters
• Design of sea outfalls
• Estuary modelling.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

36

Autonomous Student Learning

84

Total

120

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Lectures
Group Work
Student Presentations
Seminar 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Requirements:

Satisfactory performance in 3rd year Hydraulics and Mathematics

Learning Recommendations:

Satisfactory performance in CED 4 is recommended


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Pre-requisite:
CVEN30060 - Hydraulics II

Additional Information:
not be be scheduled at same time as CVEN40230 or CVEN40570


 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Assignment: Assignment Throughout the Trimester n/a Standard conversion grade scale 40% No

60

Examination: End of semester examination 2 hour End of Trimester Exam No Standard conversion grade scale 40% No

40


Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Summer Yes - 2 Hour
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

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