CIV6882 Flood hydraulics and hydrology
Faculty of Engineering
CIV6882 Flood hydraulics and hydrology is a level 6, 0-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Engineering, offered in 2023 in Semester 2 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 0
- Offered in 2023
- Semester 2
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2023 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before CIV6882
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After CIV6882
No unit lists CIV6882 as a prerequisite in the 2023 handbook.
Enrolment rules
You must be enrolled in the Engineering PHD program or with permission from the Faculty of Engineering. The unit assumes that you have the necessary foundational knowledge.
Overview
This unit focuses on flood modelling for engineering design. Methods to estimate design flood magnitudes from experimental observations will be presented. Hydrologic and hydraulic routing models will be introduced along with software packages that apply these models.
Offerings in 2023
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- Assignment 1: Flood frequency analysis and hydrologic modellingThreshold hurdle20%
- Assignment 2: Hydraulic modellingThreshold hurdle20%
- Final assessmentThreshold hurdle60%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Run operational hydrologic models.
- 2
Parameterize models.
- 3
Undertake flood frequency analysis.
- 4
Analyse digital terrain models and outlines catchments.
- 5
Understand hydraulics and apply hydraulic models.
- 6
Understand runoff routing and apply operational routing models.
- 7
Understand and apply state updating techniques.
- 8
Work both independently and collaboratively on flood management problems.
Workload and teaching
- Practical activities24 hours
- Lectures12 hours
- Teaching approachIndustry-based learning
- Teaching approachActive learning
The minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of 3-6 hours of scheduled learning activities and 6-9 hours of independent study per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher-directed learning, peer-directed learning and online engagement. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities.
We have four practitioners from the industry providing guest lectures.
All items discussed in the lecturers are practised in the practice classes and in the assignments.
Learning resources
Technology resources
A laptop with Windows operating system.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Associate Professor Valentijn Pauwels
- Unit Coordinators
- Associate Professor Valentijn Pauwels
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for CIV6882?
CIV6882 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is CIV6882 offered?
In 2023, CIV6882 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton.
How much work is CIV6882?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does CIV6882 have an exam?
No. CIV6882 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.