Fall 2005
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General
Objectives
This course discusses the application of hydrologic and hydraulic concepts to the analysis and design of stormwater drainage systems in urban areas. After taking this course, the students will be able to solve the most frequent storm water drainage problems found in urban areas.
Schedule
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays 9:10 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. @ CE 219
Office Hours
Mondays and Wednesdays 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Prerequisite
CVEN339 Water Resources Engineering
Class web page
http://ceprofs.tamu.edu/folivera/CVEN455/Fall2005/home.htm
Textbooks
Required:
- Water Resources Engineering by Ralph Wurbs and Wesley James, Prentice Hall 2002.
Recommended:
- Hydrology and Floodplain Analysis by Philip Bedient and Wayne Huber, Prentice Hall 2002.
- Stormwater Collection Systems Design Handbook by Larry Mays (ed.), McGraw-Hill 2001.
- Design and Construction of Urban Stormwater Management Systems, ASCE Manuals and Reports of Engineering Practice No. 77 and Water Environment Federation Manual of Practice FD-20, 1992.
Design standards
- Stormwater management plan for the City of College Station - Drainage policy and design standards, City of College Station, 1997.
Software documentation:
- Hydrologic Modeling System (HMS) by the Hydrologic Engineering Center online at http://www.hec.usace.army.mil/software/hec-hms/hechms-hechms.html.
- River Analysis System (RAS) by the Hydrologic Engineering Center online at http://www.hec.usace.army.mil/software/hec-ras/.
Topics to be covered
- Review of pipe and channel hydraulics (Sections: 4.1, and 5.2 to 5.5)
- Precipitation frequency analysis (Section: 7.11)
- Watershed hydrology (Sections: 8.1 to 8.6)
- Flood routing (Sections: 6.1 and 6.2)
- Stormwater collection systems (Section: 10.1)
- On-site detention basins (Section: 10.2)
- Water quality (Section: 10.4)
- HEC - Hydrologic Modeling System (HMS)
Term project statement and data
Updated on 03/08/2006 by Francisco Olivera
