Water Resources Engineering

This module applies the theoretical background to pipe flow and open channel flow provided in Hydraulics (Level 8) to practical design problems in water resources, flood estimation, urban drainage, water supply and treatment, wastewater treatment and hydraulic modelling.

The contents of the module are:

• Hydrology and water resources - Hydrological processes, Rainfall-runoff analysis, Hydrographs,
• Flooding, Flood Estimation Handbook (FEH), Hydrograph routing
• Urban drainage - Combined and separate sewerage systems, Sewage overflows, Strom sewer design, Foul sewer design, Sustainable Urban Drainage systems (SUDs)
• Water supply and treatment - Water quantity, Water quality, Treatment processes, Groundwater pollution
• Wastewater treatment - Wastewater characteristics, Treatment processes, Sludge treatment and disposal
• Pipe network analysis - Application of pipe hydraulics to analyse ring and junction type pipe networks, Nodal method, Hardy-cross method
• Open channel flow - Application of open channel hydraulics to solve Gradually Varying Flow (GVF) and Rapidly Varying Flow (RVF) problems
• Hydraulic modelling - Hydraulic models and similitude, Dimensional analysis, Scale effects and distorted models

At the end of this module the student will be able to:

• Apply hydrological techniques to estimate flows within river catchments for different return periods.
• Perform calculations in relation to pipe networks and unsteady open channel flow.
• Analyse water and wastewater treatment systems and evaluate risks associated with wastewater discharge
• Apply hydrograph routing techniques to predict reservoir performance and flood attenuation.
• Develop scaled hydraulic models using dimensional analysis and similitude laws.

 

This is an SCQF Level 9 module and upon successful completion, participants will be awarded 20 credits.

 

Prerequisites

Before undertaking this module, individuals should have completed ENGG8012 Hydraulics.

 

Delivery 

The module will be offered on Paisley campus:

• Lecture: Monday 9am to 12pm
• Labs: Wednesdays, times TBC

 

Course presenter 

This module will be delivered by Dr Shakun Paudel.

 

Funding

This course may be available on a fully funded basis to some delegates.  Further details, including regarding eligibility, are available under Funding Support.

If you have any questions, please contact us at cpd@uws.ac.uk. 

 

NOTE: This is a university module and upon approval of your application, you will be invited to register and then supported to complete enrolment. To enrol on the university system, the first step involves security set-up using the Microsoft Authenticator app; you will need to ensure that you have a compatible smartphone.

Further information is available at the Student Information Portal.

To access this module via the CPD route, individuals should be ordinarily resident in Scotland.  If you do not meet this criteria, please enquire here.