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River Hydraulics
Course Number
ENGG7052
Level 7 Credits 18
Semester One Year 2012
Requisites
Course Personnel
Name
Students must be admitted to the BTech programmes to enrol in this course
For BTech Students: Prerequisite: ENGG6005, ENGG6006
Course Co-ordinator
Achela Fernando
Phone Extension 8154321 ext 7036
Availability by appointment 0 0
Room 114-4012
Email
Name
afernando@unitec.ac.nz
Lecturer
Achela Fernando
Phone Extension 8154321 ext 7036
Availability
by appointment
Room 114-4012
Email
Programme Personnel
afernando@unitec.ac.nz
Title of Main Program
Bachelor of Engineering Technology (Civil)
This course is regulated by the programme committee of the main program.
The regulations of the main programme apply to this course.
Programme Leader
Name Wei Yuen Yuen Loo
Phone Extension 815 4321 ext 8321
Availability by appointment
Room 114-4003
Email wloo@unitec.ac.nz
Course Structure
Purpose /Aim
Learning Outcomes
To equip students with an understanding of the application of fluid mechanics to the field
of river hydraulics.
1. Analyse the factors involved in predicting and managing flood events.
2. Apply catchment studies for a range of river catchment monitoring systems in New
Zealand given appropriate rainfall and storm event data.

3. Identify the relationships between theoretical and actual values in flood profiles and
peak flow estimates.
4. Assess the asset management need for flood prediction warning systems for river
catchment.
Content/Topics/Schedule
Flood prediction warning systems, river catchments, flood protection schemes, flood
hazard areas, Resource Management Act, flood event prediction, rainfall monitoring,
river water level monitoring, gauging sites, rating curves, flood profiles,
peak flow estimates, backwater, river channels estuarine zones, rivers and flood-plain
modelling.
Commitment Required
One credit is normally equivalent to 10 learning hours.
Full details of workload and class attendance requirements will be given out to lecturers in their course schedules.
Assessment
Dates, Methods & Weightings
The following assessments apply to this course:
Assignments : LO 1,2 20%
Project 1: LO 3,4 20%
Seminar ; LO 3,4 10%
Project 2 ; LO All 50%
Requirement to pass
Feedback Commitment
Minimum of 40% in coursework (Assignments, Project 1, and
Seminar) and Project 2 with an overall grade of C- to pass
two to three weeks turn around
Students may be required to submit assignment or assessments for electronic checking of plagiarism. Alternatively,
copies of students assignments and assessments may be retained, copied and submitted for the electronic checking
of plagiarism. See http://uniweb/quad for further information.
Resources
Texts Recommended
"River Hydraulics", Technical Engineering and design guides as adapted from the
US Army Corps of Engineers, No. 18, ASCE Press, 1996, ISBN 0-7844-0159-4.
"Hydraulics of Open Channel Flow", Sergio Montes, ASCE Press, 1998, ISBN 0-
7844-0357-0
"Open Channel Hydraulics", Ven Te Chow, ISBN 07-010776-9
"Open Channel Flow", F.M. Henderson, New York MacMilan, 1996
"The Hydraulics of Open Channel Flow", Hubert Chanson, 1999, ISBN 0-470-
36103-4 (Wiley)
"Faces of the River New Zealand's living water", David Young, Bruce FosterTVNZ
Publishing,Auckland,NewZealand.

"Civil Engineering Hydraulics", R.E. Featherstone & C. Nalluri, Blackswell Science
Publishers, 1995, ISBN 0-632-03863-2
Other Resources Required
Students are to supply:
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Improvements
Recent Improvements
The following course improvements have recently been made:
This Semester / Year: Student Course Evaluation
Evaluation Methods and
Dates
SEQUAL Evaluation
Feedback Methods and
Dates
SEQUAL Summary Report to Programme Committee