SDSU Faculty Profile - Dr. Victor M. Ponce - CIVE 530 - Open-channel Hydraulics - Syllabus - Spring 2005  

 

CIV E 530 - OPEN-CHANNEL HYDRAULICS
FALL 2010
INSTRUCTOR:   DR. V. M. PONCE
SYLLABUS:   OPEN-CHANNEL HYDRAULICS (CHOW) AND ONLINE SYLLABUS (PONCE)
WeekChapter Number (Chow)Number (Ponce)
1 Introduction1 1
2 Properties of Open Channels22
3 Energy and Momentum Principles33
4 Critical Flow44
5 Uniform Flow5, 65, 6
6 FIRST MIDTERM (Monday, October 4, 2010, 1600-1715) --
7 Channel Design77A, 7B
8 Steady Gradually Varied Flow I98A
9 Steady Gradually Varied Flow II9 8B, 8C
10 Steady Rapidly Varied Flow14, 15 9, 10
11 Unsteady Gradually Varied Flow 18, 20 11, 12
12 SECOND MIDTERM (Monday, November 8, 2010, 1600-1715) --
13 Culvert Hydraulics- 16
14 HEC-RAS Modeling -13, 14, 15
15 Sediment Transport- 17A, 17B, 17C
16 FINAL EXAM (Monday, December 13, 2010, 1530-1730)- -
OFFICE HOURS:   MW 0900-1000; MW 2015-2115 (PS231-B).
GRADING POLICY:   Homework set (20%), two midterms (50%), final exam (30%). Attendance and class participation will earn a bonus of 1/3 letter grade (Example: B+ raised to A-).
HOMEWORK GRADING POLICY:   Homework is due on day indicated in the syllabus. There is no late homework.