CE 516 - Water Resources Engineering

Instructors: Dr. Foster (foster.316@osu.edu) and Dr. Sykes (robert_m_sykes@hughes.net)

                        417D Hitchcock Hall, 292-6420              

Class Hours: Winter 2008

            This year there will be two sections of 516. The lectures, homework, labs, and exams will be consistent. You may see either professor for assistance. 

Section 1 (Foster): MW 10::30-12:18 pm, 120 Caldwell Labs

Section 2 (Sykes): MW 11:30 – 1:18 pm, 330 Central Classrooms

Office Hours:

Dr. Foster: M 12:45-2:30 p.m., Tu 11:00-12:00 p.m., W 12:45 p.m.-1:30 p.m.

Dr. Sykes: M &W 10:30-11:18

Web Site: http://cumin.ceegs.ohio-state.edu/~cstl/dfoster/teaching/ce516/ce516.shtml

Prerequisites: CE 413 - Fluid Mechanics

Text:              Chin, Water Resources Engineering, Prentice Hall, Second Edition

Reference:   Streeter, Wylie, and Bedford, Fluid Mechanics

Course Objectives:

To acquire a broad understanding of water resources engineering principles that include closed conduit hydraulics, open channel hydraulics,  surface water hydrology, and groundwater hydrology. 

Course Content:

Closed conduit flow- pipes, pumps, and design of water distribution systems

Open channel flow- hydraulics, hydraulic structures, channel design and wastewater systems

Surface water hydrology - rainfall, runoff, routing, flooding, design of stormwater systems

Groundwater hydrology - hydraulics, wells, and design of wells

Grading Policy:

Homework&Labs                             15%

Exam #1                                            20%

Exam #2                                            20%

Exam #3                                            20%

Final Exam                                        25%

Academic Misconduct:

Any and all cases of academic misconduct will be formally reported to the University.  You are encouraged to read the OSU Code of Student Conduct available from the Office of Student Affairs at the following website: http://studentaffairs.osu.edu/resource_csc.asp.  Also, please respect your fellow classmates.  This is a large class and it can become very difficult to listen to the material if groups of students are chatting. 

Homework Policy:

Unless specified otherwise, homework is due at 2:30 pm on the assigned date. Students in both sections of the course should please submit all assignments to the black boxes outside 417D.  Graded homework may not be returned before the exam, so it may be to your advantage to keep a copy of your homework. Please see the attached document for the complete homework policy. We would like to learn more about you, so please introduce yourself during office hours.  We always welcome suggestions for movie clips that include some consideration of any hydraulic or hydrologic phenomena (e.g. a bursting pipe, flood, pump, damns, groundwater).