Water Resources Engineering
Water Resources Engineering
This specialization focuses on the field of water resources which covers studies from water supply to drainage design as well as flood control and irrigation systems.
Career Opportunities: Water Resource Engineering Consultant
First Semester
First Semester
CEnW 151 Water Resources Engineering
Lecture: 3 hoursNumber of units: 3Course Description:The course covers technical and scientific bases for the design of water supply system and design of drainage with depth and thoroughness. The course deals on the following topics: Flow in Closed Conduits, Design of Water Distribution Systems, Rainfall-runoff relation, Flow Frequency Analysis, and Design of Drainage systems. The course will expose the students in getting data from different institutions/agencies and in designing simple water supply system or basic drainage systems that could be implemented in actual work.
CEnW 152 Water Supply Planning and Development
Lecture: 3 hoursNumber of units: 3Course Description:The course deals on water uses and the corresponding quality, estimation of water demand identification of water sources, possible treatment, and development.
Second Semester
Second Semester
CEnW 153 Irrigation Engineering
Lecture: 3 hoursNumber of units: 3Course Description:The course covers soil-water relation, different techniques of irrigation methods and various technologies, estimation of consumptive use, conveyance of irrigation water, drainage of excess water, sizing of conveyance structures.
CEnW 154 Flood Control and Drainage Design
Lecture: 3 hoursNumber of units: 3Course Description:The course deals on rainwater harvesting,storm runoff utilization for water supply, water infiltration into the soil, road drainage, sizing of inlets and culverts, design of detention and retention ponds, flood models, flood gates and pumping stations.
CEnW 155 Groundwater Flow Modelling
Lecture: 3 hoursNumber of units: 3Course Description:The course deals on the different types of aquifers and applications of Darcy’s law to formulate water movement through these aquifers. The course also covers contamination of groundwater and transport of contaminants and basic groundwater flow modelling software.
