BSEN 3230. Natural Resource Conservation Engineering (3). Lec 2/wk, Lab 3/wk, Prerequisite. CIVL 3110. Engineering analysis applied to natural resource systems. Design principles and practices in rainfall-runoff relationships, soil erosion and its prediction and control, hydraulic structures, and open channel hydraulics. Spring.
Required for all students in Biosystems Engineering.
Textbook: Soil and Water Conservation Engineering. 4 th ed. G.O.Wchwab, et al. 4 th Edition. John Wiley and Sons Co., New York.
References:
Hydrology for Engineers. 1982. by Ray K. Linsley et al. McGraw-Hill. NY.
Open Channel Hydraulics, 1959 by V.T. Chow. McGraw Hill. NY.
Open Channel Hydraulics, 1985. by Richard H.French. McGraw-Hill, NY.
National Engineering Handbook, 1979 by USDA‑SCS. Washington, D.C.
Soil Conservation, 1995 by Hudson, Norman, Iowa State University Press.
Handbook of Hydrology. 1992 by David R. Maidment, ed. McGraw Hill, NY.
Discharge Measurement Structures. 1989. By M.G. Box, ed. International Institute for Land Reclamation and Improvement. Wageningen, The Netherlands.
Course Objectives. Provide students with a basic understanding of hydrology and applied hydraulics, prediction of soil erosion and non-point source pollution using computer simulation models, and design of hydraulic structures to control flow.
· Infiltration and Evapotranspiration
· Runoff Measurement and Prediction
· Water Erosion Prediction and Control Practices
· Terraces and other mechanical control of soil erosion from agricultural fields
· Vegetated Waterway Design
· Conservation Structures and Design of Drop Structures and Pipe Spillways
· Open Channels - Principles of Open Channel Flow and Design of Erodible and Non-Erodible channels
· Earth Embankment and Farm Ponds
Course contributes to the professional component by serving as one of the engineering science and engineering design courses.
Course contributes to the following program outcomes: a) knowledge of math, science, and engineering, b) design and conduct experiments, as well as analyze and interpret data, c) design a system component or process, e) identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems, f) understand professional and ethical responsibility, h) gain a broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context, j) knowledge of contemporary issues, and k) use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.
