AUBURN  UNIVERSITY

Department of Civil Engineering

Course:           CIVL 5120/ CIVL 6120/CIVL 7126  Hydrologic Analysis and Modeling (Syllabus)

                        MWF 1:00 pm - 1:50 pm, Ramsay 200

Textbook:       Introduction to Hydrology (5th edition)

By Warren Viessman and Gary Lewis, Prentice Hall, Pearson Education, Inc.

References:    "Hydrology, Water Quantity and Quality Control" by M. Wanielista, R. Kersten, and R. Eaglin, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1997

                         "Applied Hydrology" by Chow, Maidment, and Mays, McGraw Hill, 1988.

                         HEC-HMS Quick Start Guide, User Manual, and Applications Guide 

Instructor:      Dr. Xing Fang, P.E., D.WRE, F.ASCE, F.EWRI, Arthur H. Feagin Chair Professor of Civil Engineering

Office:  Harbert 229; Phone: (334) 844-8778; Email: xing.fang@auburn.edu

Learning outcomes & Objectives: (1) Apply mathematics, science & engineering principles. Study and apply concepts on occurrence, distribution, movement, and properties of the waters of the earth to quantify runoff hydrograph response to precipitation for a watershed (ABET Outcomes # a).  (2) Identify, formulate and solve engineering problems. Identify and calculate hydrologic parameters for the design of hydraulic structures (ABET Outcomes # e). (3) Use techniques, skills and modern engineering tools. Use Excel to solve various hydrologic problems through comprehensive labs and introduction of state-of-art software HEC-HMS. (ABET Outcomes # k)

Tentative  Schedule  of  Spring 2016

Topic(s)/Reading Materials/Homework Practice Problems

Download Microsoft Excel Files and Computer Project Practices:

Homework for graduate students (CIVL 6120/CIVL 7126):

1. Green-Ampt model  (Due on March 23, 2016)

2. Muskingum-Cunge river routing 

3. Detention pond literature review 

4. HEC-HMS project for Red River Watershed (Due on April 18)

Examination Dates:

Exam 1 -  February 29, 2016 (Monday)

Exam 2 - April 13, 2016 (Wednesday)

Computer Part Exam: April 27, 2016 (Wednesay) 1:00-1:50 pm at CE Computer Lab

Final Exam: May 4, 2016 (Wednesday) @ 12:00 noon - 2:30 p.m.

Office hours:   Monday and Wednesday 2:00-3:00 (Other hours by appointment; please leave your name - email or call).

Homework:  A set of homework problems will be assigned and is due on each Wednesday or other day specified during the class.  You are responsible for all homework assigned.  These assignments will help you learn the materials and pass the exams.  Problem format: (1) GIVEN (must include all given information), (2) FIND (must include what is to be determined), (3) SOLUTION: (neat and orderly solution to the problem in 8.5x11" paper, please stapled all pages), (4) Include a cover page (Your name, course number) and assignment sheet(s).  If not followed, grades will be adjusted accordingly.

Project Reports: Several special and/or computer projects about hydrologic applications will be signed.

Information on Course Policy:

·     All quizzes and examinations will be closed book and no notes unless stated otherwise.  A copy of the “Examination Information” may be distributed with examinations during examinations or students may prepare an equation summary sheet (A specific method will be announced)..

• Late homework will not be accepted.
• Missed examinations cannot be made up without a written doctor’s excuse or previous consent of the instructor.
• On days of poor attendance, surprise quizzes may be given.
• Please make cell phone be silent during classes and turn off the phone during exams.

·     Final grades are non-negotiable.

Grading Policy:  Assignments, project reports, midterm exams and the final exam will be considered for the final grade given for the course:

            Homework & quizzes                                                   15% (10% for CIVL 6120/7126)

            Project Reports                                                             10% (14% for CIVL 6120/7126)

            Midterm Exams No. 1&2                                             40% (36% for CIVL 6120/7126)

            Final Exam (including computer part exam)                35% (40% for CIVL 6120/7126) 

                    - (computer part exam 10% and 14%  for CIVL 5120 and 6120/7126, respectively)

Grades of A to F will be signed and based on total scores: A >= 90%, B >= 80%, C >= 70%, D >= 60% of total scores for the course.

Attendance:  All students are expected to attend every class.  It is your responsibility to obtain all information presented in each class missed.  When a student has accumulated six unexcused class meetings he/she will be recommended for dismissal from the course.  The last day to withdraw from the course with no grade assignment is February 3, and the last day to withdraw from the course with no grade penalty is March 3.

1. Using Microsoft Excel Solver function to solve trial and error problems - Fang's paper and sample spreadsheet

2. Fang X., David B. Thompson, Theodore G. Cleveland, Pratistha Pradhan, 2007.  Variations of time of concentration estimate using the NRCS velocity method. ASCE Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, 133(4):314-322.

3. Fang X., David B. Thompson, Theodore G. Cleveland, Pratistha Pradhan, Ranjit Malla, 2008. Time of Concentration Estimated Using Watershed Parameters Determined by Automated and Manual Methods. ASCE Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, 134(3):202-211.

4. Xing Fang, William H. Asquith, C. Amanda Garcia, Theodore Cleveland, David Thompson, and Ranjit Malla, 2004. “Literature Review on Time Parameters for Hydrographs.”  Project Report 0-4696-1, Department of Civil Engineering, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX 77710.

5. Fang X., Khanal Prakash, Theodore G. Cleveland,  David B. Thompson, and Pratistha Pradhan, 2005.  "Revisit of NRCS Unit hydrograph procedures", Proceeding of the ASCE Texas Section Spring Meeting in Austin, April, 2005.  A spredsheet to compute Gamma Dimensionaless Unit Hydrograph.

6. HEC-HMS 3.3 (September 2008):  Installation File, Quick Start Guide, User Manual, and Applications Guide (newer versions are listed below) 

7. Some publications and information for detention pond design: (6.1) Clay H. Emerson, Claire Welty, and Robert G. Traver, 2005, "Watershed-scale evaluation of a system of storm water detention basins"; (6.2) Richard H. McCuen, 1979, "Downstream effects of stormwater management basins"; (6.3) Guo, James C. Y. (2004). "Hydrology-based approach to storm water detention basin design using new routing schemes"; and (6.4) Michael F. Schmidt, and Mark S. Hilty, "Comprehensive stormwater detention policy: an alterative for managing water quantity and quality." (6.5) D. N. Powell, A. A. Khan, and N. M. Aziz, 2008. "Impact of new rainfall patterns on detention pond design".

8. “Record Extension and Streamflow Statistics for the Pleasant River, Maine” by Joseph P. Nielsen (USGS)

9.  Alabama Handbook for Erosion Control, Sediment Control and Stormwater Management on Construction Sites and Urban Areas - The Soil & Water Conservation Committee (SWCC) of the State of Alabama: Stormwater detention basins (Part I and II), and Sediment Basins (Part I and II).

11. HEC-HMS 3.5 (August 2010): Installation File, Quick Start Guide, User Manual (V3.5),  Applications Guide (2008), and Technical Reference Manual (2000)

13. Failure of road culvert under a flood event at an unknown location (video downloaded from Internet)

14. Flooding in Montgomery, AL, due on rainfall event May 7, 2009 (video file from ALDOT)

15. A deadly river flood in Asia (downloaded from online)

16. Nirajan Dhakal, Xing Fang, Theodore G. Cleveland, David B. Thompson, William H. Asquith, and Luke J. Marzen, 2012. “Estimation of Runoff Coefficients for Texas Watersheds Using Land-Use and Rainfall-Runoff Data.” ASCE Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, 138(1):43-54.

17. Dhakal, Nirajan, Xing Fang, William Asquith, Theodore Cleveland, and David Thompson, 2013. “Rate-Based Estimation of the Runoff Coefficients for Selected Watersheds in Texas”, ASCE Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 18(12):1571-1580, DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HE.1943-5584.0000753.

18.  Dhakal, Nirajan, Xing Fang, William Asquith, Theodore Cleveland, and David Thompson, 2013. “Return Period Adjustment for Runoff Coefficients Based on Analysis in Undeveloped Texas Watersheds”, ASCE Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, 139(6):476-482, DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)IR.1943-4774.0000571.

19. Dhakal, Nirajan, Xing Fang, David Thompson and Theodore Cleveland, 2014. “Modified Rational Unit Hydrograph Method and Applications”, Water Management (UK), Proceeding of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), DOI:10.1680/wama.13.00032.

Journals for hydrological research:

1. ASCE Hydrologic Engineering

2. ASCE Irrigation and Drainage Engineering

3. ASCE Water Resources Planning and Management

4. The Journal of the American Water Resources Association (JAWRA)

5. Journal of Hydrology - Elsevier

6. Journal of Environmental Hydrology

7. Journal of contaminant hydrology

8. Water Resources Research - AGU

9. Hydrological Processes

10. Transaction of ASABE (American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineering)

11. Hydrology Research (formerly Nordic Hydrology)

12. Journal of Hydroinformatics

13. Ecohydrology

14. Ecological Modelling - Elsevier

Web Links for Hydrological Data and Related Agencies:

• The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
• USGS’s Water Resources of the United States

Water Data -  Real Time Data

• USGS Real-Time Water Data for Alabama
• USGS Alabama Water Science Center
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USCOE), South Atlantic Division, Mobile District in Alabama
• USCOE – Coastal and Hydraulic Laboratory, Engineering Research & Development Center
• U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation (USBR), Sedimentation and Hydraulic Group
• Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), Flood Damage Reduction

Web Links for Hydrological Models:

• USCOE Hydrological Engineering Center (HEC), Software HEC-HMS (Hydrological Modeling System) and HEC-RAS (River Analysis System)
• U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Hydraulic Engineering, - Highway Drainage; Urban Drainage Design Manual (Hydraulic Engineering Circular No. 22, HEC – 22)
• U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Natural Resources Service Center (NRCS), Water Resources, Hydrology Software and Models, current software WinTR-55, Win TR-20
• USDA, Agriculture Research Services (ARS), Hydrology and Remote Sensing Laboratory, and Grassland Soil and Water Research Laboratory – SWAT (Soil & Water Assessment Tools)
• U.S. Environmental Protection\on Agency, Espouse Assessment Models – HSPF (Hydrological Simulation Program – FORTRAN)
• USGS - Surface Water and Water Quality Models Information Clearinghouse
• Bentley System, Haestad Method, Detention Pond Analysis and Design (PondPack), StormCAD, WaterCAD, FlowMaster, CulvertMaster
• Streamline Technologies, ICPR (Interconnected Channel and Pond Routing)
• Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), Storm Drain Analysis/Design –WinStorm
• HydroCAD Stormwater Modeling (hydraulics and hydrology)
• Environmental Modeling Systems, Inc. (ems-i), Water Modeling System (WMS)
• FHWA, Visual Urban (HY-22) - Ubran Drainage Design Programs
• U.S. EPA, Storm Water Management Model (SWMM) - Free download
• XPsoftware, XPSWMM, XPSTORM, and XPCulvert
• Boss International, StormNET, RiverCAD, DAMBRK, and WaterNET
• US EPA - Watershed Analysis Risk Management Framework (WARMF) developed by Systech Water Resources Inc.

The contingency plan:  If normal class and/or lab activities are disrupted due to a high number of students experiencing illness or an emergency or crisis situation, the syllabus and other course plans and assignments may be modified to allow completion of the course. If this occurs, an addendum to your syllabus and/or course assignments will replace the original materials.