Engineering Hydrology
The
Big Picture Today’s Importance
Hydrology Hydrologic Precipitation
(Syllabus) Objectives of Hydrology
Cycle
Dan will discuss the syllabus and overall
course objectives for the semester!
For every class period, please read the assigned material, actively
participate in the discussion, ask questions, review relevant
example problems, and complete the assigned homework problems.
The
Big Picture Today’s Importance
Hydrology Hydrologic Precipitation
(Syllabus) Objectives of Hydrology
Cycle
Today’s objectives are for you to be able to:
§ Define hydrology
§ Consider hydrologic applications in civil engineering
§ Describe the hydrologic cycle
§ Define precipitation
The
Big Picture Today’s Importance
Hydrology Hydrologic Precipitation
(Syllabus) Objectives of Hydrology
Cycle
Hydrology: study of water and its
properties, distribution, and
effects on the Earth’s surface,
soil, and atmosphere
Domain of hydrology includes the
physical, chemical, and biological
reactions of water in natural and
man-made environments
The
Big Picture Today’s Importance
Hydrology Hydrologic Precipitation
(Syllabus) Objectives of Hydrology
Cycle
Work in teams of two or three to
identify specific examples of
hydrology in civil engineering and
highlight why it is important in that
application. Be prepared to
discuss one of your examples.
The
Big Picture Today’s Importance
Hydrology Hydrologic Precipitation
(Syllabus) Objectives of Hydrology
Cycle
What is the importance of hydrologic engineering design?
§ Hydrologic design provides a service
§ Level of service must be defined and
acceptable risk of failure must be
determined (local drainage ordinances)
§ Cost and site characteristics are typical
constraints
The
Big Picture Today’s Importance
Hydrology Hydrologic Precipitation
(Syllabus) Objectives of Hydrology
Cycle
What is the importance of hydrologic engineering design?
§ Occurrence, timing, and amount are the key
aspects of hydrology from an engineering
perspective…
§ Problems are created by lack of water or too
much water in a location at a moment in
time (e.g., flood)
The
Big Picture Today’s Importance
Hydrology Hydrologic Precipitation
(Syllabus) Objectives of Hydrology
Cycle
The Hydrologic Cycle
The
Big Picture Today’s Importance
Hydrology Hydrologic Precipitation
(Syllabus) Objectives of Hydrology
Cycle
What are the components
(stores and fluxes of water) of
the hydrologic cycle?
Precipitation on
Land
Moisture
over Land
Precipitation
Evaporation
on Ocean
from Land
Surface Evaporation
Runoff from Ocean
Infiltration
Surface
Outflow to
Subsurface
Oceans
Flow
Groundwater
Groundwater
Outflow to
Flow
Oceans
On a global scale, if precipitation on land is 1 unit,
label the other quantities in the hydrologic cycle.
The
Big Picture Today’s Importance
Hydrology Hydrologic Precipitation
(Syllabus) Objectives of Hydrology
Cycle
Precipitation on
Land .4
1 Moisture
over Land 3.9
.6
Precipitation
Evaporation
on Ocean
from Land
Surface Evaporation
Runoff from Ocean
Infiltration 4.2
Surface
Outflow to
Subsurface
Oceans
Flow .4
Groundwater
Groundwater
Flow .01 Outflow to
Oceans
On a global scale, if precipitation is 100 units, label
the other quantities in the hydrologic cycle.
The
Big Picture Today’s Importance
Hydrology Hydrologic Precipitation
(Syllabus) Objectives of Hydrology
Cycle
Precipitation Over the
next couple
weeks, we
will briefly
review each
component
of the
hydrologic
cycle.
We’ll start
with
precipitation
