Course Title: Perform engineering hydrology activities
Part A: Course Overview
Program: C6066
Course Title: Perform engineering hydrology activities
Portfolio: SET
Nominal Hours: 40.0
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
CIVE5604 |
City Campus |
TAFE |
130T Infra, Electrotec & Build Serv |
Face-to-Face |
Term1 2008 |
Course Contact: Tony Skinner Program Coordinator
Course Contact Phone: (03) 9925 4444
Course Contact Email: tony.skinner@rmit.edu.au
Course Description
This unit covers the competency to demonstrate understanding of basic practices, concepts and terminology in engineering hydrology and use relevant data and tools to design simple hydraulic structures
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
EDX130 – Use mathematics at technician level
National Competency Codes and Titles
National Element Code & Title: |
EAC110 Perform engineering hydrology activities |
Elements: |
Analyse a mass curve and predict reservoir storage. |
Apply the flood flow equation. |
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Demonstrate understanding of the hydrological cycle and the elements of meteorology |
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Derive a rainfall intensity/frequency curve. |
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Design a main channel for an irrigation scheme including flow regulation. |
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Design a storm retarding basin for an urban drainage system |
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Use a unit-graph to obtain a flood hydrograph |
Learning Outcomes
Analyse a mass curve and predict reservoir storage.
Apply the flood flow equation.
Demonstrate understanding of the hydrological cycle and the elements of meteorology
Derive a rainfall intensity/frequency curve.
Design a main channel for an irrigation scheme including flow regulation.
Design a storm retarding basin for an urban drainage system
Use a unit-graph to obtain a flood hydrograph
Overview of Assessment
This unit will be assessed in the classroom environment using holistic assessment based on typical workplace activities
Assessment of this unit will involve completion of
• Five minor assignments covering elements 1,2, 3, 4 and 7
• Two major assignments covering Elements 5, 6