HYDROLOGY & WATER RESOURCES

COURSE DESCRIPTION

1103. Introduction to Hydrology. (3-0) Introduction to the basic principles and practices of Hydrology including the relation of the physical and biological sciences to an understanding of the water cycle. Topics covered will also include planimetry, unit hydrographs, recurrence intervals, introduction to routing, probabilities, and conversion factors.

2114. Soil Mechanics. (3-3) Introduction to the principles of soil and their influence on the hydrological cycle, Darcy's Law and fluid flow through porous medium, stress distribution and consolidation of soil, subsurface exploration. Lab fee $5. Prerequisites: HYDR 1103, MATH 1204.

2204. Mechanics of Fluids. (3-3) Principles of hydrostatics, dynamics of viscous and nonviscous fluids, resistance to flow in pipes and open channels. Prerequisites: PHYS 1224, MATH 2104. Lab Fee $5.

3104. Basic Hydrology. (3-3) Study of the hydrologic cycle, precipitation processes, soil moisture, infiltration, groundwater, rainfall-runoff processes, utilization of water resources, and frequency analysis; introduction to HEC-HMS program for modeling hydrologic processes; elementary principles of field work. Prerequisites: GEOL 1054, HYDR 1103,2204,2114 MATH 2104, 3003, or 3504. Lab fee $15.

3203. Groundwater Hydrology. (2-3) Topics include infiltration, flow of underground water under water table and artesian conditions, development of groundwater supplies, and recharge of groundwater resources. Prerequisites: HYDR 1103, HYDR 2114,2204, GEOL 1054, CHEM 1084, MATH 2104 and 3003 or 3504. Lab Fee $10.

4103. Water Resources Engineering. (3-0) Fundamentals of hydraulics applicable to open channel flow, natural streams and waterways; irrigation flow characteristics; hydrologic analysis; fluid measurement methods; introduction to hydraulic models including HEC-RAS; and economic aspects of water resources. Prerequisite: HYDR 1103,2204 and MATH 2104.

4204. Municipal and Industrial Water Supply and Waste Water Treatment. (3-3) Treatment and distribution of residential and industrial water supplies, waste water treatment and disposal methods of municipal and industrial systems, and environmental toxicology; aspects of groundwater monitoring and water quality maintenance. Laboratory analysis of water and waste water quality. Design of elementary treatment, distribution, and collection systems. Prerequisites: CHEM 2014, BIOL 1204 and BIOL 1214, HYDR 1103 and 2204, and MATH 2104 and 3003 or 3504. Lab Fee $15.

4303. Texas Water Resource Management. (3-0) The ecological relation of water in this biosphere with special reference to the human role; the role of behavioral sciences (social, legal, economic, political, and psychological) in the development, conservation, regulation and utilization of water resources; current political structure and laws pertaining to the administration of water resources in the state of Texas. Prerequisites: HYDR 3104 and GOVT 2023.

4403. Internship. (0-3) Work experience or approved field hydrology course to include methods of collection, compilation and interpretation of hydrologic data; geologic and geophysical methods; and preparation of hydrologic reports. Prerequisite: Student must have completed all other courses listed on official degree plan and have a grade of C or higher in all required courses in the following: hydrology, biology, geology, chemistry, math and physics.

4503. Modeling in Hydrology. (3-0) Necessity of model studies. Introduction to various types of models; physics of surface and ground water flow; finite difference model; finite element model; solution of practical problems by numerical modeling. Prerequisites: MATH 2104, CS 3443, and HYDR 1103, 3104 and 3203 or concurrent registration.