Overview
Advanced Water Engineering will introduce you to different components of the hydrologic cycle that are essential for designing complex water infrastructures. In this unit, you will discuss concepts of probability and uncertainty governing water resources projects. You will estimate design rainfall and losses, and peak flows and volumes for engineering design. You will also be introduced to the design of pipe networks for water supply and collection of wastewater and stormwater. You will also learn how to apply the concept of Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD). In completing these tasks, you must use appropriate technical language in written communication and work in teams to solve problems.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
There are no requisites for this unit.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 2 - 2024
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 12-credit Postgraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 25 hours of study per week, making a total of 300 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of 'pass' in order to pass the unit. If any 'pass/fail' tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully ('pass' grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the 'assessment task' section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University's Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback - Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from Self-reflection
Assessments should be redesigned to incorporate additional industry-specific methods and practices.
The assessments should be revamped to incorporate additional industry-specific methods and practices into the projects.
Feedback from SUTE
Students felt overwhelmed by the sheer volume of available resources.
The learning resources currently lack cohesion, and an excess of resources overwhelms students. The resources should be closely aligned with the content and categorised into essential and reference groups.
- Formulate, plan, manage and complete projects individually or in teams considering stakeholder requirements and principles of sustainable development and communicate the outcomes professionally
- Design different components of urban water distribution, wastewater collection and stormwater collection systems
- Analyse a range of WSUD assets for a given urban setting
- Assess the hydrology of a catchment and estimate design floods.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Project (applied) - 30% | ||||
| 2 - Project (applied) - 30% | ||||
| 3 - In-class Test(s) - 40% | ||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Knowledge | ||||
| 2 - Communication | ||||
| 3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills | ||||
| 4 - Research | ||||
| 5 - Self-management | ||||
| 6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility | ||||
| 7 - Leadership | ||||
| 8 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | ||||
Textbooks
Water Resources Engineering
Edition: THIRD
Authors: David A. Chin
Pearson
Binding: eBook
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
- EPANET Software
- TUFLOW Software
- MUSIC software
- RORB software
- FLIKE software
- Personal computer with windows operating system and admin rights
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: Harvard (author-date)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
r.sharma@cqu.edu.au
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Probability, risk, and uncertainty in water resources engineering
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Probability models and estimation of flood at gauged stations
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Intensity Frequency Duration (IFD) for design Rainfall depths
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Rainfall temporal patterns
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Rainfall to runoff for design runoff
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Runoff routing and design of detention basins
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Urban drainage I- Longitudinal drainage
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Urban drainage II - Cross drainage
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Water-Sensitive Urban Design I
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Water-Sensitive Urban Design I
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Water supply distribution
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Wastewater collection processes
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1 Project (applied)
You will be working in two parallel projects 1) Urban Stormwater drainage design and 2) Hydrologic analysis and Hydraulic design from week 1-12. Both projects have two parts of submission.
Project 1, Part A: You will evaluate the changes in water quality and quantity before and after the development and identify the necessary measures to mitigate any increases in post-development impacts. In part A, you will design a new longitudinal and cross-drainage system at a specific site, considering 10% AEP for longitudinal drainage and 2% AEP for cross-drainage following the local guidelines.
Project 2, Part A: You will undertake a concept design of the new crossing, including hydrologic and hydraulic analysis. In part A, you will estimate the peak discharge using the RFFE method and at-site flood frequency analysis method as outlined in ARR 2019.
Note: This is a team assignment however students should be ready to submit their reports individually in case the team fails to function effectively. Please keep a good record of your weekly contributions and inform the lecturer immediately when issues arise in a team.
Week 5 Friday (9 Aug 2024) 11:45 pm AEST
Part A: Friday of Week 5 and Part B: Friday of Week 12
After 14 days of submission.
The assignment will be assessed based on the followings:
1) Clarity and organisation of the report
2) Compliance with the project scope and local guidelines as specified
3) Technical accuracy of the work
4) Completeness of the work covering all aspects of the work as specified in the scope.
- Formulate, plan, manage and complete projects individually or in teams considering stakeholder requirements and principles of sustainable development and communicate the outcomes professionally
- Design different components of urban water distribution, wastewater collection and stormwater collection systems
- Analyse a range of WSUD assets for a given urban setting
2 Project (applied)
You will continue the projects after submission of Part As.
Project 1, Part B: In the second part, you will create a Stormwater Drainage Strategy report for a particular site, which will be submitted along with a development application to the local council.
Project 2, Part B: In the second part, you will estimate the peak discharge using a calibrated rainfall-runoff hydrologic model. You will also conduct the flood modelling for the design information.
Note: This is a team assignment however students should be ready to submit their reports individually in case the team fails to function effectively. Please keep a good record of your weekly contributions and inform the lecturer immediately when issues arise in a team.
Week 12 Friday (4 Oct 2024) 11:45 pm AEST
Part A: Friday of Week 5 and Part B: Friday of Week 12
Two weeks after submission.
The assignment will be assessed based on the followings:
1) Clarity and organisation of the report
2) Compliance with the project scope and local guidelines as specified
3) Technical accuracy of the work
4) Completeness of the work covering all aspects of the work as specified in the scope.
- Formulate, plan, manage and complete projects individually or in teams considering stakeholder requirements and principles of sustainable development and communicate the outcomes professionally
- Assess the hydrology of a catchment and estimate design floods.
3 In-class Test(s)
The time-restricted exam-style class test will cover all learning outcomes of the unit. You need to review all the content delivered throughout the term. The format of the test will be published in week 11.
Review/Exam Week Monday (7 Oct 2024) 10:00 am AEST
Any changes in the test timetable will be published/advised in Week 11.
After the certification of the grades.
The following assessment criteria will be used for assessing the test:
- The correctness of the answers;
- The correct process was followed; and
- Accuracy of the calculations.
- Design different components of urban water distribution, wastewater collection and stormwater collection systems
- Analyse a range of WSUD assets for a given urban setting
- Assess the hydrology of a catchment and estimate design floods.
As a CQUniversity student you are expected to act honestly in all aspects of your academic work.
Any assessable work undertaken or submitted for review or assessment must be your own work. Assessable work is any type of work you do to meet the assessment requirements in the unit, including draft work submitted for review and feedback and final work to be assessed.
When you use the ideas, words or data of others in your assessment, you must thoroughly and clearly acknowledge the source of this information by using the correct referencing style for your unit. Using others’ work without proper acknowledgement may be considered a form of intellectual dishonesty.
Participating honestly, respectfully, responsibly, and fairly in your university study ensures the CQUniversity qualification you earn will be valued as a true indication of your individual academic achievement and will continue to receive the respect and recognition it deserves.
As a student, you are responsible for reading and following CQUniversity’s policies, including the Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure. This policy sets out CQUniversity’s expectations of you to act with integrity, examples of academic integrity breaches to avoid, the processes used to address alleged breaches of academic integrity, and potential penalties.
What is a breach of academic integrity?
A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.
Why is academic integrity important?
A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.
Where can I get assistance?
For academic advice and guidance, the Academic Learning Centre (ALC) can support you in becoming confident in completing assessments with integrity and of high standard.
What can you do to act with integrity?
