Jul 20, 2025  
OHIO University Graduate Catalog 2024-25 
    
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CE 5570 - Water Resources Engineering

A civil engineering course designed to provide integrated treatment of water resources engineering, including hydrological measurements, runoff, groundwater, water law, reservoir design, frequency analysis, planning, flood control. Systems approach to multipurpose water resource projects emphasized.

Requisites:
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Students will be able to explain flood/drought management issues.
  • Students will be able to discuss integrated treatment of water resources engineering.
  • Students will be able to conduct an integrated project related to water management.
  • Students will be able to explain elements of water cycle (precipitation, evaporation, runoffs, infiltration, and groundwater flow).
  • Students will be able to design dams and reservoirs.
  • Students will be able to explain how hydrological measurements are made.
  • Students will be able to use systematic approaches to solve water resources problems.
  • Students will be able to use operations research concepts to develop models to solve interconnected water systems problems.
  • Students will be able to develop a basic reservoir management decision support model under flooding conditions.
  • Students will be able to employ optimization techniques to refine water resources infrastructure designs.


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