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Design of Urban Water Management Structures (edX)

Offered by Purdue University, PurdueX,
Design of Urban Water Management Structures (edX)

Compute design rainfall, calculate runoff and stormwater flows; design storm sewer systems and detention storage structures. Detention storage structures and storm sewer systems are used to store and transport rainfall-runoff through open ditched and underground pipes.

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In this course, we will:

  • Learn about spatial distribution of rainfall, perform statistical analysis, fit different distributions to the data, and calculate design rainfall.
  • Learn to estimate runoff using the rational method and time of concentration, and use the SCS-CN method to determine the time distribution of runoff. Unit hydrograph theory and computation of storm hydrographs will be covered.
  • Use regulations to design storm sewer systems using EPA-SWMM.
  • Compute storage volumes for detention storage structures.

What you'll learn

  • Determine design rainfall and calculate runoff using rational method, SCS curve number method and unit hydrograph theory.
  • Calculate stormwater flows.
  • Analyze and design storm sewer systems and detention storage volumes by rational method.
  • Identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems.

Syllabus

Week 1: Rainfall temporal and spatial variation, design rainfall and hydrologic risk
Week 2: Runoff using Rational Method, storm sewer design
Week 3: Detention storage design, SCS CN method
Week 4: Hydrographs, SCS triangular and curvilinear unit hydrographs
Week 5: Superposition, computing runoff hydrographs from unit hydrograph theory

Prerequisites

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