Hydraulic Engineering

  1. Hydrology for Hydraulic Design
    1. The Hydrologic Cycle
      1. Components and Processes
        1. Water Balance Equation
        2. Precipitation Analysis
          1. Types of Precipitation
            1. Measurement of Precipitation
              1. Rain Gauges
                1. Radar and Remote Sensing
                2. Intensity-Duration-Frequency Curves
                  1. Construction and Use
                  2. Design Storms
                    1. Return Periods
                      1. Synthetic Storms
                    2. Abstractions from Precipitation
                      1. Infiltration
                        1. Factors Affecting Infiltration
                          1. Measurement Methods
                          2. Evaporation
                            1. Measurement and Estimation
                            2. Transpiration
                              1. Role in Water Balance
                            3. Surface Runoff and Streamflow
                              1. Runoff Generation Mechanisms
                                1. Hortonian Overland Flow
                                  1. Saturation Overland Flow
                                  2. Hydrograph Analysis
                                    1. Components of a Hydrograph
                                      1. Unit Hydrograph Theory
                                        1. Derivation and Application
                                      2. Streamflow Measurement
                                        1. Current Meter Method
                                          1. Weirs and Flumes
                                            1. Stage-Discharge Relationships
                                          2. Flood Hydrology
                                            1. Flood Frequency Analysis
                                              1. Probability Distributions
                                                1. Return Periods
                                                2. Flood Routing
                                                  1. Reservoir Routing
                                                    1. Storage-Indication Method
                                                    2. Channel Routing
                                                      1. Muskingum Method

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