Teaching Hydraulic Design in an Australian Undergraduate Civil Engineering Curriculum
Publication: Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
Volume 127, Issue 12
Abstract
Since the early European settlements, Australia's economy has been highly dependent upon its water supply, although limited because of the dry climate. Today, the Australian continent is equipped with a large number of hydraulic structures per capita, and hydraulic engineering expertise is critical to future developments. In the universities, the civil engineering and environmental engineering undergraduate courses include a significant number of fluid mechanics and hydraulics subjects, including an introduction to hydraulic design. At the University of Queensland, the teaching of hydraulic design is focused on the sound application of the basic principles of fluid mechanics. Basic applications include the hydraulic design of spillways and culverts. Each type of design is supported by a series of lectures and a case study involving homework, a field visit, and a series of tutorials. Practical classes (laboratory and field visit) are an indispensable complement of the lectures. The subject assessment is based upon a combination of homework, practicals, and end-of-semester examination grades.
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Received: Aug 15, 2000
Published online: Dec 1, 2001
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