Course description
Design of Urban Water Management Structures
Detention storage structures and storm sewer systems are used to store and transport rainfall-runoff through open ditched and underground pipes.
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.
Upcoming start dates
1 start date available
Suitability - Who should attend?
Prerequisites:
- An undergraduate course in hydraulics or fluid mechanics
- Analysis and Design of Water Distribution Systems
- Design of Sanitary Sewer Systems would be highly desirable.
Outcome / Qualification etc.
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.
Training Course Content
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
Course delivery details
This course is offered through Purdue University, a partner institute of EdX.
5-6 hours per week
Expenses
- Verified Track -$750
- Audit Track - Free
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