Engineering Hydraulics and Hydrology unit (ENG444)

Hobart

Introduction

The unit introduces students to the methods underlying the design and analysis of hydraulic systems and of environmental matters influencing hydraulic response. It emphasizes understanding principles and applying them to practical situations. The aim is to give students the necessary skills to carry out basic design and performance analysis in the areas of hydraulic networks, water hammer and surge, varied channel flow, surge and flood waves, surface wave properties such as power transmitted, hydraulic jumps as dissipators, diffusion of discharges, rainfall, runoff, stormwater and flooding and computation of flow fields. As an introduction to hydrology the key aspects of the hydrological cycle and water balance are explored including meteorology, runoff, losses, catchment storage, groundwater and stormwater management. These are then used to estimate design flows for engineering design and catchment management using a range of computational methods and modelling techniques.

Summary

Unit name	Engineering Hydraulics and Hydrology
Unit code	ENG444
Credit points	12.5
College/School	Sciences and Engineering School of Engineering
Discipline	Engineering
Coordinator	Doctor Gholamreza Kefayati
Delivered By	University of Tasmania
Level	Honours

Availability

Location	Study period	Attendance options		Available to
Hobart	Semester 1

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Key Dates

Study Period	Start date	Census date	WW date	End date
Semester 1	22/2/2026	16/3/2026	19/4/2026	13/6/2026

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Unit census dates currently displaying for 2026 are indicative and subject to change. Finalised census dates for 2026 will be available from the 1st October 2025. Note census date cutoff is 11.59pm AEST (AEDT during October to March).

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Learning Outcomes

• Predict pressures, flows, velocities, mixing and dispersion in unsteady, compressible or spatially varied flows of relevance to civil engineering.
• Solve practical hydraulic problems using industry standard hydraulic modelling software.
• Design flood routing and management systems using unit hydrographs and the rational runoff equation.
• Predict stormwater flows and durations by considering all relevant aspects of the hydrologic cycle.

Fee Information

Field of Education	Commencing Student Contribution 1,3	Grandfathered Student Contribution 1,3	Approved Pathway Course Student Contribution 2,3	Domestic Full Fee 4
030907	$1,192.00	$1,192.00	not applicable	$3,401.00

• Available as a Commonwealth Supported Place
• HECS-HELP is available on this unit, depending on your eligibility³
• FEE-HELP is available on this unit, depending on your eligibility⁴

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Requisites

Prerequisites

ENG313 or KNE351

Mutual Exclusions

You cannot enrol in this unit as well as the following:

KNE411|KNE711

Teaching

Teaching Pattern	2 hours lectorial on hydraulics weekly 2 hours online lecture on hydrology weekly Two lab sessions (3 hours) Two sessions for HEC-RAS (1 hours)
Assessment	Lab Report 1 (10%)|Lab report 2 (10%)|HEC-RAS Modelling (15%)|Hydrology 1 (15%)|Hydrology 2 (20%)|Final examination. (30%)
Timetable	View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable

Textbooks

Required

Required readings will be listed in the unit outline prior to the start of classes.

Recommended

Students will be provided with notes during lectures that cover course content. Recommended reading will be provided in lectures as required to deliver the learning objectives of the unit. The following textbooks are particularly relevant: Andrew Chadwick, John Morfett, Martin Borthwick, HYDRAULICS IN CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING, Taylor & Francis Group, 5TH EDITION (2013). Hubert Chanson, The Hydraulics of Open Channel Flow: An Introduction, ELSEVIER, Second Edition (2004). A. Osman Akan, Open Channel Hydraulics, Elsevier, (2006). M. Hanif Chaudhry, Open-Channel Flow, Springer, Second Edition (2008). John Pickford, Analysis of Surge, MACMILLAN (1969). P. Novak, A.I.B. Moffat, C. Nalluri, R. Narayanan, Hydraulic Structures, Taylor & Francis Group, Fourth Edition (2006).

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