| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hydrology | JLJ226 | Elective | Bachelor's degree | 2 | Spring | 5 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Dr. İrfan YOLCUBAL
Associate Prof. Dr. Nihat Hakan AKYOL
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Measure and analyze hydrologic parameters such as precipitation, evaporation-transpiration, infiltration and runoff
2) Conduct hydrograph analysis
3) Comprehend rainfall-runoff relationship
4) Calculate unit hydrograph
5) Conduct water budget
6) Create drainage map of river basin
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
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| 1 | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | |
| 2 | High | Middle | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | |
| 3 | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | |
| 4 | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | |
| 5 | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | |
| 6 | High | Middle | Middle | Middle | High | High | High | High | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | High | High | High | High | Middle | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
No
Course Contents
This course covers main elements of hydrologic cycle: precipitation, evaporation-transpiration, runoff, infiltration, determination and analysis of hydrologic parameters, watershed characteristics, hydrograph analysis, rainfall-runoff relationship, determination and application of unit hydrograph.
Weekly Schedule
1) Definition of hydrology, place and significance of hydrology in geological engineering, hydrologic methods, hydrologic cycle2) Basic equations of hydrology, water budget
3) Mechanisms of evaporation, evaporation from water surface, evaporation from soil and snow surface, transpiration, interception, evapotranspiration losses
4) Estimating evaporation and evapotranspiration: Thornthwaite method, water budget method, Penman, Penman-Monteith methods
5) Infiltration: measuring and estimating infiltration rate, Horton and Green-Ampt Infiltration models, infiltration indices
6) Level and water surface slope measurements, cross-section measurements, discharge measurements, flow rating curve, analysis of flow records
7) Determining drainage area of a river
8) Midterm examination/Assessment
9) River basin characteristics, separation of flow into components
10) Rainfall -runoff equations, rational method
11) Hydrograph analysis, elements of the hydrograph, separation of the indirect flow and the base flow
12) Definition and determination of unit hydrograph
13) S hydrograph
14) Unit hydrograph as a rainfall runoff model
15) Synthetic unit hydrographs, instantaneous unit hydrographs
16) Final examination
Recommended or Required Reading
1- Bayazıt, M. Hidroloji, Birsen yayınevi, 2000.
2- Bayazıt, M., Avcı, İ., Şen, Z.., Hidroloji Uygulamaları, Birsen yayınevi, 2001
3- Viessman, W. Jr., Lewis, G.L., Introduction to Hydrology, fifth edition, Prentice Hall, 2003.
4- Maidment, D.R., Handbook of Hydrology, McGraw Hill, 1993
5- Powerpoint sunumları, Ders içi uygulamalar, öğretici Ders notları
6- Powerpoint presentations, in class exercises, instructor course notes
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Semester Studies to Course Grade |
30% |
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Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
70% |
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Total | 100% | |||||||||||
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required