ENCE 688R - River Engineering

Course Materials:

• Course Syllabus
• Journal Article Review
• Homework #1: Due February 2
• Orifice Lab: Due February 9
• Orifice lab data
• Correction from January 31 class
• Homework #3: Due February 16
• Homework #4: Due February 23
• Homework #5: Due March 2
• Revisions to February 23 class
• Homework #6: Due March 16
• Quick Reference Guide for Using HEC-RAS
• Homeworks #7 & #8: Due April 13 and April 20
• Solutions to Homework #7
• Stage Time Series from Paint Branch Site Visit April 6
• Stage Time Series data for Homework #8 (revised April 15)
• Homework #9: Due April 27
• USGS Peak Streamflow for the Nation
• Bulletin 17B Documentation
• PEAKFQ Program
• Concept of Non-Stationarity in Annual Maximum Flood Series
• USGS Rural Flood Frequency Equations for Maryland
• PEAKFQ output for Seneca Creek
• Final Exam: Due May 18
• Imperviousness Time Series for Seneca Creek at Dawsonville, MD

Useful Help Files:

• Summary Table of Important Open Channel Flow Relationships
• Matlab Animation of Sluice Gate - Hydraulic Jump Flow Pattern - Directions:
• Download scripts:
• gatejump.m: Matlab script that animates sluice gate - hydraulic jump flow pattern
• plotgate.m: Matlab function that plots the moving gate for animation
• Start Matlab and change Matlab directory to location (path) where scripts have been downloaded (use >> cd [pathname]).
• Type "gatejump" at Matlab prompt(">>"). You will see the animation once.
• Type "help gatejump" at the Matlab prompt to learn more about the animation.
• Type "movie(M, 1000, 10) at the Matlab prompt to see animation repeatedly. Changing the "10" increases/decreases movie speed.
• Example of E-y diagram in a compound channel
• Hydraulic jump in a trapezoidal section
• Hydraulic jump in a circular section
• Circular Cross-Section Properties

Links to Other Useful Web Pages:

• Download HEC-RAS
• Useful GIS Data Links
• USGS: GeoData Webpage - DEMs and other spatial data
• USGS: The National Map: Seamless Data Distribution Server - Elevation, Land Use, Ortho-imagery, and more
• Guide to On-line Geospatial Data - Many useful links
• ESRI Web Site - Access to Information about Arc GIS products/data/support
• ESRI Link to Census/TIGER data - Access to TIGER Datasets (e.g. Census Demographics, Road networks)