Unit of Study ENVR2010 Principles of Stormwater and Drainage Management (2025)

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Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

6
Faculty & College

Faculty of Science and Engineering
Placement

No

Pre-requisites

MATH1001 - Foundation Mathematics OR MATH2002 - Calculus and Linear Algebra II

Unit description

Introduces the fundamental hydrologic principles required for design and installation of stormwater and drainage infrastructure, culverts and detention ponds.

Unit content

The Australian hydrologic cycle
Measurement of hydrologic parameters
Statistical analysis of hydrologic data
Risk-based design of stormwater and drainage infrastructure

Availabilities

Not currently available in 2025

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

describe the distribution of water on the earth's surface and how it moves through the hydrologic cycle

locate, identify and critically assess knowledge development in engineering hydrology

apply probabilistic methods to describe rainfall variability and perform flood frequency analysis

select appropriate risk-based design criteria for stormwater and drainage infrastructure.

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