Water is at once a vital resource and a powerful hazard, and the engineers who understand its behaviour shape how societies harness rivers, manage floods, and secure supply. This program equips civil and environmental engineers with the principles of hydrology and water resources engineering, from rainfall-runoff analysis to the design of reservoirs, channels, and flood-management systems.
With climate change intensifying floods and droughts, water resources expertise has never been more vital or in demand across the engineering profession. This course combines hydrological analysis with practical water-system design and introduces emerging trends in climate-resilient and data-driven water management.
Course Objectives
Upon the successful completion of this program, attendees will be able to:
- Apply the principles of the hydrological cycle
- Analyse rainfall data and design storms
- Apply rainfall-runoff and catchment analysis
- Estimate flood flows and frequencies
- Apply hydrograph analysis and routing
- Design open channels and hydraulic structures
- Apply groundwater and well hydraulics
- Design reservoirs and storage systems
- Apply flood risk assessment and management
- Design flood protection and drainage works
- Apply water balance and resource assessment
- Model surface water systems
- Apply sediment transport principles
- Design irrigation water supply
- Apply water resources planning
- Apply emerging trends in climate-resilient water management
Course Outline
- Module 1: The Hydrological Cycle & Principles
- Module 2: Rainfall Analysis & Design Storms
- Module 3: Rainfall-Runoff & Catchment Analysis
- Module 4: Flood Estimation & Frequency Analysis
- Module 5: Hydrograph Analysis & Flood Routing
- Module 6: Open Channel Hydraulics & Structures
- Module 7: Groundwater & Well Hydraulics
- Module 8: Reservoir Design & Storage
- Module 9: Flood Risk Assessment & Management
- Module 10: Flood Protection & Drainage Works
- Module 11: Water Balance & Resource Assessment
- Module 12: Surface Water Modelling
- Module 13: Sediment Transport Principles
- Module 14: Irrigation & Water Resources Planning
- Module 15: Emerging Trends: Climate-Resilient & Data-Driven Water Management
Who Should Attend
This course is intended for civil, water, and environmental engineers, hydrologists, and water resources professionals involved in hydrology, flood management, and water systems design. A civil engineering foundation is recommended.
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