Advanced Hydraulics and Hydrology

Level(s) of Study: Professional / Short course
Start Date(s): 4 February 2023
Duration: Four Saturdays, 9 am - 5 pm (4 and 20 February, 4 and 18 March 2023) plus exam
Study Mode(s): Part-time
Campus: City Campus
Entry Requirements:
More information

Introduction:

This course provides you with a detailed understanding of advanced hydraulic topics such as coastal engineering and hydraulics structures as well as advanced hydrology topics such as estimating floods, flood routing and groundwater.

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:

design simple coastal structures and other hydraulic structures
estimate floods using a variety of methods including low-flow estimation for small catchments
route a flood, and predict the maximum flow with time, along a given river or stream
appreciate the importance of groundwater
estimate groundwater recharge and model pollutants in groundwater.

A CPD certificate will be issued upon successful completion of a course.

Passing the assessed element (an exam or coursework) can also contribute credit towards a postgraduate award. All candidates seeking credit will be assessed on a case-by-case basis. If you wish to receive credit you must mention this at the time of application, or with your tutor at the earliest opportunity.

Any questions?

Contact the short course team:

Email: cpdbe@ntu.ac.uk

Telephone: +44 (0)115 848 2813

What you’ll study

This course will include:

coastal engineering, including wave motion, linear wave theory, wave prediction from wind records and the action of waves on beaches and coastal structures
hydraulic structures such as dams, weirs, flumes, spillways, energy dissipaters, control gates, discharge and outlet structures
how to estimate floods using FEH, index flood, growth curve and probability distributions
flood routing including non-storage routing, storage routing, hydraulic routing and flood routing in practice
groundwater and flow equations, flow nets and unconfined flow
groundwater recharge, numerical models in groundwater and modelling of pollutants.

Entry requirements

Level: Professional/postgraduate

Entry Requirements: You should have a minimum of three years’ professional experience and have the support of your employer to integrate study and projects into your day-to-day work.

You will probably be employed on significant infrastructure or building works, with experience of developing and coordinating projects.

If you wish to receive credit, you should also have a 2:2 honours degree in a built environment subject area.

Applicants with non-standard entry qualifications and/or relevant experience will be considered on an individual basis.

Level: Professional/postgraduate

Entry Requirements: You should have a minimum of three years’ professional experience and have the support of your employer to integrate study and projects into your day-to-day work.

You will probably be employed on significant infrastructure or building works, with experience of developing and coordinating projects.

If you wish to receive credit, you should also have a 2:2 honours degree in a built environment subject area.

Applicants with non-standard entry qualifications and/or relevant experience will be considered on an individual basis.

Fees and funding

The fee for this course is £995

Payment is due before the course starts.

The fee for this course is £995.

Payment is due before the course starts.

How to apply

Please read the guidance notes and complete the application form.

You should then your form to be considered by the academic team: cpdbe@ntu.ac.uk