Civil Engineering
Understanding the Hydrologic Cycle, Water Balance, and Meteorological Data.
Forms, measurement, and analysis of precipitation data.
Understanding Evaporation, Transpiration, and Infiltration.
Evaporation, transpiration, and infiltration calculations.
Techniques for measuring stage and discharge in rivers and streams.
Catchment characteristics, runoff components, and the Rational Method.
Analysis of streamflow over time, Unit Hydrographs, and Baseflow Separation.
Separation techniques, Direct Runoff Hydrographs (DRH), Unit Hydrographs (UH), and synthetic methods.
Muskingum Method and Reservoir Routing.
Reservoir and channel flood routing calculations.
Aquifers, Darcy's Law, and Well Hydraulics.
Darcy's Law, aquifer properties, and steady/unsteady well hydraulics.
Return Period, Probability, and Frequency Analysis.
Frequency analysis, return periods, and risk assessment.
Effects of Urbanization and Stormwater Management.
Storm sewer design, LID, and Manning's Equation applications.
Understanding snow accumulation, Snow Water Equivalent (SWE), and snowmelt modeling.
Snow water equivalent (SWE) and snowmelt calculations.