University of Portland Bulletin 2020-2021

CE 465 Open Channel Flow

Students learn how to design lined or rigid boundary ("engineered") channels, unlined or erodible ("natural") channels, weirs, spillways, stilling basins, culverts, and other hydraulic structures. Students will also learn how to determine the water surface profile for gradually varied flow conditions. Principles of hydraulic analysis, including specific energy, momentum, critical depth, and uniform flow, will be applied.

Cross Listed Courses

CE 565

Prerequisite

CE 362
  • Up one level
  • 400