CVEN
4838/5838 Dam Engineering
Part I: Hydrologic and Environmental Aspects of Dam
Engineering
August 26 –
September 25, 2008
Part 1
Instructor: Location:
ECCR 110
Dr. Edie
Zagona Class
Time: TTh 5:00-6:15 pm
(303)
492-2189 CVEN
5838 Class Description
Office:
CADSWES Syllabus
1777
Exposition Rm 107
Map: http://cadswes.colorado.edu/maps/1777_Exposition_Drive.html
Office hours:
MT 2-4pm BY APPT ONLY (also other times as arranged)
Lectures
Aug 26
Lecture 1 To Dam or Not to Dam ppt or pdf
Aug 28
Lecture 2 Capacity and Yield
Analysis ppt or pdf
Sept 2 Lecture 3 Flood
Control and Operating Criteria ppt or pdf
Sept 4
Lecture 4 Sillways and Outlet Works
ppt or pdf
Sept 9
Lecture 5 Hydropower ppt or pdf
Sept 11
Lecture 6 Sedimentation ppt or pdf
Sept 16
Lecture 7 Environmental ppt or pdf
Sept 18
Lecture 8 Regulatory Processes ppt
or pdf
Homework
Assignments
Homework # 1 Due Sept 4
Homework #2 Due Sept 11
Homework #3 Due Sept 18
Reading
Assignments
Read by Aug
28 Overview of the
Report of the World Commission On Dams
Read by Sept
2 Nagy
et al. Chp 3 through 3.3 (p.29-52) [~1.5 hrs]
Read by Sept
9 Chp 8 of Engineering Hydrology
Pratices and Principles by Victor Miguel Ponce (handout in class)
Read by Sept
16 Yang Chp 6 of Bureau of Reclamation Erosion and Sedimentation Manual
Dam Case Studies –guidelines/requirements for presentations
Baudat: Twin Lakes Detsch:
Hoover Fahl: Guri Newsom:
Folsom Webb: Tucurui
Brosz: Grand Coulee Butler: Dixence Hartmann: Itaipu Strauss: Three Gorges
Journal Articles – list of
Journal Articles and instructions for reviews (for 5838 Credit)
Review is due
by Tuesday Sept 23.