| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | İ305B2 | Hydrology | Compulsory | 3 | 5 | 3 |
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| Level of Course Unit |
| First Cycle |
| Objectives of the Course |
| The objectives of this course are: hydrological transformation components, conventional hydrological methods, conventional methods for calculating rainfall-runoff relationships, calculation of peak and extreme rainstorms by statistical methods, hydrograph routing in a dam lake and a natural river, basic and input information about the account of the dam active volume by using Ripple diagram and operating chart methods. |
| Name of Lecturer(s) |
| Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Ruşen SINIR |
| Learning Outcomes |
| 1 | Will be able to describe and summarize the basic elements of the hydrological cycle. | | 2 | Will be able to understand the importance and measurement of the major meteorological elements. | | 3 | Will be able to measure and analyze basic hydrological elements such as precipitation, evaporation, infiltration, groundwater and surface flow. | | 4 | Will be able to analyze and apply hydrographs. | | 5 | Will be able to define the basic concepts of floods. |
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| Mode of Delivery |
| Normal Education |
| Prerequisites and co-requisities |
| None |
| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
| None |
| Course Contents |
| Qualitative and quantitative modeling methods of hydrological cycle. |
| Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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| 1 | Hydrological cycle, global water budget, definition of drainage area. | | | | 2 | Evaporation, semi-saturated and over-saturated air packages | | | | 3 | Precipitation mechanism and types, point precipitation measurement and isohital methods | | | | 4 | Plant retention, infiltration, draining, primitive losses, base stream separation | | | | 5 | Evapo-transpiration, and measurements, hyetograph , hydrograph definitions | | | | 6 | Hydrograph and hyetograph components, total and effective rain relationship | | | | 7 | Presence of groundwater and hydraulic conductivity | | | | 8 | Midterm | | | | 9 | Assumptions and analytical expressions for Rational Formula in small basins | | | | 10 | Intensity-time-frequency curves and examples for point rain | | | | 11 | Hydrometric measurements, daily average flow, limnimeter and keying curve | | | | 12 | The assumptions and basic knowledge of the Unit Hydrograph Method | | | | 13 | Unit hydrograph generation from measured hyetograph-hydrograph data | | | | 14 | Unit hydrograph generation from measured hyetograph-hydrograph data | | | | 15 | Routing for unit hydrographs and S-hydrograph methods | | |
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
| Hidroloji, M. Beyazit, 1999.
Hidroloji Uygulamalari, M. Beyazit, I. Avci, Z. Sen.
Hidroloji Uygulamalari ve Problemleri, O. Yuksek |
| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | |
| Final Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 40 | | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 60 | | SUM | 100 |
| | Language of Instruction | | Turkish | | Work Placement(s) | | None |
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| Workload Calculation |
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| Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Attending Lectures | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 7 | 2 | 14 |
| Individual Study for Final Examination | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Homework | 2 | 1 | 2 |
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| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
| LO1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | LO2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | LO3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | LO4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | LO5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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| * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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