2014-2015 Spring Semester (2014_2)

 

Instructor: Dr. Elçin Kentel

K4 Bldg., Z05-C or K1 Bldg., 210

Phone: 2105412 or 2102404

Email: ekentel@metu.edu.tr

 

Suggested References

• Loucks, D.P. and van Beek, E. (2005) Water Resources Systems Planning and Management – An Introduction to Methods, Models and Applications. UNESCO publishing, Delft Hydraulics.
• Levy, A.B. (2009) The Basics of Practical Optimization. Siam, Philadelphia, USA.
• Hiller, F.S. and Lieberman, G.J. (1980) Introduction to operations research. Holden-Day, Inc., San Francisco, USA.
• Mays, W.L. and Tung, Y-K. (1992) Hydrosystems Engineering and Management. McGraw-Hill, Inc., Singapore.
• Wurbs, R.A. and James, W.P. (2002) Water Resources Engineering. Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, USA.
• Chin, D.A. (2006) Water Resources Engineering. Pearson Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, USA.
• Mays, L.W. (2011) Water Resources Engineering. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., NJ, USA.
• Revelle, C.S., Whitlatch, E.E., and Wright, J.F. (1997) Civil and Environmental Systems Engineering. Pearson Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, USA.

 

Course Outline

1. Introduction
2. Economics for Hydrosystems
   1. Benefit-cost Analysis
   2. Utility Concepts
3. Linear Programming
   1. LP
   2. Simplex Method
   3. Lindo, GAMS
4. Uncertainty Modeling
   1. Probability Theory
   2. Risk & Reliablity
   3. Monte-Carlo Analysis
5. Surface Water Systems
6. Groundwater Systems
7. Water Distribution Systems
8. Introduction to Heuristic Methods

 

Tentative Grading

Quiz and homeworks    15%

1st MT                               20%

2nd MT                             20%

Paper/Project                 15%

Final                                  30%