Adama Science and Technology University

School of Civil Engineering and Architecture

Water Resources Engineering
1 School: Civil Engineering and Architecture Department: Water Resources Engineering
2 Course Category Restricted Elective
Course name River Engineering and Sediment transport
Course Code: WREN4310
3 Synopsis: In the course of River Engineering we explores technologies for human being
to coexist with the nature and implement comprehensive river training and
flood control mechanisms to achieve efficient water conveying systems.
The course is designed to introduce the knowledge of river characteristics,
river hydraulics, morphology of river, sediment characteristics and design of
stable channel and river training work to control flood.

4 Name(s) of Segni L
Academic Staff:
5 Semester and Year Semester: II Year: 4
offered:
6 Credit Hour: 3
7 Prerequisite/ Co- None
requisite: (if any)
8 Course Learning Outcome ( CLO): At the end of the course the student will be able to do:
CLO1 Analyze the characteristics of river such as river hydraulics, river morphology and regime
CLO2 Understand the mechanisms of sediment transport and state sediment characteristics
behaviour
CLO3 Describe scouring and able to design of stable channels
CLO4 Understand basic principle of river training work, flood control mechanisms and Bridge
hydraulics.
9 Mapping of the course Learning Outcomes to the program Learning Outcomes, Teaching Methods
and Assessment:
Program Learning Outcomes (PO)
Teaching Assessment
Methods
Outcomes (CLO)
Course Learning

Assignment
Field report

Final exam
Mid-exam
PO1

PO2
PO3
PO4
PO5
PO6
PO7
PO8
PO9

Quiz
Test

L T P O
CLO1     
 CLO2         
CLO3       
CLO4     
Indicate the relevancy between the CLO and PO by ticking “√”on the appropriate relevant box
1 Transferable Skills (if applicable)
0 (Skills learned in the course of study which can be useful and utilized in other settings)
1 Learn about the characteristics of different rivers
2 Learn about sediment initiation and sediment characteristics
3 Learn how to design of stable channel and different river training work
1 Distribution of Student Learning Time (SLT)
1
Teaching and Learning Activities
Total
Course Content Outline Guided Learning Guided Independent (SLT)
CLO

(F2F) Learning Learning

(NF2F) (NF2F)
L T P O
Chapter 1: River characteristics
and development ½ ½ 1
1.1.Introduction
1.2.Catchment area
½ ½ ½ 1½
1.3.Watershed forms
½ 1 1½
CLO 1

1.4.Longitudinal view along a ½ ½ 1 2

stream
1.5.River development and training ½ ½ ½ 1 2½
1.6.Types of rivers ½ 1 1½
1.7.Rivers and their behaviours ½ ½ 1 2
1.8.Behaviour of river in alluvial ½ ½ ½ 1 2½
stages
Chapter 2: River hydraulics
2.1. Introduction ½ ½ 1
2.2. Types of flow and water
movement in rivers
CLO 1

½ ½ 1
2.3. Prandit’s mixing length theory
1 ½ ½ 1 3
2.4.Fluid shear stress and friction
1 1 2
velocity
2.5. Velocity distribution for rigid 1 ½ ½ 1 3
boundary channel
2.6. Thickness of the laminar sub 1 ½ ½ 1 3
layer
2.7. Effects on velocity distribution 1 ½ ½ 2 4
of the movable boundary in alluvial
channel
Chapter 3: River Morphology
3.1. The watercourse in equilibrium ½ 1 1½
3.2. Fluvial processes and the
shaping of rivers ½ ½ 1 2
3.3. Morphology of natural ½ 2 2½
channels
3.4. River and flood plain habitats 1 ½ 2 3½
3.5. River degradation- 1 ½ ½ 1 3
Environmental problem in rivers
Chapter 4: Sediment Transport
4.1. Introduction ½ ½ 1
4.2. Origin and Properties of
sediment ½ ½ 1½ 2½
CLO 2

4.3. Sediment terminology ½ 1 1½

4.4. Incipient motion ½ ½ 1 2
4.5. Bed forms and bed roughness 1 ½ ½ 1 3
4.6. Design of Stable channel 1 1 ½ 2 4½
4.7. Bed load, suspended load, 1 1 ½ 2 4½
wash load and total load transport
Chapter 5: River Training Work
½ ½ 1
and Flood control
5.1. Introduction
CLO 1&4

5.2. Objective of river training ½ ½ 1 2

5.3. Classification of river training
works 1 ½ 2 3½
5.4. Temporary training works 1 1 ½ 2 4½
5.5. Permanent river training 1 1 ½ 2 4½
Chapter 6: Preliminary Design of
Bridges (Bridge Hydraulic)

6.1. Introduction ½ 2 2½
6.2. Bridge Hydraulics, Backwater 1 1 ½ 2 4½
O 1&4
CLO3

Computation at Bridges
6.3. Preliminary Field and Design 1 ½ ½ 2 4
 Procedures
6.4. Determination of scour at 1 1 ½ 2 4½
Bridge piers and abutments
Total 26 13 8½ 45½ 93
Assessment
Continuous Assessment Percentage F2F NF2F SLT
Total (60%)
1 Assignments 10% 6hr 6hr
2 Field report 15% 10hr 10hr
3 Quiz 5% 1hr 1hr
4 Tests 1 10% 1hr 1hr
5 Mid exam 20% 1 week 3hr
(3hr)
Total 21 hour
Final Exam Percentage 40 (%) F2F NF2F SLT
Final Exam 40 % 3hr 3 hr 6 hour
Grand Total SLT 120 Hour
L = Lecture, T = Tutorial, P = Practical, O = Others(field report), F2F = Face to Face, NF2F = Non
Face to Face
Note: indicates the CLO based on the CLO’s numbering in item 9.
1 Special requirements 1 Hydraulics lab
2 and resources to
deliver the course
(e.g. software,
computer lab,
simulation room
…etc.)
1 Text book and 1 Subramanya. Flow in Open channels, Tata McGraw-Hill, New Delhi
3 reference:
(note: ensure the 2 Lelaviasky,S., .River and canal hydraulics, Vol 4, Chapman and Hall ltd,
latest edition London
/publication) 3 Przedwojski, B., River Training techniques :fundamentals, design and
application