Design of Urban Water Management Structures

Detention storage structures and storm sewer systems are used to store and transport rainfall-runoff through open ditched and underground pipes.

In this course, we will:

Learn about spatial distribution of rainfall, perform statistical analysis, fit different distributions to the data, and calculate design rainfall.

Learn to estimate runoff using the rational method and time of concentration, and use the SCS-CN method to determine the time distribution of runoff. Unit hydrograph theory and computation of storm hydrographs will be covered.

Use regulations to design storm sewer systems using EPA-SWMM.

Compute storage volumes for detention storage structures.

What you'll learn

• Determine design rainfall and calculate runoff using rational method, SCS curve number method and unit hydrograph theory.
• Calculate stormwater flows.
• Analyze and design storm sewer systems and detention storage volumes by rational method.
• Identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems.