1. Introduction to Hydraulic Engineering – CEE3420
What is Hydraulic Engineering?
Connection between Hydraulic Engineering and Fluid Mechanics (prereq)?
Hydraulics and Hydrology – The Difference?
The modern water supply system is
A pressure flow system made up of
Pipes that convey water
Pumps that lift water to higher elevations and maintain pressure
Storage reservoirs that even out supply/demand variations
Why Study Hydraulic Engineering? Who cares?

2. Definition
Hydraulic Engineering is a sub-discipline of ‘Civil Engineering’ concerned with the flow and conveyance of fluids, principally water. This area of engineering is intimately related to the design of bridges, dams, channels, canals, and levess and to both sanitary and environmental engineering.
Common topics for design of Hydraulic Engineers are: Hydraulic Structures like dams, levees, culverts; Water Distribution networks, water collection networks, storm water management, sediment transport and various other topics related to Transportation Engineering and Geotechnical Engineering
- From ‘Wikipedia’

3. Why Study Hydraulic Engineering?
Tennessee has 525 community public water supply systems
RIVER or RESERVOIR
Center Hill Dam
Center Hill Reservoir
Intake Conduit
Storage
Low
Lift
High Lift
The modern water supply system is
A pressure flow system made up of
Pipes that convey water
Pumps that lift water to higher elevations and maintain pressure
Storage reservoirs that even out supply/demand variations
Treatment
Plant
Conveyance
Conduit
Distribution
System
Supply Pipe
WELL FIELD

4. Urban Stormsewer Drainage System
swales to inlet
detention/retention basin
combined
separate
detention basin
receiving water

5. CEE 3420: Hydraulics water supply flood storage hydropower
thermal cooling
flood
management
irrigation
This class will deal with the subset of WRE, Urban Hydraulics
Analysis and Design of system to:
Get water to people and industry
Get rid of wastewater
water supply and
stormwater management
navigation

6. But why care about water? Too little or Too much is a problem

7. Real-world Application of Hydraulic Engineering: Two Scenarios
1. Pioneers settling in the river banks of Memphis in the 1700s
2. Rebuilding New Orleans after Katrina

8. Rebuilding New Orleans

9. Future Trends & Challenges (How can CEE3420 Help get a job?)
Tennessee Development Stats
525 community public water supply systems
development rate 7th in nation
80,400 acres/year
Problems
Greater water demand
Increased pollution from urban runoff
Solutions
Water conservation/efficiency
Better site design
Stormwater system retrofitting
Stormwater Utilities
BMP technologies
Phase II NPDES Permitting
urban runoff, cities
construction sites > 1 acre
Tennessean 1999
Stormwater treatment