Information Package / Course Catalogue
Drainage Techniques
Course Code: CE430
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: English
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

Control of groundwater in areas such as parks and gardens, and hydraulic planning and design of structures in rainwater drainage and urban areas, as well as removal of surface runoff without giving any damage to the environment, removal of water leaking from the ground safely without harming the building and basic system.

Course Content

Rainfall and calculation of surface runoff, design principles of rainwater sewerage construction, subsurface drainage planning and design principles, hydraulical dimensioning of river passages

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Basic information about drainage techniques
2.Solutions for surface runoff
3.Solutions for storm channels
4.Criterions of drainage design
5.Solutions for manholes
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Water Resources Engineering, David Chin, 3rd Ed., PEARSON
2.Urban Hydraulics and Hydrology, Ali Günyaktı, Nobel.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Rainfall and runoff relations
Week 2 - Theoretical
Peak flow and rainfall events (rational method)
Week 3 - Theoretical
Peak flow and snowmelt events
Week 4 - Theoretical
Characteristics of rainfall and analysis
Week 5 - Theoretical
Chimney types used in sewerage and their hydraulic principles (speed, slope, diameter etc.)
Week 6 - Theoretical
Rainwater entrance structures and hydraulics
Week 7 - Theoretical
Rainwater entrance structures and hydraulics
Week 8 - Theoretical
Subsurface drainage system criteria
Week 9 - Theoretical
Drainage of parks, gardens and sports areas
Week 10 - Theoretical
Drainage of parks, gardens and sports areas
Week 11 - Theoretical
Hydraulic bases of drainage channels
Week 12 - Theoretical
Culvert and characteristics
Week 13 - Theoretical
Culvert hydraulic
Week 14 - Theoretical
Bridge transitions and hydraulic principles
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Attending Lectures1%5
Quiz1%15
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%50
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140342
Quiz115116
Midterm Examination123225
Final Examination140242
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
OÇ-1
4
4
4
OÇ-2
4
4
4
4
OÇ-3
4
4
4
4
OÇ-4
5
OÇ-5
3
3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026