Information Package / Course Catalogue
River Hydraulics
Course Code: CE442
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

The purpose of river hydraulics is to give two phases flows, sediment transport equations in rivers and techniques of measurement for sediment.

Course Content

General / Sediment properties / Initiation of bed motion / Suspended load transport / Bed load transport / Bed forms / Equilibrium of sediment transport / Models of movement bed / Measuring of sediment

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Basic knowledge about river hydraulics
2.Sediment motion
3.Sediment motion calculation
4.Channel design
5.Measurement techniques of sediment
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Principles of Sediment Transport in Rivers, Estuaries and Coastal Seas, Part 1, 1993, Leo van Rijn.
2.Principles of Sediment Transport in Rivers, Estuaries and Coastal Seas, Part 2, 2006, Leo van Rijn.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction to the river hydraulics
Week 2 - Theoretical
Properties of fluid and flow field
Week 3 - Theoretical
Sediment properties
Week 4 - Theoretical
Initiation of bed motion
Week 5 - Theoretical
Transport mechanism, Bed forms
Week 6 - Theoretical
Friction of bed
Week 7 - Theoretical
Determination of sediment movement; Bed load transport
Week 8 - Theoretical
Determination of sediment movement; Suspended load transport
Week 9 - Theoretical
Determination of sediment movement; Total transport
Week 10 - Theoretical
Stable channels
Week 11 - Theoretical
Local score
Week 12 - Theoretical
Techniques of measurement
Week 13 - Theoretical
Techniques of measurement
Week 14 - Theoretical
Sediment movement in pipes
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Quiz2%40
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%40
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140342
Individual Work80864
Quiz2001
Midterm Examination1819
Final Examination1819
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
5
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026