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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
CIE 5122	RESERVOIR THEORY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR SEVINÇ ÖZKUL

Offered to

HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING AND WATER RESOURCES
HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING AND WATER RESOURCES

Course Objective

To provide comprehensive survey of different approaches and methodologies used in sizing of reservoirs,
To discuss the basic theory on storage concepts emphasizing storage-yield-risk relationships

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	To express the basic information about the reservoir theory and low flow hydrology
2	To know the terminology and approaches used in the reservoir design
3	To be aware of the importance of the relationship between the reservoir capacity-yield-risk
4	To calculate the reservoir capacity using by different methods
5	To compare the reservoir capacities determined by different methods, taking into account basic assumptions of the methods
6	To determine the reservoir capacity-yield-risk relationship
7	to decide on the reservoir capacity and / or operation rules, which will be essential to implement

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Basic concepts in reservoir theory
2	purposes of reservoirs, general characteristics of reservoirs, problems in reservoir design and operation
3	Water storage equations, storage-yield-risk relationships
4	Streamflow characteristics, low flow hydrology
5	Ampirical reservoir design methods: Critical period methods, Rippl, Sequential Peak method, and others
6	Minimum flow method, methods based on the distribution of n-years flow, Methods based on the frequency distribution of monthly flows
7	Probability matrix methods
8	Analytical reservoir design methods: range analysis, deficit analysis, Stochastic reservoir theory
9	Sample generation methods
10	MID-TERM EXAM
11	Design of multi reservoir systems
12	Operation of reservoirs: Optimal operation policies
13	Simulation of reservoir operation
14	ASSIGNMENT PRESENTATIONS

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): McMahon, T. A: and Mein, R. G. River and Reservoir Yield, Water Resources Publications, 1986.
Supplementary Book(s): Bayazıt, M. Biriktirme Haznelerinin Tasarımı ve Işletilmesi, ITÜ Inşaat Fakültesi Matbaası, 1997.
References:
Materials: various articles

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, in-term assignment, midterm exam and final exam

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	ASG	ASSIGNMENT
2	MTE	MIDTERM EXAM
3	FIN	FINAL EXAM
4	FCG	FINAL COURSE GRADE	ASG * 0.30 + MTE * 0.30 + FIN * 0.40
5	RST	RESIT
6	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	ASG * 0.30 + MTE * 0.30 + RST * 0.40

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, and LO5 are evaluated with mid-term and final exams.
Assignments are highly related with LO4, LO5, LO6 and LO7.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Sevinç Özkul: sevinc.ozkul@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

It will be announced at the beginning of semester.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	13	3	39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	13	2	26
Preparation for midterm exam	1	15	15
Preparation for final exam	1	30	30
Preparing assignments	1	80	80
Final	1	3	3
Midterm	1	2	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			195

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.4	PO.5	PO.6	PO.7	PO.8	PO.9	PO.10	PO.11
LO.1	5
LO.2	5				3		4
LO.3	5
LO.4		5	3						4	5
LO.5						4		4		5	5
LO.6		5				3				4
LO.7			4	4		5				5	5

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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