1. Monroe L. Weber-Shirk S chool of Civil and Environmental Engineering Hydraulic Engineering “The application of fluid mechanics and other science and engineering disciplines in the development of structures, projects, and systems involving water.” 

2. Hydraulic Engineering Projects  Extension of water distribution and wastewater collection networks into new subdivisions  Hydropower  China, Turkey, Canada, India...  Cooling water for nuclear and fossil fuel power plants (and for Cornell)  Discharge of water into the environment  Flood control  Stream restoration  1.2 billion people need safe drinking water

3. Course Overview  Course webweb  Syllabus  Homework  Project  Labs

4. Introductions...  My name  About me!  When I’m not doing coursework I like to …  One thing I’d like to learn in Hydraulic Engineering is…

5. Project Ideas  Comparison of distributed vs. centralized water storage for small community water supplies  Phase 2 selection/design of a flow control device for metering alum  Design algorithm for a branched distribution system that comes close to minimizing cost and maximizing performance  You may have additional ideas related to pipe flow or open channel flow – bring them to next week’s section