Rice University
Civil
and Environmental Engineering
Hydrology and Floodplain Analysis, Third Edition
Instructor Resources
Hydrology and Floodplain Analysis, Third Edition, by
Philip B. Bedient and Wayne C. Huber, is a textbook and reference book for
Engineers and Consultants. This companion website contains material that enhances
the usefulness of the book.
About the Authors
- Dr. Bedient is a
professor at Rice University in the Civil and Environmental
Engineering Department.
- Dr. Huber
is a professor at Oregon State University
in the Civil, Construction, and
Environmental Engineering Department.
Book Resources
- Appendix E of the book contains a number of links to
websites containing hydrologic data, models, government information. The
Page for Appendix E contains live links for all the URLs in the Appendix,
and additional links, and will be updated as links are changed over time.
- Book Figures and an online syllabus manager are available for download and use in course
design, lecture development, and presentations from the Prentice
Hall Book website.
- Downloadable programs and datasets to be used with the book are available here.
Flooding Resources
- Tropical Storm Allison dropped a tremendous
amount of Rainfall over the Houston Metropolitan Area and caused over $5
billion in damages to the county. See this Photo Gallery of
flooding in the Rice and Texas Medical Center area.
- Dr. Bedient has developed and administers a Flood Alert System for Rice
University and the Texas Medical Center.
The system monitors NEXRAD radar data from the National Weather Service
over the Brays Bayou watershed, which includes Rice and the TMC.
Finally, although we have tried valiantly to
produce a book with no errors, we are, after all, human. The errata page contains known errata and a form for submitting any errata you may have
noticed in the book.
Past Conference Events
Rice University's Civil and Environmental Engineering
Department, in conjunction with the International Center for Natural Hazards
and Disaster Research at the University of Oklahoma, the Texas Medical Center,
and the Rice University Energy and Environmental Systems Institute, present a
National Symposium on Mitigating
Severe Weather Impacts in Urban Areas in Houston, Texas, April 15-17, 2002.
The International Joint Committee on Urban
Storm Drainage of the IWA and the IAHR, in conjunction with the American
Society of Civil Engineers - Environmental and Water Resources Institute (EWRI)
present the Ninth
International Conference on Urban Storm Drainage.
Dr.
Bedient uses the book in teaching his courses on surface water hydrology. More
resources, including powerpoint lectures, spreadsheet hydrologic applications,
a course syllabus, and course project information may be found on the course
webpage, and freely used in designing your courses. Please contact Dr. Bedient directly
with any questions or suggestions at mailto:bedient@rice.edu.
CEVE 412 - HYDROLOGY AND WATERSHED
ANALYSIS
CEVE 512 – GIS and HYDROLOGIC DESIGN LAB
Instructor Resources | Errata
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Course | Prentice-Hall Book
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