New book addresses computer solutions and hydrology
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CME Associate Clinical Professor Joseph Schulenberg, Professor of Practice Christopher Burke, and Luke Sherry of Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd. have released the book “Applied Hydrology and Green Infrastructure Systems.”
The book is geared toward students and professional engineers and focuses on computer solutions using readily available software and solar hydrology that other textbooks have not addressed.
“The text emphasizes practice. Practical problems are solved by hand, then via software. Hand calculations confirm that the software is working as expected. Then the software can be used for parametric studies,” Schulenberg said. “There are few college-level textbooks that focus on green infrastructure, and solar hydrology is a novel concept for college texts.”
Software covered in the text includes SeepW, HEC-SSP, ArcGIS Pro, Epanet, Win-TR20, and PV-SMarT. Each chapter contains one or more case studies illustrating the application of the concepts.
“My co-authors Christopher Burke and Luke Sherry, who are primarily in consulting, provide practical examples in the areas of stormwater storage, green infrastructure, and solar hydrology,” he said.
The text is based on the Water Resources Engineering class Schulenberg has taught at UIC since 2013 and his practical experience from graduate school to the present. It also draws extensively from Schulenberg’s experience working with the US Army Corps of Engineers, from predicting water flows to Lockport Prairie in Will County, to evaluating seepage under the North Libertyville Estates Levee.
“I worked in a water flow analogy to model electrical potential at the surface of the water for an Aquatic Invasive Species Dispersal Barrier (“fish barrier”) as well as water flow analogies to compute electrical shock potential due to stray currents,” Schulenberg said. “The practical water transmission chapter draws upon my experience dewatering and directing flow via pump stations to the Indiana Harbor Confined Disposal Facility. The sewer design chapter draws upon experience working with the American Geophysical Union and Ixchel to address basement sewer backups.”
The book includes access to a webpage with accompanying video demonstrations, which are particularly helpful when running software. Schulenberg intends to make the video portion of the text a living document.