Description
Objectives
Provide knowledge of fluvial storage and diversion schemes, including the aspects related to the design, and environmental and safety constraints. Provide the skills necessary to the design of hydraulic structures and facilities concerned with fluvial hydraulic schemes, such as dams and the respective safety and operation hydraulic structures, channels, pipes and hydroelectric schemes. Provide basic knowledge about the most common hydromechanical equipment.
Syllabus
Fluvial hydraulic works for water storage and diversion: basic concepts and purposes. Dams: main types, constraints and general layout. Hydraulic design of the appurtenant structures of dams: spillways, bottom outlets and intakes. Hydromechanical equipment most frequently installed in the dams hydraulic works: general concepts and applicability. Hydroelectric schemes: basic concepts and mais works; design criteria. Hydraulic transient analysis of a penstock: main principles and surge protection solutions.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of pressure flows, free-surface flows and hydrology
Cross Competence Component
Interpersonal skills (5% of the grading) • Team work • Written communication • Oral communication Information and media literacy (5% of the grading) • Use of informatic tools • Structuring and formatting documents Critical thinking (not quantifiable) • Creativity • Problem solving strategies Intrapersonal skills (not quantifiable) • Proactivity • Intrinsic motivation • Productivity and time management
Ethical Principles
All members of a group are responsible for the group's work. In any assessment, every students shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used. In an oral assessment, every students shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.