Hydraulic Structures (Costruzioni idrauliche)
Teacher
Credits
12 CFU
Objectives
This course aims at providing theoretical and practical elements for understanding the behavior of drainage and water supply systems and for their design, referring in particular to flood control structures and sewer and water distribution systems.
This course aims also at providing theoretical and practical elements for understanding the behavior of drainage and water utilization systems and for their design, referring in particular to: drainage and irrigation systems in agriculture, hydroelectric power plants and river training works. Objective of the course is also an introduction to the analysis and optimization of hydraulic systems.
Acquired skills:
- Elements of hydrology and statistical hydrology
- Hydraulics of natural drainage systems
- Design of flood control structures
- Hydraulics and design of urban drainage systems
- Hydraulics, modeling and design of water supply systems
- Agricultural drainage systems- Irrigation and irrigation systems
- Hydroelectric power plants
- Training and stabilization of upper river courses
- Water retaining and intake structures
- Introduction to water resources planning and management and hydraulic systems optimization
Contents
Elements of hydrology |
The hydrologic cycle. Rainfall, natural catchments and runoff processes. Hydrologic losses. Hydrologic data. |
4 hours |
Elements of statistical hydrology |
Statistical analysis of rainfall and river discharges. Extreme value distributions and extreme floods. |
8 hours |
Natural drainage systems and rivers |
Geometrical and physical characteristics of watersheds and rivers. Flow regimen of rivers. |
6 hours |
Rainfall-runoff transformations |
The flood hydrograph. The rational method and the linear reservoir method. The unit hydrograph method. |
10 hours |
Urban drainage systems |
Combined and separate sewer systems. Sewer characteristics and design. Sewer pipes and appurtenances. Modeling and design of stormwater and drainage systems. |
14 hours |
Water supply systems |
Water supply and distribution systems. Modeling and design of pipe networks. |
12 hours |
Hydroelectric plants |
Characteristics of power plants. Intake structures, water conductors, powerhouse structures and hydraulic turbines. |
12 hours |
Agricultural drainage systems |
Agricultural drainage systems and networks. Construction and design of drainage systems and canals. Pumping installations. |
8 hours |
Irrigation systems |
Physical properties of soils. Water requirements of crops: evapotranspiration. Irrigation systems and related structures. |
4 hours |
River training and control structures |
Elements of river sediment transport. Training of upper courses of streams and rivers. Techniques of slope stabilization. Erosion control works. |
12 hours |
Water retaining and intake structures |
Concrete and reinforced concrete dams. Earth dams. Weirs and intakes. |
8 hours |
Water resources planning and optimization |
Introductory concepts of water resources planning and management. Operations research and optimization. Linear programming. Hydraulic systems optimization. |
10 hours |
PC Lab |
Introduction to HEC-RAS software. Introduction to EPANET software. Introduction to EPA-SWMM software. |
12 hours |
References:
- Lecture notes
- Chow et al.,(1988), Applied Hydrology , Mc Graw Hill
- Zipparro, V.J. (1993), Davis' Handbook of applied hydraulics, Fourth Edition, Mc Graw-Hill
- Mc Ghee, Terence J., (1991), Water supply and sewerage, Mc Graw Hill
Type of exam:
Practical exercises and oral