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Institute of Water Structures (VST-VST)

The output is knowledge about problems related to design and realisation of dams and structures required for water power energy utilisation.

Basics of hydraulics, hydrology, hydro-technical structures I, structures foundation, earth mechanics, geology, realisation of structures, mechanics, static, elasticity and resistance, basics of design of concrete, steal and timber structures.

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Requirements for successful completion of the subject are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

1.-2. – Evolution and history of dam engineering, division of dams according to their constructional material and according to static transfer of load into the underlay. Data required, design of cross sectional profiles of dams.
3.-4. – Functional objects and their design, hydraulic design of individual types of functional objects.
5.-6. - Calculation of dam cross-section parameters for different types of dams (lining and protection of outer and upstream face, drainage system, filters, dam crest, dam sealing, connection of sealing to the underlay).
7.-8. – Foundation and realization of dams, measurements on dams, monitoring.
9. – Hydro power energy possibilities and rules of usage.
10. - Types hydro power plant and their solution, functional objects of different types of hyro power plants, constructional design.
11.-12. – Division of hydro power plants, constructional solutio of turbines and their accessories, solutio of individual parts of hydro power plants.
13. - Design of small hydro power plant and peak load power plant. Engine room and accessories of hydro power plants.

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By attending the course students will get basic information and knowledge, which enables them to solve individually the problems related to design and realisation of dams and structures required for water power energy utilisation.

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

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Č. Štoll, S. Kratochvíl, M. Holata: Využití vodní energie. SNTL/ALFA, 1977. (CS)
F. Pažout: Malé vodní elektrárny. SNTL, 1987. (CS)
Fuat Senturk: Hydraulics of dams and reservoirs. Water Resources Publications, 1996. (EN)
J. Kratochvíl, V. Stara: Přehrady. VUT, 1989. (CS)
V. Broža, J. Kratochvíl, P. Peter, L. Votruba: Přehrady. SNTL/ALFA, 1987. (CS)

J. Guthrie Brown: Hydro - Elektric Engineering Practice. Blackie and Son Limited, London, Glasgow, 1958. (EN)