Course detail

Project of water structures

FAST-BR08Acad. year: 2014/2015

Design of simple hydro-technical structure. Elaboration of project of water structure.
Required scope:
preliminary conceptual design of the structure
location proposal
static and hydrotechnical calculations
calculations and design of functional objects and their allocation
layout plan
technical report.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Hana Uhmannová, CSc.

Department

Institute of Water Structures (VST-VST)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

The graduate obtains knowledge about the processing of proposals river training, weirs, dams, hydropower. The graduate is able to:
solve problems related to design and realization water structures
to anylyze a given problem
describe the design process of the project
apply design parameters to the drawings
present the results of the project

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge in the field of Water Management and Water Structures which include hydraulics, statics, river hydraulics and river training, weirs, dams, hydropower, technical drawing in Autocad system.

Co-requisites

Legal regulations, Water Law.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.
The course is complemented by excursions and expert presentation.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Successful conclusion of the course requires the completion of exercises and the project elaborated to the extent described in a particular specification.

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The ability to analyze a given problem, overview about necessary documents and about principles of project processing, the ability to use modern computer technology within the project, the orientation in actual technical standards associated with the design.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

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

Recommended optional programme components

Participation in the professional seminars focusing on the issues of water management and water structures.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

JANDORA, Jan, STARA, Vlastimil, STARÝ, Miloš: Hydraulika a hydrologie. Akademické nakladatelství CERM, s.r.o. Brno, 2002. ISBN 978-80-7204-739-0. (CS)

Recommended reading

JAIN, Subhash C.: Open - Chanel Flow. John Wiley and Sons, Inc. New York, 2001. ISBN 0-471-35641-7. (EN)
MALEŇÁK, Jaroslav, PODSEDNÍK, Otto, ŠLEZINGR, Miloslav: Vodní stavby I. Akademické nakladatelství CERM, s.r.o. Brno, 2002. (CS)
RYBNIKAŘ a kol.: Vodní stavitelství. VUT Brno, 1993. (CS)
ŘÍHA, Jaromír a kol.: Hydrotechnické stavby II - studijní opora. FAST VUT v Brně, 2007. (CS)
ŠLEZINGR, Miloslav: Hydrotechnické stavby I - studijní opora. FAST VUT v Brně, 2008. (CS)
WIDDEN Martin: Fluid mechanics. MACMILLAN PRES LTD, 1996. (EN)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B-K-C-SI Bachelor's

    branch V , 4 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

  • Programme B-P-C-SI Bachelor's

    branch V , 4 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

  • Programme B-P-E-SI Bachelor's

    branch V , 4 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Exercise

52 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Hana Uhmannová, CSc.

Syllabus

1. Preliminary location the water structures in a situation and design concept works
2. - 4. Static and hydrotechnical calculations
5. - 8. Calculations functional objects
9. - 10. The design of functional objects
11. Detailed situational solutions
12. Technical report, completion of the project
13. Presentation of the project