Course detail

Measurement of operational parameters in water management

FAST-DR62Acad. year: 2024/2025

Gauges devision, basic meteorologic laws, legislation. Calibration and validation of gauges. Official measuring of parameters and their evaluation. Determination of uncertainty of measuring. Thechniques for measuring of geometric and discharge characteristics. Sampling. Measuring of pressures, leakage, on weirs, on dams, in technological cycles. Deformation of dam structures, valley slopes. Security survey and supervision at water structures.

Language of instruction

Czech

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. Ing. Jan Šulc, CSc.

Department

Institute of Water Structures (VST)

Entry knowledge

Physics, mathematics, hydraulics, hydrology, dams, weirs, hydro power utilization

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

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

Aims

Introduction to measuring techniques and methods and evaluation of operational parameters. Uncertainties of evaluated parameters. Purpose of security survey and supervision at water structures, periodic survey of structures. Overview of meteorological regulations.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

ČSN EN ISO 748: Měření průtoku kapalin v otevřených korytech - metody rychlostního pole. Český noramalizační institut, Praha 2001
ČSN ISO 1348/1: Měření průtoků vody v otevřených korytech pomocí přelivů a žlabů. ČSN ISO 1997
Dub, O.: Hydrológia, hydrografia, hydrometria. SVTL Bratislava 1963
Chudý,V. a kol.: Meranie technických veličín. Vydavateĺstvo STU Bratislava 1999

Recommended literature

Kratochvil, S.: Hydrotechnický výzkum - měření na hydrotechnických stavbách. SNTL Praha 1964

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

39 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Jan Šulc, CSc.

Syllabus

1.-3. Basic legislation in field of meteorology and water management. 2.-6. Overview of measuring technique of operational parameteres in water management. 7. Devices calibration - dates and realisation. 8. Measuring at weirs and dams. 9. Measuring of hydroenergetic systems parameters. 10.-11. Discharge measuring in streams, in sewrage system with free water level. Leakage measuring. 12. Measuring of descharge in pressure pipe system. 13. Result evaluation, uncertainties in parametrs measuring.