Course detail

Hydraulics of Open Channel Flow

FAST-BR052Acad. year: 2024/2025

Solution of the open channel hydraulics problems (uniform and nonuniform steady flow, unsteady flow, stability of the bottom and banks of the channel), solution using software of open channel flow HEC-RAS.
Software application, demonstration of case studies.
Hydraulic solution of the structures appearing on channels (bed drops, weirs, bridges, culverts).

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. Ing. Jan Jandora, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Water Structures (VST)

Entry knowledge

Basic knowledge in the field of Water Management and Water Structures, basic knowledge of mathematics, physics, hydraulics and hydrology.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

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

Aims

The aim of the course is to acquaint students with principles of hydraulics of open channels. In this course solves water flow in open channels, ie consistently uniform and non-uniform flow, sediment movement. The content of the course is also hydraulic solution of buildings on watercourses such as weirs, bridges and culverts. For solving hydraulic task is used 1D Software HEC-RAS. The course includes specific examples of completed projects.



The students will obtain knowledge about nonuniform steady flow and unsteady flow, about transport and dispersion of conservative component in rivers and about transport of sediment.
Students complete goal of this course which include getting up principles of flow in the open channels. Also students get experience in flow in the open channels through term projects.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

JANDORA, Jan a Hana UHMANNOVÁ. Proudění v systémech říčních koryt. Studijní opora. Brno: FAST VUT, 2007.
JANDORA, Jan a Jan ŠULC. Hydraulika. Studijní opora. Brno: FAST VUT, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7204-512-9.

Recommended reading

ABBOT, M. B. Computational hydraulics. Elements of the theory of free surface flows.. Pitman Publishing Limited. London. 326 stran. ISBN 0-273-01140-5. 1979.
BOOR, Boris, Jiří KUNŠTÁTSKÝ a Cyril PATOČKA. Hydraulika pro vodohospodářské stavby. SNTL/ALFA, 1968.
HAVLÍK, Vladimír, Petr INGEDULD, Stanislav VANĚČEK a Evžen ZEMAN. Matematické modelování neustáleného proudění. ČVUT Praha, 1992.
CHOW, Ven Te. Open-channel hydraulics. McGraw-Hill Kogakusha. Tokyo. 680 stran. International student edition 1959.
ŘÍHA, J. a kol. Matematické modelování hydrodynamických a disperzních jevů. PCDIR Brno, 1997. ISBN 80-214-0827-8.

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Jan Jandora, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Introduction to open channel flow.

2. Basic theory of open channels flow.

3. I. Mathematical formulation of 1D flow problem.

4. II. Mathematical formulation of 1D flow problem.

5. Saint-Venant equations.

6. Mathematical formulation of the problem of transportation and dispersion.

7. Numerical solution.

8. The movement of sediment load.

9. The issue of determining the open channel roughness.

10. Practical problems the flow calculation.

11. Structures on streams (weirs, bridges, culverts).

12. Hydraulic solutions crossing bridges and culverts with watercourses.

13. The issue of ice phenomena on rivers

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Jan Jandora, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Introduction, solving example No. 1

2. Creating a basic task in the HEC-RAS, procedure for the definition geometry data and boundary conditions. Solving the example.

3. Start calculation, results presentation. Solution Example 1 by HEC-RAS.

4. Computation of the water levels in the reach of channel for various boundary conditions.

5. Practicing on examples.

6. Entering inefficient areas and levees.

7. Determination of capacity in the specified section of the flow.

8. Tributary, flow change location.

9. Structures on stream - bridges.

10. Structures on stream - culverts.

11. Structures on stream - bed drop, weirs.

12. Structures on stream - weirs.

13. Presentation of exercises, presentations of dealt works in the workplace. Granting of credit.