Course detail

Dams and Hydropower Engineering

FAST-BRA004Acad. year: 2025/2026

Basic information on dam design and hydropower energy. Follows course Hydro technical structures and Hydro technical structures I.
Detailed information dam construction, basic data required for dam design, dam load, cross sectional profile design, functional objects and their design, foundation and realization, measurements dam on dams, monitoring.
Stream hydropower utilization, possibilities and rules of usage, types of hydro-energy structures and their water management solution, objects of different types of hydro power plant, constructional configuration of turbines, individual components solution, design of small hydro power plant and peak load power plant.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. Ing. Jaromír Říha, CSc.

Department

Institute of Water Structures (VST)

Entry knowledge

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

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

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

Aims

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

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BPC-SI Bachelor's

    specialization V , 3 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Jaromír Říha, CSc.

Syllabus

  • 1. Development 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.
  • 2.–3. Functional objects and their design, hydraulic design of individual types of functional objects.
  • 4.–5. 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).
  • 6.–7. Foundation and realization of dams, measurements on dams, monitoring.
  • 8. Hydro power energy possibilities and rules of usage.
  • 9. Types hydro power plant and their solution, functional objects of different types of hyro power plants, constructional design.
  • 10.–11. Division of hydro power plants, constructional solution of turbines and their accessories, solution of individual parts of hydro power plants.
  • 12. Design of small hydro power plant and peak load power plant. Engine room and accessories of hydro power plants.

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Jaromír Říha, CSc.

Syllabus

  • 1.–2. Design of run-off the river hydropowerplant (HPP).
  • 3. Design of technological equipment of small HPP.
  • 4.–5. Layout and sections of HPP.
  • 6. Layout of embankment dam, longitudinal section.
  • 7.–8. Typical cross section of the dam. Layout plan.
  • 9. Location of appurtenant works.
  • 10. Bottom outlets – hydraulic design.
  • 11.–12. Emergency spillway – hydraulic design. Credits.