2024

Urban Hydraulics

Name: Urban Hydraulics
Code: ARQ15179L
6 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours
Scientific Area: Hidráulica e Recursos Hídricos

Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese

Sustainable Development Goals

Learning Goals

It is intended that the curricular unit of Applied Hydraulics allows the acquisition of knowledge and the development of competencies in the field of Hydraulics in urban environment (A) in order to enable the interpretation and elaboration of water supply projects (B) and drainage of wastewater and rainwater of public systems (C). Similarly, it is intended that knowledge learning can also serve the recovery and rehabilitation of existing systems as well as their exploitation in a logic of maximising efficiency (D).

Contents

1. Presentation of the different areas of applied hydraulics. 2. Introduction to Urban Hydraulics.
3. Regulatory and regulatory framework.
4. Water supply and distribution systems
4.1. Base elements
4.2. General design of systems and network layout
4.3. Organs and constituent parts. Description and sizing
5. Wastewater drainage
5.1. Regulations, standards and specifications
5.2. Basic elements
5.3. Types of drainage systems
5.4. Constituent parts of the systems. Main organs and complementary accessories and installations 5.5. Hydraulic calculation
5.6. Stability of collectors
6. Urban rainwater drainage networks:
6.1 Hydrological dimensioning;
6.2 Hydraulic dimensioning;
6.3 Sizing gutters and sinks.
6.4 Special organs.
6.5 Source control approach.
7. Unconventional drainage systems
7.1. Vacuum systems (domestic wastewater)
7.2. Infiltration systems (rainwater)

Teaching Methods

The teaching is carried out through theoretical-practical classes, in which the subjects are presented through the exhibition and interactive method, using information technologies, necessary for students to acquire the competencies associated with Water Engineering in the scope of Civil Engineering. Exercises that help in the understanding and analysis of the exposed materials will be proposed and resolved in a structured way. It is also promoted the analysis of case studies and group work with collection of information essential to the applied study and problem solving. The collection of information outside the will be promoted in order to carry out the desired practical work.

Assessment

The evaluation is ensured by performing two practical work (Trab) and a frequency (Freq) during the semester or Final examination (Exa). Normal season: continuous evaluation (0.5Freq + 0.5Trab) or final evaluation (0.5Exa + 0.5Trab). The evaluation in time of appeal, special, extraordinary meets the following components: 0.5Exa + 0.5Trab. Minimum score of 8.5 val in any of the Trab and 9.5 val in Freq or Exa.