Objective of the course – aims of the course unit:
Erosion, surface and underground runoff, river basin organization, ponds
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Objective of the course – learning outcomes and competences:
Student gains knowledge about erosion, surface and subsurface runoff, organization of drainage area
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Prerequisites:
Hydraulics, hydrology
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Course contents (annotation):
Theory of erosion processes, erosion factors, runoff modelling, consequences of concentrated runoff, water sources protection, water courses protection
History and development of drainage structures, need and asset of drainage structures. watershed protection in water management and agriculture, drainage theory, surface and ground water runoff, hydrotechnical calculations, modelling of the drainage process, design, operation and use of drainage structures
Ponds and purpose reservoirs, function of reservoirs, location and design of reservoirs
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Teaching methods and criteria:
n. a.
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Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes:
Requirements for successful completion of the subject are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.
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Course curriculum:
1.Erosion in the world - classification of erosion, factor influencing erosion, intensity and acceptable limit
2. Modelling of erosion processes - classification of models, USLE, theoretic analysis of water erosion, great river basins
3.Assessment of erosion hazard level - complex research and anlysis of a watershed
4. Design of erosion control measures - classification and description. Basic rules dor dimensioning of erosion control items
5. Torrens control - flow erosion, anlysis of reasons and consequences, erosion control measures, principles of dimensioning and assesment of measures layout
6. Determination of surface runoff parameters - simplifying preconditions, methods of culmination runoff and flood volume calculation in small watersheds
7. Wind erosion - analysis of the process, forms of erosion, determination of intensity, layout of erosion control measures
8. Drainage - reasons, occurance and assessment of waterlogging, distribution and movement of water in soil
9. Modelling of water movement in soil - clasification of models, features, saturated and unsaturated porous environment, groundwater runoff
10. Main drainage facilities - classification, design principles, dimensioning of facilities
11. Detailed drainage facility - classification, design principles, determination of drainage parameters, dimensioning of pipe drainage
12. Special drainage - sloping areas, sportgrounds, design principles, schema
13. Influence of drainage on the landscape.
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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.
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Recommended reading:
Boor, B. - Kunštácký, J. - Patočka, Cs.: Hydraulika pro vodohospodářské stavby. SNTL Praha 1968 Schwab, G.O., Fangmeier, D.D., Elliot, W.J. and Frevert, R.K.: Soil and Water Conservation Engineering. John Wiley &Sons Inc., New York 1992 Starý, M. - Kožnárek, Z. - Soukalová, E.: Hydrologie. Návody do cvičení. ES VUT Brno 1990 Water Resources Technical Publication Series: Design of Small Dams. Government Printing Office 1987
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