Course detail

Hydro technical structures

FAST-SR02Acad. year: 2020/2021

Detailed information on hydro technical structures and their importance.
Basic methods of hydro technical structures design.
Basic methods of design calculations.
Application of solution methods in river training, design of weirs and dams, hydro power utilisation and navigation. Stress is laid on typical samples individual objects.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Guarantor

prof. Dr. Ing. Miloslav Šlezingr

Department

Institute of Water Structures (VST-VST)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

The student gets basic knowledge of water management and basic knowledge about methods of hydro technical structures design.




Prerequisites

Hydraulik, Hydrologie, physik, mathematik

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Not applicable.

Course curriculum

1. Introduction – importance of water control structures, basic division
2 - 4. Problematic of "River training" – basic information on purposes and methods of regulation of rivers, river banks stability, objects on rivers
5 - 7. Problematic of "Weir structures" - basic information on purposes of weir structures, weir division, fixed weir design
8. Navigation in CZ and Europe
9. - 12. Problematic of "Dams" - basic information on function of water reservoirs and dams, their division, operational objects – basic information
13. Problematic of "Hydro power utilisation" – basic information on hydro power plants, theirs function and importance
14. Excursion – weir Komin, Brno dam and small hydro power plant

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Detailed information on hydro technical structures and their importance.
Basic methods of hydro technical structures design.

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.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Kratochvíl,J.,Stara,V.: Přehrady. VUT 1985
Maleňák,J a kol.: Vodní stavby 1. CERM 2002
Rybnikář,J. a kol: Vodní stavitelstvi. VUT Brno 1993

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Dr. Ing. Miloslav Šlezingr

Syllabus

1. Introduction – importance of water control structures, basic division 2 - 4. Problematic of "River training" – basic information on purposes and methods of regulation of rivers, river banks stability, objects on rivers 5 - 7. Problematic of "Weir structures" - basic information on purposes of weir structures, weir division, fixed weir design 8. Navigation in CZ and Europe 9. - 12. Problematic of "Dams" - basic information on function of water reservoirs and dams, their division, operational objects – basic information 13. Problematic of "Hydro power utilisation" – basic information on hydro power plants, theirs function and importance 14. Excursion – weir Komin, Brno dam and small hydro power plant

Exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Dr. Ing. Miloslav Šlezingr