Urban Hydraulics Project
Code
10404
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
Department
Departamento de Ciências e Engenharia do Ambiente
Credits
6.0
Teacher in charge
David José Fonseca Pereira
Weekly hours
5
Total hours
65
Teaching language
Português
Objectives
This course aims to provide students with knowledge and skills in the field of environmental sanitation and ability to plan and design, in detail:
i) Water supply systems from the source to the consumer, including storage and distribution;
ii) Sewerage infrastructure and / or systems;
iii) Stormwater urban drainage systems.
It also aims to develop technical and analytical skills with the goal that every student will be able to prepare a draft of water supply and sewerage designwork, using the appropriate methodology for this purpose.
Prerequisites
Students must have knowledge in the areas of hydraulics of free surface flows and pressure flows. They should also have basic knowledge in the use of graphic design programs (AutoCad), word processing (Word) and spreadsheets (Excel).
Subject matter
1 - Scope and objectives of a designwork: fundamental concepts and relevance in the construction cycle, as a tool to help to short implementation time and optimizing costs. Planning and organization of projects.
2 - Water Supply Systems: a brief review on intake Works, transport mains, pumping facilities, Reservoirs, water distribution networks, materials to apply.
3 - Systems of sewerage: a brief review on origin, nature and quantification of wastewater, design of conveyance sewerage networks, general and special appurtenances; pumping facilities, materials to apply.
4 – Modeling population, industry, flows, based on actual data (census, registered flows, per capita consumption, etc.).
5 – Legislation, including local regulation and national and international Standards.
6 – Invited lecturing from the industry, showing construction solution, equipment ans pipe characteristics.
7 – Developing the project where the student takes the place of the engineer: Layout and design of infrastructures for water supply and sewerage (domestic and rainwater) collection and transport.
8 – Study visits to existing similar infrastructures.
9 – Final work presentation and discussion.
Bibliography
- General Regulation of Public Systems in Buildings and Water Distribution and Wastewater Drainage. Ministry of Public Works, Transport and Communications, Regulatory Decree No. 23/95 (Portuguese Law);
- Sanitation Manual (MSB2) - Water Supply and Sewerage. Direcção-Geral dos Recursos Naturais, Lisbon 1991;
- Course notes available on CLIP and/or Moodle platforms.
Teaching method
The teaching method includes a 4 hours weekly Theoretical-Practical (TP) class, revising part Urban Hydraulics Class and adding new concepts. Main focus is the practical side, simulating real work as a established engineer. Students receive the information by audiovisual means, specially computer slides, and oral explanation of concepts/models. Students are divided into groups of four elements, interacting among themselves and with de lecturer.
Ther invited speakers from the professional world and a forum (at Moodle platform) to discuss and ask questions. Email and private telephone of the lecturer is available during all the term period. Continuous evaluation consists in the presentation of a final designwork, discussion and defense of the final test.
Frequency is required: attendance to at least 2/3 of TP classes (unless if employed student or other special cases) and the presentation of a final design work.
Evaluation method
This subject ("project" type) has not continuous evaluation. During the semester the students, divided in workgroups of 3 to 4 elements, develope a Base Project of water supply, sanitation and stormwater drainage for a given location. This a very close simulation to a professional approach.
In the end of the semester are presented the global work and the same is subject to evaluation and public defense.
The fact of non exhistance of formal continuous evaluation does not mean that everything will be decided in the end of the term, since final mark also accounts for interaction between students and responsible during all the term.