Environmental and Urban Hydraulics

Code:

EC0033

Acronym:

HUAM

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Hydraulics, Water Resources and Environment

Instance: 2013/2014 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Hydraulics, Water Resources and Environment Division
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Civil Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIEC	317	Syllabus since 2006/2007	4	-	6,5	75	174

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

Objectives:
To give to students and future Civil Engineers the fundamental concepts of Environmental and Urban Hydraulics within the Water Cycle component included in the water supply and drainage water systems areas. The main goal is to prepare students and prepare them for the project, for its evaluation, analysis and discussion as well as for the works supervision and exploration of Water Supply Systems’ infrastructures components. Special emphasis will be given to the normative aspects of construction and exploration of the infrastructures’ hydraulic components.

Learning outcomes and competences

Skills and learning outcomes:
Knowledge and Understanding of the fundamental concepts inherent to the "Urban Water Cycle", the technical criteria, economic and normative for the design, analysis and evaluation of the various components of the Water Supply and Drainage Systems, and regulatory, constructive and operating aspects related to the Water Supply and Drainage Systems.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

Basic training in hydraulics.

Program

Water Supply and Drainage Systems and its situation in Portugal. Water for human use. Legislation and Regulations. Quality certification in Water Supply Systems. Elaboration of water supply. Water needs. Flow rate measurement. Pipes materials for water amd drainage systems. Installation. Water treatment supply. Water Hammer in Pumping Systems. Regularization and Storage. Water supply lift station. Delivery. Water Disinfection during transport. Wastewater sewage. Transportation of Wastewater under pressure. Wastewater lift station. Wastewater treatment. Wastewater flow rate measurement. Discharge of effluents. Sludge Final destiny. Remote management. Maintenance of Water Supply and Drainage Systems.

DEMONSTRATION OF THE SYLLABUS COHERENCE WITH THE CURRICULAR UNIT'S OBJECTIVES:
The use of water for human uses interferes with the natural water cycle. This use is itself a cycle, the "Cycle of Water Use." One of its sub-cycles, commonly referred to as "the urban water cycle" includes: (i) collection, treatment, transportation, storage, and distribution for human consumption, (ii) collection of used water, treatment and final deposition on a receptor. Being Hydraulics one of the main traditional areas of Civil Engineering, the curricular unit of Environmental and Urban Hydraulics aims to transmit the fundamental inherent concepts in the "Urban Water Cycle" and the preparation of future Masters in Civil Engineering for conception, analysis, evaluation and monitoring of works of water supply systems, as well as for the management of relevant technical exploitation.

Mandatory literature

Apontamentos para o corrente Ano Lectivo disponibilizados nos “conteúdos” da página da Unidade Curricular.
Regulamentação e Legislação em vigor.
José Alfeu Almeida de Sá Marques, Joaquim José de Oliveira Sousa; Hidráulica urbana. ISBN: 978-989-26-0124-3

Complementary Bibliography

Outros elementos relativos a temas específicos, a indicar nas sessões teóricas e práticas.
Manual de Saneamento Básico - Volumes 1 e 2 (Ministério do Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais).
Larry W. Mays, editor in chief; Water distribution systems handbook. ISBN: 0-07-134213-3

Teaching methods and learning activities

Exposition of contents in theoretical classes guided by visual documentation. Resolution of practical problems of project. Simulation of different components of the Water Supply and drainage Systems in practical characteristics sessions. The different professors of the course will supervise the evolution of the several practical assignments proposed, which will be delivered for evaluation in report format.

DEMONSTRATION OF THE COHERENCE BETWEEN THE TEACHING METHODOLOGIES AND THE LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Students are encouraged to apply the acquired knowledge on study examples of water supply systems, development of solutions (conception and design) in Preliminary Design level, use of information (pipes catalogs, accessories, pumps, etc.) available from real companies in conception and design solutions for the study examples.

Software

EPANET

keywords

Technological sciences > Engineering > Civil engineering > Hydraulic engineering

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	75,00
Teste	25,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	5,00
Frequência das aulas	5,00
Total:	10,00

Eligibility for exams

Achieving final classification requires compliance with attendance at the course unit, according to the MIEC assessment rules. It is considered that students meet the attendance requirements if, having been regularly enrolled, the number of absences of 25% for each of the classes’ types is not exceeded.

Calculation formula of final grade

The standing and final mark of the course of HYDRAULIC URBAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL, is calculated based on Final Exam (EF) and two tests (designed of Component Distributed Evaluation - CAD1 and CAD2), that are optional.
Final Exam EF:

Exam (written), with theoretical part, without consult, and some practice with the possibility to consult some query forms provided on the exam, with the maximum total duration of 3 hours ( classification 0 to 20, rounded to one decimal place). The students could repeat this exam if don’t obtain a minimum mark.

Components Distributed Evaluation (optional):

CAD1: test (written) - Distributed Evaluation 1, to be held during a lecture, with a maximum duration of 45 minutes (score from 0 to 20, rounded to one decimal);
CAD2 : test (written) - Distributed Evaluation 2, to be held during a lecture, with a maximum duration of 45 minutes (score from 0 to 20, rounded to one decimal place).

The FINAL mark (CF) is the highest value, rounded to the unit, obtained by the calculation of the following expressions:

CF1 = 0.750 EF + 0.125 CAD1 + 0.125 CAD2
CF2 = 0.875 EF + 0.125 CAD1
CF3 = 0.875 EF + 0.125 CAD2
CF4 = 1.000 EF
that is,
CF = max { CF1 , CF2 , CF3 , CF4 } (rounded to unit).
Note 1: The Final Exam (FE) focuses on the whole matter.
Note 2: Tests of Distributed Evaluation (CAD1 and CAD2), are mainly focused on issues related to work in theoretical and practical classes.
Note 3: All students involved in the course, are classified according to this method, ie , are also covered by this method of calculating the final mark, the students with special statutes.
Note 4: For the calculation of the final mark (CF) are considered only evidence (EF, CAD1 and CAD2) held in current school year (ie ,is not considered the marks obtained in tests of Distributed Evaluation obtained in previous academic years).
Note 5: Are excluded from this method, those students who submit the Final Exam (EF) for the purpose to obtain another mark (see specific rule). Also excluded from this method, students with special statutes or which are present to examination in Special Season (see specific rule).

Note 6: It is not allowed to improve the classification of tests of Distributed Evaluation (see specific rule).

Examinations or Special Assignments

There are no others besides the ones referred. 

Internship work/project

Not  applicable.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Students with special statutes are classified according to the method set forth in "Final Classification", except when they undergo examination in Special Season.

Students with Special Statute to undergo examination in Special Season are evaluated in a single moment, which consist of a test with the characteristics of the Final Exam (FE).

 

Classification improvement

Students who have already obtained approval, can make another Final Exam (FE) (normal or resource) immediately following that in which they passed.

Being improved classification performed exclusively by Final Exam (PE) (rankings 0-20 values, rounded to unit) there is no way to improve the classification of tests  ofistributed Evaluation.

The final mark in the course is the highest value among that which had been obtained initially and which result after.