Environmental and Urban Hydraulics

Code:

EC0033

Acronym:

HUAM

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Hydraulics, Water Resources and Environment

Instance: 2018/2019 - 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	172	Syllabus since 2006/2007	4	-	6,5	75	174

Teaching language

Portuguese and english

Objectives

JUSTIFICATION:
The human use of water takes advantage of and interferes with the natural hydrological cycle. This use is itself a cycle, the "Water Use Cycle." One of its sub-cycles, commonly referred to as the "Urban Water Cycle" includes: (i) water abstraction, treatment, transportation, storage, and distribution for human consumption, (ii) wastewater drainage, treatment and final deposition into a receptor water body.
Being Hydraulics one of the main traditional areas of Civil Engineering, the curricular unit of Environmental and Urban Hydraulics aims to transmit the fundamental concepts of the "Urban Water Cycle" and to prepare the future Masters in Civil Engineering for the design, analysis, evaluation and monitoring of works of Water Supply and Wastewater Systems, as well as for the management of their operation.

OBJECTIVES:
To give to students and future Civil Engineers the fundamental concepts of the "Urban Water Cycle". To expose, and apply to case studies, the technical, economic and normative criteria for the design, analysis and evaluation of the various components of Water Supply and Wastewater Drainage Systems.
To present normative, constructive and operating aspects related to Water Supply and Wastewater Drainage Systems.

Learning outcomes and competences

SKILLS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Knowledge and Understanding of the fundamental concepts of the "Urban Water Cycle": technical, economic and normative criteria for the design, analysis and evaluation of the various components of Water Supply and Wastewater Drainage Systems; and the normative, constructive and operating aspects related to these systems.

Students are encouraged to apply the acquired knowledge on case studies of water supply and wastewater systems, to develop solutions (design and sizing) in a Preliminary Design level, to use technical information (catalogs of pipes, appurtenances, pumps, etc.) provided by specialized companies.

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 consumption. Legislation and regulations. Water needs. Demand and design flow rates. Efficient use of water, water balance and water losses. Water sources and water abstraction. Water treatment basics. Water transportation. Pipes, appurtenances and materials. Pumping stations for water supply systems. Water hammer in pipes; surge protection devices. Reservoirs:  equalization and storage. Water distribution networks: design and numerical simulation (EPANET). Wastewater drainage. Sewer systems: design and materials. Pumping stations for wastewater systems. Wastewater treatment basics.

DEMONSTRATION OF THE SYLLABUS COHERENCE WITH THE CURRICULAR UNIT'S OBJECTIVES:
The "Urban Water Cycle" includes: (i) water abstraction, treatment, transportation, storage, and distribution for human consumption, (ii) wastewater drainage, treatment and final deposition into a receptor water body. The programme of the curricular unit of Environmental and Urban Hydraulics aims to transmit the fundamental concepts of the "Urban Water Cycle" and to prepare the future Masters in Civil Engineering for the design, analysis, evaluation and monitoring of works of water supply and wastewater systems, as well as for the management of their operation.

Mandatory literature

Apontamentos para o corrente Ano Lectivo disponibilizados nos “conteúdos” da página da Unidade Curricular.
Regulamentação e Legislação em vigor.

Complementary Bibliography

Outros elementos relativos a temas específicos, a indicar nas sessões teóricas e práticas.
José Alfeu Almeida de Sá Marques, Joaquim José de Oliveira Sousa; Hidráulica urbana. ISBN: 978-989-26-0124-3
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. Resolution, in the theoretical-practical sessions, of practical problems of design of the main components of Water Supply and Wastewater Systems. A study visit. The theoretical-practical sessions of the Curricular Unit are framed in 9 Worksheets, WKS #1 to WKS #9:

WKS #1 - Demographic data and water demand.

WKS #2 - Design of gravity mains.

WKS #3 - Pumping system design.

WKS #4 - Water hammer in gravity mains.

WKS #5 - Hydraulic transients in pumping systems.

WKS #6 - Design of a water distribution network.

WKS #7 - Service Reservoir Capacity.

WKS #8 - Foul sewers network.

WKS #9 - Design of wastewater pumping stations.

DEMONSTRATION OF THE COHERENCE BETWEEN THE TEACHING METHODOLOGIES AND THE LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Students are encouraged to apply the acquired knowledge on case studies of water supply and wastewater systems, to develop solutions (design and sizing) in a Preliminary Design level, to use technical information (catalogs of pipes, appurtenances, pumps, etc.) provided by specialized companies.

Software

EPANET
SWMM

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 (Moodle) - Distributed Evaluation 1, to be held during a lecture, on a date to be announced, with a maximum duration of 45 minutes (score from 0 to 20, rounded to one decimal place);
CAD2 : test (Moodle) - Distributed Evaluation 2, to be held during a lecture, on a date to be announced, 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-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, it 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 an improved mark (see specific rule). Also excluded from this method are students with special statutes who undergo a Special Period Season (see specific rule).

Note 6: Being optional, IT IS NOT allowed to improve the classification of the Distributed Evaluation tests (see specific rule). For the same reason, THERE IS NO appeal season for Distributed Evaluation tests for students unable to perform these tests on the due dates.

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 may perform a CLASSIFICATION IMPROVEMENT, once only, by Final Exam (FE) to be held in the two seasons (normal or appeal) immediately subsequent to the one in which they obtained approval.

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

The FINAL MARK in the course is the highest value among those which had been obtained (initially and that results from the improvement of classification made).