Urban drainage systems

Code:

M.EC018

Acronym:

SDU

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Hydraulics

Instance: 2024/2025 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Civil and Georesources Engineering
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
M.EC	22	Syllabus	2	-	6	45,5	162

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

This course aims to develop students’ skills on urban drainage systems and waste and rain water treatment: planning, design, construction and exploration.
This course also aims to analyse and assess the above mentioned procedures in a global perspective, taking into account its integration on the urban water cycle and in the perspective of infrastructures management. 

Learning outcomes and competences

Learning Outcomes:
- Advanced engineering fundamental knowledge (applications);
- Engineering reasoning and problem solving;
- Experimentation and knowledge discovery;
- System thinking;
- Personal skills and attitudes;
- Professional skills and attitudes;
- Teamwork;
- Communications (oral and written);
- External and societal context;
- Conceiving and engineering systems;
- Designing;
- Implementing;
- Infrastructure management.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. Presentation;
2. Introductory Notions;
3. Residual Water Draining Systems;
4. Special Agencies in Residual Water Draining Systems;
5. Waste Water Treatment Plants: treatment, principles, engineering and management;
6. Rain Water Draining Systems: project and conception;
7. Rain Water Draining Systems: management and flooding control, rainwater treatment;
8. Engineering tools: SWMM as an example.

DEMONSTRATION OF THE SYLLABUS COHERENCE WITH THE CURRICULAR UNIT'S OBJECTIVES:
This curricular unit covers the topics on the drainage systems and treatment of waste and rain water in urban areas, essential to the preparation of civil engineering professionals highly qualified to deal with these issues in the planning, design, construction and operation of these systems.

Mandatory literature

Colecção de Notas Técnicas do docente, fotocópias dos acetatos, fotocópias de elementos de projectos, catálogos de fabricantes e fornecedores de tubagens, de válvulas e de equipamento elevatório
Têxtos de Apoio da Disciplina do ano lectivo 2005/2006

Complementary Bibliography

Legislação, Regulamentação e Normalização Técnica aplicáveis
Outros elementos sobre temas específicos a indicar nas sessões lectivas
Manual de Saneamento Básico -Tomos 1 e 2 , MARN - Ministério do Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais - Vários autores

Teaching methods and learning activities

- Detailed exposition of the concepts and specific terminologies of the diverse subjects that integrate the program of the course, completed with the resolution of practical problems of application;
- Importance of the conception of solutions. Calculation methodologies. Constructive aspects;
- Management, exploration and maintenance of the infrastructures;
- Interconnection with similar subjects treated in some other courses of the degree;
- Study visits to equipment manufacturers or to interventions in execution or already in functioning;
- The use of specific calculation and simulation software.

DEMONSTRATION OF THE COHERENCE BETWEEN THE TEACHING METHODOLOGIES AND THE LEARNING OUTCOMES:
The used teaching methodologies allow to deal with main themes related to urban drainage systems, analysis, discussion and critical interpretation of results, emphasizing the potential of writing communication, problem formulation and certification.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Teste	60,00
Trabalho prático ou de projeto	40,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	110,00
Frequência das aulas	52,00
Total:	162,00

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 final grade is defined on a scale form 0 to 20 values, based on the following parts:

1st written test - 30% 
2nd written test - 30% 
1st team work (wastewater networks design and simulation) - 20% 
2nd team work (strormwater networks design and simulation) - 20%

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

According to the rules and guidelines issued by the DEC.

Classification improvement

IMPROVEMENT OF CLASSIFICATION:
According to the Evaluation Rules, the examen to improve classifaction, to be done when decided by the DEC, students who have already obtained approval may repete any or both of the written tests.

 

Observations

PRIOR KNOWLEDGE: For proper frequency of the course the student must have successfully completed, in a generic way all Curricular Units in the area of hydraulics, including General Hydraulics 1 and 2 General Hydraulics, Hydrology and Water Resources and Hydraulic Urban and Environmental

RULES SPECIAL fOR MOBILITY STUDENTS: Proficiency in Portuguese and / or English; Frequency introductory graduate courses the scientific field in this course; Assessment by examination and / or work (s) defined in accordance with the student profile .