Course syllabus for Water resources and hydraulics

Course syllabus adopted 2024-02-13 by Head of Programme (or corresponding).

Overview

  • Swedish nameVattenresurser och hydraulik
  • CodeBOM270
  • Credits6 Credits
  • OwnerTISAM
  • Education cycleFirst-cycle
  • Main field of studyCivil and Environmental Engineering
  • ThemeEnvironment 1 c
  • DepartmentARCHITECTURE AND CIVIL ENGINEERING
  • GradingTH - Pass with distinction (5), Pass with credit (4), Pass (3), Fail

Course round 1

  • Teaching language Swedish
  • Application code 61118
  • Open for exchange studentsNo
  • Only students with the course round in the programme overview.

Credit distribution

0116 Examination 4 c
Grading: TH		0 c0 c0 c4 c0 c0 c
  • 12 Okt 2024 am J
0216 Written and oral assignments 2 c
Grading: UG		0 c0 c0 c2 c0 c0 c

In programmes

Examiner

Eligibility

General entry requirements for bachelor's level (first cycle)
Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.

Specific entry requirements

The same as for the programme that owns the course.
Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.

Course specific prerequisites

- BOM221 Physics and chemistry for civil engineers
- BOM210 Urban space and functions
- MVE450 Introductory course in calculus
- MVE480 Linear algebra
- TME275 Mechanics

Aim

The course gives the student an extension within the ämnesstråket Vattenresurser och vattenteknik and application in lärsekvensen Hållbar utveckling. Knowledge from mainly ämnesstråken Samhällsplanering och infrastruktur samt Markresurser och markteknik will be applied in the course. The course builds on Urban space and functions and Mechanics.

The course aims for students to acquire basic knowledge of fluid mechanics. The knowledge will be applied to explain, dimension and critically examine parts of the water and sewage technological systems. The student will also be able to identify important aspects with regard to the use of the water and sewage technological systems with regard to critical events and sustainable development.

Learning outcomes (after completion of the course the student should be able to)

After completing the course students will be able to:

- Describe and use hydrostatics for incompressible fluids to calculate the loads caused by water pressure.
- Define and explain equations for fluid mechanics.
- Explain and apply the general principles for the transport mechanisms of dissolved and particulate matter in water and wastewater engineering context.
- Apply knowledge of fluid mechanics to dimension the pipes, reservoirs and pumps in water and wastewater engineering context.
- Calculate and design flows in rivers, canals and pipes by applying your knowledge of fluid mechanics.
- Critically review the technical solutions of systems of water systems in terms of capacity, functionality and performance.
- Apply the knowledge in fluid mechanics to explain how water occurs in the built environment and in nature in order to design sustainable water supply and sewerage systems from an ethical and sustainable view point.

Content

Applications in the course Hydraulics and Water Resources is based on the water cycle in the city (drinking water, wastewater, storm water).

Basic theory for hydrostatic and fluid mechanics are reviewed. This knowledge is applied to calculate the loads caused by water pressure in water and wastewater engineering systems and design pressure systems and pumps. Basic theory for channel flow are reviewed and applied knowledge in the design of canals and drainage systems. Existing theories in the design of stormwater systems are reviewed and applied. General principles for transport mechanisms are reviewed to understand how loose and particulate materials are transported in water and wastewater engineering context.
From an ethical and sustainable approach, used knowledge of hydrostatic and fluid mechanics to explain how water occurs in the city and in nature in order to design effective water management systems which can handle current and future loads such as, for example, a changing climate and a growing city.

Organisation

The course consists of the following learning activities:

Theories are presented in lectures in connection with practical examples.

Training sessions for deep learning of the theory and problem solving.

Practical application of the hydraulic phenomena being studied are shown through laboratory.

Practical application of the hydraulic phenomena when planning sustainable water supply and sewerage systems in the built environment is shown through seminars.

Written exam

Attendance is mandatory for laboratory work and seminars. Written exam is mandatory.

Literature

Hydraulik för samhällsbyggnad, M. Bondelind och S. Häggström
Material on the course homepage
Övningsexempel

Examination including compulsory elements

Written exam (Grade U, 3,4,5)
Mandatory attendance at laborations and seminars and competed assignments.(Grade U, G)

The course examiner may assess individual students in other ways than what is stated above if there are special reasons for doing so, for example if a student has a decision from Chalmers on educational support due to disability.