Urban Hydrology and Hydraulics (B-KUL-I0D71A)

5 ECTSEnglish52 First termCannot be taken as part of an examination contractCannot be taken as part of a credit contract
Extern Vrije Universiteit Brussel
POC Water Resources Engineering

The primary objective is the demonstration and understanding of the fundamental concepts and processes associated with the hydraulic and water quality design, operation and performance aspects of urban drainage systems. Modelling tools will be used to support the design of urban drainage systems (incl. pumping stations, overflows, and other flow regulating structures). The tools will also be used to develop understanding in current urban pollution problems, and to identify mitigation/rehabilitation measures. In this way, the students will gain a sound understanding of the modelling tools, which can be used to aid decision-making in urban water and urban pollution management, and will get experience in the use of modelling tools through applications within the Integrated Project case studies.   

 

This course is taught at VUB (syllabus).

Students are supposed to have a solid knowledge of mathemathics and hydraulics (or fluid mechanics), as well as water quality assessment, monitoring and treatment.

Mixed prerequisite:
You may only take this course if you comply with the prerequisites. Prerequisites can be strict or flexible, or can imply simultaneity. A degree level can be also be a prerequisite.
Explanation:
STRICT: You may only take this course if you have passed or applied tolerance for the courses for which this condition is set.
FLEXIBLE: You may only take this course if you have previously taken the courses for which this condition is set.
SIMULTANEOUS: You may only take this course if you also take the courses for which this condition is set (or have taken them previously).
DEGREE: You may only take this course if you have obtained this degree level.


FLEXIBLE(I0D17B) AND FLEXIBLE(I0A99B) AND FLEXIBLE(I0V93A) AND FLEXIBLE(I0V89A)

The codes of the course units mentioned above correspond to the following course descriptions:
I0D17B : Hydraulics
I0A99B : Advanced Mathematics for Water Engineering
I0V93A : Water Quality Assessment
I0V89A : Waste Water Treatment and Resource Recovery

Activities

5 ects. Urban Hydrology and Hydraulics (B-KUL-I0D71a)

5 ECTSEnglishFormat: Assignment52 First term
POC Water Resources Engineering

Lectures

1 INTRODUCTION
2 SEWER SYSTEMS
3 THE HYDROLOGY OF SEWER SYSTEM
4 THE HYDRAULICS OF SEWER SYSTEMS
5 AUXILIARY STRUCTURES IN SEWER SYSTEMS
6 PREDESIGN OF SEWER SYSTEMS
7 CONTROL CALCULATIONS FOR SEWER SYSTEMS
8 WATER QUALITY CONSIDERATIONS
 

The project

The project focusses on the urban drainage system of Dessel (Kleine Nete).

For this system, the following analysis will be performed:
• an analysis of the hydraulic behaviour of the sewer network for different design storms. Hereby the focus will be on the flooding problems within the system;
• an analysis of the quantitative and qualitative emissions to the receiving waters, based on long term simulations. The analysis includes an analysis of the efficiency of the waste water treatment plant and an analysis of measures to control the combined sewer overflows.

For the analysis, the Storm Water Management Model (SWMM), a public domain software of the US EPA, will be used.

The students will also perform a predesign of a sewer system, i.c. the storm sewer system of the VUB. 
 

Bauwens W. (2013). Urban Hydrology and Hydraulics. Lecture notes (Available on Pointcarre)

Bauwens W. (2013). Urban Hydrology and Hydraulics. Assigments and User Guide of SWMM. (Available on Pointcarre)

The course is organized as a workshop, consisting of

- lectures

- guided computer session

- self study

- development of the project by means of group work.

 

Evaluation

Evaluation: Urban Hydrology and Hydraulics (B-KUL-I2D71a)

Type : Partial or continuous assessment with (final) exam during the examination period
Description of evaluation : Oral, Report, Presentation
Type of questions : Open questions


The assessment will be based on the evaluation of the reports, on the evaluation of a presentation of the project results and on an oral examination on the reports.

The reports determine 40% of the mark, the presentation 10% and the oral examination 50%.

Submission of the individual tasks/projects is mandatory and no final examination is allowed without submission of the tasks.