Discipline details

Course details

Recommended Prior Knowledge

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Objectives

The aim of the curricular unit is to introduce students to the urban water cycle and its infra-structures, in its quantity and quality aspects, including basic knowledge of water treatment. In this discipline the student will complement the competences acquired in Hydraulics I and II and learn about procedures to solve real problems. Students will be able to perform engineering design of water supply and sewer systems and its interference with the water cycle. Students should develop their competences in work planning and team work. Work planning has a special emphasis in this curricular unit, as milestones are established all through the term. They should be able to research for contents on their own, in this area. They must understand all the possibilities there are for a civil engineer to intervene and when they should interact with other specialists. Students must assure their individual knowledge in the area

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Teaching Methods

Theoretical classes were implemented in a perspective of active learning, where students are invited to participate with their opinion, with the interpretation of technical texts or extracts from the media (texts or films). The practical classes are focused in project design, and students are encouraged to bring their projects to class, text, calculations or design plants, for a continuous improvement.
Given the practical nature of the curricular unit, the assessment for approval essentially consists of carrying out practical work (60%), subject to final discussion (20%).
Whenever the classes move to the online regime, the Ms. Teams platform will be used for classes in synchronous mode and for the assessment tests. In the case of online assessments for the validation of grades, an oral assessment may be carried out for all students, being the final classification in the test and / or exam corresponding to this oral assessment.
Internship(s)

Não
Syllabus

1. Introduction to the hydrologic cycle and urban water cycle. Hydrology. Catchment basin. Hydrologic cycle and its components. Flood hydrographs. Effects of urbanization on the hydrological cycle.
2. Water supply and sewerage infrastructures. Infrastructure life cycle. Coverage levels in Portugal. Design requirements and criteria.
3. Water supply systems: system components, their location and design principles. Abstraction: types and structures. Transport: economic design. Storage structures. Distribution systems: types, design principles and methods. Distribution systems: types, design principles and methods. Selection of materials.
4. Foul, storm water and combined systems. Fundamentals: types of systems, advantages and drawbacks. Characteristics of wastewater and storm water inflows. Networks design: hydraulic and functional criteria. Selection of materials.
5. Introduction to operation, management and rehabilitation. 6. Introduction to water and wastewater treatmen
Content Explanation

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Methodology Explanation

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Responsible Lecturer(s)

Bruno Emanuel da Silva Ferreira - 2.º Semester
Bibliography

Sousa, J. S.; Marques, J. A.; Hidráulica Urbana:Sistemas de abastecimento de água e de drenagem de águas residuais (, Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra, 2012. ISBN: 9789892601243