Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
4 credits
20.0 h + 15.0 h
Q1
Teacher(s)
Soares Frazao Sandra;
Language
English
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of probability and statistics, as taught in LFSAB1105, as well as some prior knowledge in hydrology (but not mandatory, as the essential elements are recalled)
Main themes
- Determination of design floods
- Management and operation of reservoirs and floodplains
- Simplified flood propagation modelling
- Introduction to the problematics of droughts
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
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Contribution to the acquisition and evaluation of the following learning outcomes of the programme in civil engineering: AA1.1, AA1.2, AA1.3, AA2.1, AA2.2, AA2.3, AA2.4, AA2.5, AA3.1, AA3.3, AA5.2, AA5.3, AA5.5, AA5.6, AA6.2. More specifically, at the end of the course, the student will be able to:
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The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
1. The question of floods and inundations
- Origin of floods
- Natural and man-inducing causes
- Empirical methods (historical methods, or based on the watershed dimensions)
- Statistical methods (extreme value distributions)
- Gradex method: rainfall-discharge relation for extreme rainfalls
- Retention reservoirs and flood attenuation
- Reservoir exploitation: flow mass curve, stochastical simulation (Fiering)
- Reservoir sedimentation
- Flood control for hydropower reservoirs
- Watershed
- Floodplains
- Hydrological methods (Muskingum)
- Methods of cells
Evaluation methods
The evaluation takes place in two parts:
- Continuous evaluation through regular assignments on the different topics of the course. Each assignment leads to a report or a presentation that is discussed with the professor during the exam session. This parts counts for 60 % of the final mark.
- An oral examination about the theoretical concepts taught in the course. This part counts for 40 % of the final mark. If the students fails this part, the weight is increased linearly toward 100 % for a mark lower than 8/20 for the oral part.
Bibliography
Faculty or entity
GC
