Water Supplying and Drainage Systems

Recommended Prerequisites

Numerical analysis, fluid mechanics, hydrology and water resources.

Teaching Methods

Lectures on theoretical aspects, presentation and discussion of examples of practical application, resolution of problems, and autonomous development of a small project of water supply and drainage (by students). Tutorial classes for implementation of the project. The course evaluation consists of the final exam, with a weight of 70%, and implementation of the project, with a weight of 30% of the final mark.

Learning Outcomes

The objectives of this course are to provide students with knowledge on design and modeling techniques for water supply and sewer and water drainage (Urban Water Cycle) as well as a legislative background.

It is intended that students will be able of an evaluation, analyze and technical economical discussion.

It is intended that, in relation to the topics, students develop skills of independent learning and critical thinking, and analysis and synthesis, focusing on the practical application of theoretical knowledge to enable the resolution of problems.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Urban water needs. Study of conveyance systems, reservoirs, distribution systems, hydraulic transients, dynamic simulation of systems in pressure and water quality, drainage of sewage and rainwater.

Head Lecturer(s)

Nuno Eduardo da Cruz Simões

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Project: 50.0%
Exam: 50.0%

Bibliography

SÁ MARQUES, Alfeu; SOUSA, Joaquim, 2011 - HIDRÁULICA URBANA – SISTEMAS DE ABASTECIMENTO DE ÁGUA E DE DRENAGEM DE ÁGUAS RESIDUAIS, 3ª Edição, Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra,  ISBN 978-989-26-0124-3.

BUTLER, D., DAVIES, J. W., 2011. Urban Drainage, 3rd Edition. CRC Press, London.

DUPONT, A. - Hydraulique Urbaine - Ouvrages de transport, élevation et distribution des eaux, Eyrolles, 1977, Paris.

RATNAYAKA, D., BRANDT, M., JOHNSON, M., Twort's Water Supply, Sixth Edition, Butterworth-Heinemann, 2009, ISBN: 0750668431

TRIFUNOVIC, N., Introduction to Urban Water Distribution, Unesco-IHE Lecture Note Series, Taylor & Francis, 2006, ISBN-13: 978-0415395182

SWAMEE, P., SHARMA, A., Design of Water Supply Pipe Networks, Wiley-Blackwell, 2008, ISBN-13: 978-0470178522