Course detail

Urban Drainage

FAST-CP52Acad. year: 2014/2015

Introduction, sewer system planning; patterns of collection systems, quality and quantity of dry weather flow, rainfall data for urban drainage design; characterization of stormwater, rational method and other design procedures for storm sewers, hydraulic transport in drainage network, Saint Venant equation for dynamic wave, elements of urban hydrology, modelling of stormwater runoff, quantity and quality, modelling of urban sewer systems on computers, new drainage concepts, pipe materials, structures on sewerage and sewer connections, management and control of urban drainage.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Jaroslav Raclavský, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Municipal Water Management (VHO)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Student obtains actual knowledge from the field urban drainage, with emphasis on drainage impacts on the receiving waters, means of impact mitigation and implementation of the national standards.
Student obtains the following professional knowledge and skills: fundamentals of hydraulics of sewer network, assessment of the capacity of a sewer system, dimensioning of the sewer system with simulation model SWMM and MIKE URBAN, design of sewerage structures, planning, proposa and operating of sewer networks including hydroinformatics.

Prerequisites

Hydrology, Hydroinformatics, Hydraulics, Sewerage, WWTP

Co-requisites

Municipal water management - project

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Presentation of the recommended calculation procedures, photo slideshows and video sequences from the field of sewerage, project documentation, longitudinal profiles. LMS Moodle.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Mandatory participation in seminars at the seminars (only allowed two excused absence) submitting examples of exercises deadlines. Written and oral examination.

Course curriculum

1. Introduction, sewer system planning; patterns of collection systems.
2. Quality and quantity of dry weather flow.
3. Rainfall data for urban drainage design; characterization of stormwater.
4. Rational method and other design procedures for storm sewers.
5. Hydraulic transport in drainage network.
6. Saint Venant equation for dynamic wave.
7. Elements of urban hydrology, modelling of stormwater runoff, quantity and quality.
8. Modelling of urban sewer systems on computers.
9. New drainage concepts.
10. Pipe materials.
11. Objects on sewer networks.
12. Other objects and sewer connections.
13. Management and control of urban drainage.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The primary purpose of this course is to review the current of art in urban drainage, with emphasis on drainage impacts on the receiving waters, means of impact mitigation and implementation of the national standards and management programs. The subject brings groudings about Planning, Design, Operation, Rehabilitation of Sewer systems and information about hydroinformatics tools.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

The study of recommended websites. Study of national and European standards.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

MAYS Larry W.: Stormwater collection systems design handbook. The McGraw-Hill Companies, 2001. ISBN-10: 0071354719. (EN)

Recommended reading

Fair, G. M., Geyer, J. Ch., Morris, J. C.: Water Supply and Waste-water Disposal. John Wiley&Sons, Inc., New York, 1954. (EN)
Marsalek, J., Maksimovic, C., Zeman, E., Price, R.: Hydroinformatics Tools for Planning, Design, Opration and Rehabilitation of Sewer Systems. Kluver Academic Publishers, 1998. (EN)
Marsalek, J., Watt, E., Zeman, E., Sieker, H.: Advanced in Urban Stormwater and Agricultural Runoff Source Controls. Kluver Academic Publishers, 2001. (EN)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme N-K-C-SI Master's

    branch V , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective

  • Programme N-P-C-SI Master's

    branch V , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective

  • Programme N-P-E-SI Master's

    branch V , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Jaroslav Raclavský, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Introduction, sewer system planning; patterns of collection systems.
2. Quality and quantity of dry weather flow.
3. Rainfall data for urban drainage design; characterization of stormwater.
4. Rational method and other design procedures for storm sewers.
5. Hydraulic transport in drainage network.
6. Saint Venant equation for dynamic wave.
7. Elements of urban hydrology, modelling of stormwater runoff, quantity and quality.
8. Modelling of urban sewer systems on computers.
9. New drainage concepts.
10. Pipe materials.
11. Objects on sewer networks.
12. Other objects and sewer connections.
13. Management and control of urban drainage.

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Jaroslav Raclavský, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Assessment of the capacity of a combined sewer system I.
2. Assessment of the capacity of a combined sewer system II.
3. Dimensioning of the sewer system with simulation model SWMM-I.
4. Dimensioning of the sewer system with simulation model SWMM-II.
5. Dimensioning of the sewer system with simulation model MIKE URBAN-I.
6. Dimensioning of the sewer system with simulation model MIKE URBAN-II.
7. Dimensioning of the sewer system with simulation model MIKE URBAN-III.
8. Design of a selected object I.
9. Design of a selected object II.
10. Design of a selected object III.
11. Seminar work - presentation.
12. Seminar work - presentation.
13. Credit.