Course detail

Flood protection

FAST-CR56Acad. year: 2014/2015

1. Catastrophic flood events of recent years (mainly in years 1997 at the Morava river catchment and 2002 in Czech lands) – up to date methods of flood protection.
2. Extent and level flood protection in relation to potential damages and losses – economic (urban areas, agricultural areas, industry) and uneconomic (health and lifes of people and animals, ecologic).
3. Factors influencing number and extent of floods and flood damages.
4. Risk analysis (RA) of floodplains.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Aleš Dráb, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Water Structures (VST-VST)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

The knowledge in flood protection and isuues at the flood protection measures design. The flood protection is assessed from the view of water management and flow hydrodynamics, environmetal and societal views. Students will learn basics of floodplain risk analysis.

Prerequisites

Hydraulics, hydrology, river engineering, weirs, fluvial numerical modelling, GIS

Co-requisites

Groundwater hydraulice, hydroinformatics

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations. Teaching involves the use of e-learning (LMS Moodle). Part of the course is also the completion of the term project.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Successful completion of the course requires the following conditions: 100% presence, exceptionally 2 seminars - apologized, for exam the credit is necessary (term project completion), for positive evaluation at least partial knowledge in each question

Course curriculum

1. Flood types, their generation, hydrologic measurements, historical floods
2. Identification of flood hazards (determination of potentially endangered areas and possible scenarios of flood course)
3. Simulation of flood scenarios (rainfall runoff models, modelling flood plain water flow and ground water flow), runoff conditions study
4. Flooding affected by water structures (operating regulation, actualisation of flood protection measures), hydraulic structures safety during flooding
5. Flood plain risk and its evaluation (vulnerability, exposition, risk, evaluation methods)
6. Assessment of potentially flooded areas (according water law, classification according town planning scheme)
7. Uncertainties and their effect on the level of flood protection
8. Flood plain damage determination, flood risk quantification.
9. Groundwater regimes changes during flood events.
10. Types of flood protection and their design

Work placements

not available

Aims

The aim is to establish the framework of flood protection and isuues at the flood protection measures. The flood protection is assessed from the view of water management and flow hydrodynamics, environmetal and societal views. Students will learn basics of floodplain risk analysis.

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

co-operation on practical applications, research

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Konvička, M. a kol.: Město a povodeň. ERA group s.r.o. Brno, 2002. (CS)
Říha, J. editor: Riziková analýza záplavových území. ECON publishing, s.r.o., 2002. (CS)

Recommended reading

Fukuoka, Shoji: Floodplain Risk Management. A.A, Balkema, Rotterdam, 1998. (EN)
Kol. autorů: Extrémní hydrologické jevy v povodích - monografie projektu GAČR 103/99/1470. 2002. (CS)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme N-K-C-SI Master's

    branch V , 2 year of study, winter semester, elective

  • Programme N-P-C-SI Master's

    branch V , 2 year of study, winter semester, elective

  • Programme N-P-E-SI Master's

    branch V , 2 year of study, winter semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Aleš Dráb, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Flood types, their generation, hydrologic measurements, historical floods
2. Identification of flood hazards (determination of potentially endangered areas and possible scenarios of flood course)
3. Simulation of flood scenarios (rainfall runoff models, modelling flood plain water flow and ground water flow), runoff conditions study
4. Flooding affected by water structures (operating regulation, actualisation of flood protection measures), hydraulic structures safety during flooding
5. Flood plain risk and its evaluation (vulnerability, exposition, risk, evaluation methods)
6. Assessment of potentially flooded areas (according water law, classification according town planning scheme)
7. Uncertainties and their effect on the level of flood protection
8. Flood plain damage determination, flood risk quantification.
9. Groundwater regimes changes during flood events.
10. Types of flood protection and their design

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Aleš Dráb, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. - 2. Flood hazard maps
3. - 4. Flood danger maps
5. - 6. Flood risk maps
7. - 8. Flood losses estimation
9. Design of flood protection measures
10. Cost benefit analysis