Course detail
Sediments in Rivers
FAST-NRB015Acad. year: 2021/2022
Course contents: Basic division and concepts including global characteristics. Properties of water, sediments, deposits and suspensions. The characteristics of flow without and with transport of sediments. Erosion, transport and deposition of sediments including the characteristics of the movement, equations of continuity and dischrge of sediments. Measurement in rivers and reservoirs. Influence of sediment dischrge and sediment transport. Modelling the sediment transport and the evolution of river channels. Sediments and depostits in reservoirs. Case studies.
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Learning outcomes of the course unit
- informacion of Bankerosion of reservoir,
- specification of factors causing generation,
- propagation of scouring,
- detailed analysis and process of determination of these factors.
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2. Properties of water, sediments, depostis and suspensions.
3. Characteristics of flow.
4. Erosion of deposits.
5. Deposition of sediments.
6. Transport of sediments – characteristics of motion.
7. Transport of sediments – continuity equation.
8. Transport of sediments – sediment discharge.
9. Measurements in rivers and reservoirs.
10. Influence of sediment dischrge and transport of sediments.
11. Modeling of sediment transport and river bed evolution.
12. Sediments and deposits in reservoirs.
13. Case studies.
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Aims
Riparian zone reconstruction to minimize uncontrolled scouring propagation.Specification of factors causing generation and propagation of scouring, detailed analysis and process of determination of these factors.
Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
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- Programme NPC-SIV Master's 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
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