Course detail

Hydraulics and Hydrology

FAST-BRA013-AAcad. year: 2026/2027

Basics of hydrology, water cycle, precipitation-runoff process, factors influencing the precipitation-runoff process (basin geography, atmospheric processes and precipitation), components of the water balance, extreme hydrological phenomena, minimum, maximum flows, m-day and N-year waters.

Basics of climatology, composition of the Earth's atmosphere, general atmospheric circulation, climate classification. Climate change, basic theory, greenhouse effect. Climate development History, present, future. Basic facts about climate change, data work, interpretation of results and connection to hydrological processes.

Determination of the effect of water on curved surfaces, floating bodies. Basics of hydrodynamics, knowledge about the flow and movement of water in pressure pipe systems. Water movement in systems with a free surface. Knowledge from the hydraulics of objects in water management structures and facilities. Basics of groundwater flow.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

4

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. Ing. Jan Jandora, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Water Structures (VST)

Offered to foreign students

Of all faculties

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Not applicable.

Aims

Professional knowledge
  • The student will acquire basic knowledge in the field of hydraulics, hydrology and climatology. He/she will understand the knowledge, remember it and be able to subsequently apply it.
Professional skills
  • After completing the course, the student will be able to apply, evaluate and use the acquired knowledge for practical use in construction.
Competencies
  • The student will acquire the ability to study follow-up subjects in the field of water management; if he/she studies another field, he/she will be able to assess simple hydraulic and hydrological situations and projects.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

KAY, Melvyn. 2008. Practical Hydraulics. London: Taylor & Francis. Second edition. 253 p. (EN)
MAIDMENT, David, R. Handbook of hydrology, McGraw-Hill, 1993. ISBN-10. 0070397325. (EN)

Recommended reading

VEN Te Chow et al., Applied hydrology, McGraw-Hill, 1988. ISBN:0-07-010810-2. (EN)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BPA-SIS Bachelor's 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Jan Jandora, Ph.D.

Syllabus

  1. Introduction to hydrology.
  2. Geographical and climatic characteristics of river basins.
  3. Components of the water balance and their influence on water runoff.
  4. Extreme hydrological phenomena and the basics of modeling.
  5. Introduction to climatology.
  6. Climate change and its impact on runoff ratios.
  7. Hydraulics, properties of fluids, pressure force on curved surfaces, floating of bodies.
  8. Water flow in pressure systems. Mechanical energy losses of water flow in pressure systems.
  9. Steady, uniform flow with a free surface in open channels. Energy height of the cross section. Critical flow. River and stream flow.
  10. Water discharge through an opening. Water overflows over spillways.
  11. Water jump with bottom regime. Connection of two reservoir levels, design of a rectangular spillway.
  12. Hydraulic calculations of typical communication objects – bridges and culverts.
  13. Fundamentals of groundwater flow and analogy of groundwater flow and heat conduction.

Exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Jan Jandora, Ph.D.

Syllabus

  1. Training in laboratories – OHS.
  2. Introduction to hydrological data.
  3. Water balance in a river basin.
  4. Surface runoff.
  5. Description of climatic conditions of a given area.
  6. The influence of climate change on the water balance.
  7. Reynolds experiment and flow measurement by the volumetric method.
  8. Mechanical energy losses in pipes.
  9. Water flow in open channels (flutes, e.g. gutters).
  10. Sharp-edged (or rounded, streamlined) spillway. Flow and velocity measurement.
  11. Water jump.
  12. Bridges and culverts.
  13. Credit

Individual preparation for an ending of the course

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Jan Jandora, Ph.D.

Self-study

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Jan Jandora, Ph.D.