Course detail

Measurement of operational parameters in water management

FAST-DR62Acad. year: 2009/2010

Gauges devision, basic meteorologic laws, legislation. Calibration and validation of gauges. Official measuring of parameters and their evaluation. Determination of uncertainty of measuring. Thechniques for measuring of geometric and discharge characteristics. Sampling. Measuring of pressures, leakage, on weirs, on dams, in technological cycles. Deformation of dam structures, valley slopes. Security survey and supervision at water structures.

Language of instruction

Czech

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. Ing. Jan Šulc, CSc.

Department

Institute of Water Structures (VST-VST)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Not applicable.

Prerequisites

Physics, mathematics, hydraulics, hydrology, dams, weirs, hydro power utilization

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Requirements for successful completion of the subject are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Course curriculum

1.-3. Basic legislation in field of meteorology and water management.
2.-6. Overview of measuring technique of operational parameteres in
water management.
7. Devices calibration - dates and realisation.
8. Measuring at weirs and dams.
9. Measuring of hydroenergetic systems parameters.
10.-11. Discharge measuring in streams, in sewrage system with free
water level. Leakage measuring.
12. Measuring of descharge in pressure pipe system.
13. Result evaluation, uncertainties in parametrs measuring.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Introduction to measuring techniques and methods and evaluation of operational parameters. Uncertainties of evaluated parameters. Purpose of security survey and supervision at water structures, periodic survey of structures. Overview of meteorological regulations.

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

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme D-K-C-SI Doctoral

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

  • Programme D-P-C-SI Doctoral

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

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

39 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Jan Šulc, CSc.