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Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleNumber of ECTS Credits Allocated
546-0089/03Water Management Facilities II5 ECTS credits
Type of Course UnitCompulsory
Level of Course UnitFirst Cycle
Year of StudySecond Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech, English
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
VAC78Ing. Vojtěch Václavík, Ph.D.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The student who completes the course should be able:
- to apply and define information relating to functions and construction of sewage systems and wastewater treatment plants as well as associated facilities and installations,
- to prepare, defend and describe a simple project documentation for sewage systems and to determine basic parameters and dimensions of the sewage system,
- to evaluate, solve and interpret issues relating to the design of sewage systems.
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Common optional components are not offered, students of special interest can participate in departmental activities or can arrange consulting hours with lecturer.
Course Contents
The subject deals with the functions and constructions of sewage systems, wastewater treatment plants as well as related facilities and installation used for treatment of municipal, industrial and agricultural wastewaters.

Curriculum:
1. The history, purpose, basic terms and definitions of sewers and wastewater treatment.
2. Waste water - specifications, types, analysis
3. Systems and ordering systems of sewerage network
4. Means of transport of waste water - pressure, pneumatic drains
5. Means of transport, waste water treatment - vacuum, low profile sewage
6. Principles of design of sewerage networks - hydrological data, calculate the quantity of waste water sewage and rainwater.
7. Shapes and sizes of sewers. Material of sewer networks. How sewer deposit pipeline
8. Objects of the sewage network - manholes, converging shafts, shaft fracture, distribution chamber, well holes, slip
9. Objects of the sewage network - storm drains, sediment traps, objects outlet hole, snow throw, ventilation systems, pumping stations.
10. Objects of the sewage network - sewer inverted siphon, vent chambers
11. Maintenance of the sewer system. Sewers.
12. The arrangement of wastewater treatment plant.
13. Water supply - the project documentation, principles of design and construction
14. Water supply - pipe material, fittings.
15. Water supply - objects on the water mains, water service pipes


Framework plan of seminars:
1. Specifying the semestral project “Proposal of a sewage system in a city suburb”. Basic terms, terminology and definitions pursuant to ČSN 73 6522.
2. Layout drawing - part 1.
3. Layout drawing – part 2.
4. Hydrotechnical drawing - part 1.
5. Hydrotechnical drawing – part 2.
6. Longitudinal profile of designed sewers – part 1.
7. Longitudinal profile of designed sewers – part 2.
8. Drawing - longitudinal profile of the sewage system - part 1.
9. Drawing - longitudinal profile of the sewage system - part 2.
10. Drawing – model cross-section of laid sewage pipes
11. Hydraulic calculation of the designed sewage system – part 1.
12. Hydraulic calculation of the designed sewage system – part 2.
13. Technical report. Assembly of drawings.
14. Checking of the drawings and granting of credits.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
[1] Stavby vodobodů a kanalizací. Skripta VŠB-TUO, 2007.
[2] NYPL, V., SYNÁČKOVÁ, M.: Zdravotně inženýrské stavby 30 - Stokování.
Skripta ČVUT. Stavební fakulta. Vydavatelství ČVUT 2002.
[3] HLAVÍNEK, P., MIČÍN, J., PRAX, P.: Příručka stokování a čištění.
vydavatelství NOEL 2000 s.r.o., Brno, 2001.
[1] Stavby vodobodů a kanalizací. Skripta VŠB-TUO, 2007.
[2] NYPL, V., SYNÁČKOVÁ, M.: Zdravotně inženýrské stavby 30 - Stokování.
Skripta ČVUT. Stavební fakulta. Vydavatelství ČVUT 2002.
[3] HLAVÍNEK, P., MIČÍN, J., PRAX, P.: Příručka stokování a čištění.
vydavatelství NOEL 2000 s.r.o., Brno, 2001.
Recommended Reading:
[1] ŠTÍCHA, V. A KOL.: Odvodnění měst, kanalizace a čistírny. SNTL 1959.
[2] REŠETKA, D.: Stokování a čištění odpadních vod II - čištění odpadních vod.
ES VUT Brno 1990.
[1] ŠTÍCHA, V. A KOL.: Odvodnění měst, kanalizace a čistírny. SNTL 1959.
[2] REŠETKA, D.: Stokování a čištění odpadních vod II - čištění odpadních vod.
ES VUT Brno 1990.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials, Project work
Assesment methods and criteria
Tasks are not Defined
Work placement(s)
Course does not contain work placement.

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