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Municipal Engineering

Type of study Follow-up MasterMaster
Language of instruction English
Code 222-0500/02
Abbreviation IS
Course title Municipal Engineering
Credits 5
Coordinating department Department of Urban Engineering
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Marek Teichmann, Ph.D. Paed.IGIP

Subject syllabus

1. Introduction, basic concepts and relations of engineering networks.
2. Concept of water mains, systems, sources, their protection, networks, water reservoirs, connections.
3. Concepts of sewerage, sewage, network systems, sewage treatment plants, connections, cesspools.
4. Calculations of water mains.
5. Sewerage network calculations.
6. Theory of network graphs, topology of utility networks, their loads and flow modes.
7. Principles of dealing with rainfall problems

Section 2 - Energy networks and resources, electronic communications
8. Concept of electricity supply, system, connections
9. Concept of gas supply, types of gas, system, connections.
10. Heat supply concept incl. hot water, fuel, sources, systems, connections.
11. Concepts and types of electronic communications.
12. Selected common objects on networks of electric, gas, hot-water.
13. Production of energy from renewable sources. Calculations for power engineering.
14. Protective and safety bands for power and communications.


Practical lessons:
1. Mutual relations of technical infrastructure, experience and questions about the operation of the technical infrastructure.
2. Basic calculations of requirements for water sources and their distribution networks, pressure conditions of water in the network.
3. Technical sketches of basic objects and water supply lines.
4. Basic calculations of waste water discharge requirements.
5. Technical sketches of basic objects and sewer materials
6. Basic calculations of the requirements for gas supply and their distribution networks. Pressure ratios of medium pressure and low pressure pipeline networks.
7. Technical sketches of the main gas pipeline objects and materials.
8. Basic calculations of heat supply requirements.
9. Technical drawings of main objects and materials of heat distribution.
10. Basic calculations of the requirements for electricity supply, distribution parameters.
11.Technical sketches of electrical wiring and objects according to their types.
12.Protective bands of technical equipment.
13. Processing of the semester work - TI objects in relation to the urbanized area + protection zones
14. Principles of spatial layout of lines and technical infrastructure objects.

E-learning

Studijní opory k dispozici v IS edison a na lms.vsb.cz.

Literature

HAMADA, M. et all. Critical Urban Infrastructure Handbook. Taylor & Francis, CRC Press, 2014. ISBN: 978-1-4665-9205-6 
GRIGG, Neil S. Water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure management. 2nd ed. Boca Raton, FL: Taylor & Francis, 2012. ISBN 9781439881835 .
KAY, Melvyn a Melvyn KAY. Practical hydraulics and water resources engineering. Third edition. New York, NY: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis group, 2017. ISBN 9781498761956 .
MIMIKOU, Maria A., Evangelos A. BALTAS a Vassilios A. TSIHRINTZIS. Hydrology and Water Resource Systems Analysis [online]. CRC Press, 2016. ISBN 9781466581326 .
GUO, James C.Y., Wenliang WANG a Junqi LI. Urban Drainage and Storage Practices [online]. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2022. ISBN 9781003284239 .

Advised literature

KNIHT, M., THOMSON, N.: Underground Infrastructure Research, A.A.Balkema Publishers, 2001
GRAHAM, S., MARVIN, S.: Splintering Urbanism: networked Infrastructures, technological mobilities and the urban condition, London: Routledge, 2001
ARNE VESILIND P.: Wastewater treatment plant design, 2003, Cornwall