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Water Management Facilities III

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Course Unit Code546-0091/02
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated6 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *First Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites There are no prerequisites or co-requisites for this course unit
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
VAC78doc. Ing. Vojtěch Václavík, Ph.D.
Summary
The subject is dealing with basic ideas, data for projection, functional and
constructional solution of the hydrotecgnical structures ( reservoirs – dams,
diversion constructions - weirs and riverbed drops, water roads and water
energy utilization ).
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The student who completes the course should be able:
- to characterise, discuss and process information about construction and operation of hydrotechnical works of various types and functions and to use the knowledge in practice,
- to deal with tasks and apply model situations comprising hydraulic calculations for hydrotechnical facilities.
Course Contents
The subject deals with hydrotechnical constructions (such as reservoirs – dams, diversion weirs –sluices, waterways and use of water energy).

Curriculum:
1. Diversion weirs. Basic terms.
2. Specific features of hydrotechnical facilities.
3. Source data for designing of hydrotechnical facilities. Research works. Influence of hydrotechnical facilities on natural and living environments.
4. Loading of hydrotechnical facilities: loading caused by water, own weight, pressure of soil and rock, changing temperature or volume, seismic activities.
5. Diversion weirs. Dams: gravity dams, arch dams, multiple dams, special-construction dams.
6. Weirs: fixed weirs and gates weirs.
7. Equipment of diversion weir facilities: emergency spillways, bottom outlets, gravel chute and fish passes.
8. Water take-off facilities and water transport facilities.
9. Waterways: inland navigation, adjustments of waterways for navigation, inland canals, waterway facilities, waterways and environment.
10. Using energy of water. Generation of energy and power. Water equipment. Hydraulic power plants in a power grid. Types of hydraulic power plants.
11. Hydraulic power plants. Pumped storage hydro plants. Small-size hydro plants. Use of water energy and environment.
12. Foundations of hydrotechnical facilities.
13. Dewatering of dam bodies. Embankment and fieldwork on slopes. Leakage in dams and dam environment. Calculation of water leakage through dam bodies and subsoil.
14. Designing of concrete dams: gravity dams built from rolled concrete and arch dams in specific conditions.

Framework plan of seminars:
1. Basic terms of hydrotechnical facilities. Division of facilities. A sample simple profile of homogeneous and non-homogeneous dams. A transverse cross-section through a fixed concrete weir.
2. Source data for designing of hydrotechnical facilities. General terms used in hydrostatistics and hydrodynamics.
3. Discharge of water through an opening in a vessel. General formula for discharge through a small opening. Adjustment of the basis formula for a real liquid. Discharge through a big opening. Adjustment of a discharge opening.
4. Hydrostatic force of the liquid. Hydrostatic force of the horizontal bottom. Hydrostatic force applied onto a general plane. Graphical solution to hydrostatic forces.
5. Example of a hydrostatic force applied onto a planar and curved surface.
6. Even and stable motion in a watershed. Basic equations for the motion in a watershed. Determining a velocity coefficient. Transverse profiles of watersheds. Calculation of a flow rate in a watershed.
7. Tranquil and shooting flow. Hydraulic jump – critical tranquil and shooting flow. Definition of a water flow. Calculation of a water flow. Designing a stilling basin.
8. Hydraulic parameters of bridges and culverts. Uneven steady motion. Water level shapes in uneven motion.
9. Uneven motion. Oscillation waves. Translation waves. Water shocks in pipes. Emptying and filling of vessels.
10. Overflow of liquid across a wall. Definitions and breakdown of overflows. Types of overflow beams. Metering overflow with a side narrowing. Overflows in weir bodies. Overflows across dam crests. Special types of overflows.
11. Loading of hydrotechnical facilities, Wind waves. Impacts of leaking water. Soil and rock pressure loads. Flows of statistic impacts of ice on hydrotechnical facilities. Loads caused by seismic activities.
12. Calculation of water leakage through dam bodies and subsoil. Homogeneous dam on impermeable subsoil. Leakage through the homogeneous dam without drainage. Homogeneous dam with drainage. Earth embankment with medium soil sealing - calculation of total leakage.
13. Static assessment of earth dams. Non-cohesive soil (slope without water, water leaking into slopes, water leaking in a parallel way with a slope). Cohesive soil.
14. Operation of water facilities. Operation reliability. Purpose of operation. Safety and technical supervision.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
[1] VÁCLAVÍK, V.: Hydraulic engineering works, Ostrava (2007), ISBN: 978-80-248-1659-3.
[2] Horský, O., Bláha, P.: The Application of Engineering Geology to Dam Construction, Or, What Experience Has Thaught Us. Repronis, 2011, 296p. ISBN 9788073292782.
[1] BROŽA, V.,SATRAPA, L.: Hydrotechnické stavby 2- Přehrady. ES ČVUT Praha, 2007.
[2] MEDŘICKÝ, v.: Hydrotechnické stavby 2- Vodní cesty. ES ČVUT Praha, 2007.
[3] BROŽA, V.,SATRAPA, L.: Hydrotechnické stavby 10. ES ČVUT Praha, 1997.
[4] BROŽA, V.,SATRAPA, L.: Navrhování přehrad. ES ČVUT Praha, 1996.
[5] BROŽA, V.,SATRAPA, L.: Hydrotechnické stavby 10. Přehrady. ES ČVUT Praha, 2000.
[6] Zákon č. 254/2001 Sb., o vodách a o změně některých zákonů (vodní zákon). In: Sbírka zákonů. 25.7.2001. ISSN 1211‑1244.
[7] Vyhláška č. 590/2002 Sb., o technických požadavcích pro vodní díla. In: Sbírka zákonů.31.12.2002. ISSN 1211‑1244.
[8] Vyhláška č. 195/2002 Sb., o náležitostech manipulačních řádů a provozních řádů vodních děl.
Recommended Reading:
[1] L. Patricia Kite: Building the Three Gorges Dam, Raintree, 2010, 56p.
[2] Chris Oxlade: Dams. Heinemann Library, 2005, 32p.
[3] Lynn M. Stone: DAMS. Rourke Publishing Group, 2001, 48p.
[1] TOMAN, M.: Hydrotechnické stavby I, II – technické a provozní parametry
českých a slovenských vodních děl (1975 – 1995). ES ČVUT, 1991 a 1993.
[2] ČIHÁK, F., MEDŘICKÝ, V.: Hydrotechnické stavby 20. Navrhování jezů. ES
ČVUT Praha, 2001.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Exercises evaluation and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        Exercises evaluationCredit33 (33)17
                Written examWritten test15 8
                Other task typeOther task type18 9
        ExaminationExamination67 (67)34
                Written examinationWritten examination15 7
                OralOral examination52 27