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Water Management

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Course Unit Code546-0138/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Second Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredSummer Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
KYN43prof. Dr. Ing. Miroslav Kyncl
LAN116Ing. Silvie Drabinová, Ph.D.
Summary
In this course, students are acquainted with the knowledge of water supply (methods of calculation of water needs, water supply system - pumping stations and reservoirs, pipe materials, fittings and fittings, etc.) and the development of legislation. In the exercises, the calculation of water demand and design of the water reservoir are practiced on specific examples.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The subject in connection with the study subjects from the previous year introduce students with problematic of water supply (storage and withdrawal, protection of resources) and water supply (transport and distribution networks).
Course Contents
1. Basic concepts in water supply, history and present of water supply.
2. Water demand, calculation of water demand for different purposes (population, industry, agriculture and fire). Irregularity of water demand and water planning.
3. Groundwater sources, abstraction and abstraction facilities (horizontal, vertical and combined abstraction facilities). Surface water abstraction (flowing water reservoirs and valley reservoirs).
4. Concept of water supply - territorial scope and distribution of water supply by purpose. Pressure zones.
5. Directional and elevation layout of water supply networks. Use of rainwater, increasing the yield of water sources (transfers, infiltration), protection zones.
6. Basic hydraulics of distribution networks, pressure flow in pipes, pressure losses. Hydraulic calculations in water distribution networks.
7. Objects on the water supply network, fittings, water meters and house connections.
8. Water storage, water tanks (types, equipment, location, construction, calculation of storage).
9. Pipe materials for water mains and their requirements (metallic - grey cast iron, ductile iron, steel and non-metallic - PVC, PE, PP, fibreglass, asbestos cement).
10. Water conveyance by pumping, pumps and pumping stations, surge protection.
11. Design and construction of water supply networks. Pressure testing of water supply networks and corrosion protection.
12. Operation and inspection activities, repair of faults, water losses in pipe network.
13. Act on water supply and sewerage for public use and related regulations.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
Butler D., Davies J. (2010): Urban Drainage. 3rd Edition, 632 p., ISBN: 978-0-415-45526-8. Imprint: Spon Press.
Twort C.A.: Water Supply. 2000, London (https://vannpiseth.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/water-supply-1.pdf)
KOS, Z. a J. ŘÍHA. Vodní hospodářství 10. Praha: ČVUT, 2000. ISBN 80-01-02261-7
NOVÁK, J. a kol. Příručka provozovatele vodovodní sítě. Praha: SOVAK, 2003. ISBN 80-238-9946-5
SYNÁČKOVÁ, M. a P. ŠRYTR. Inženýrské sítě. Doplňkové skriptum. Praha: ČVUT, 1999
TWORT, A. C., D. D. RATNAYAKA a M. J. BRANDT. Water Supply. (5th Edition). IWA Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0-340-72018-2 (dostupné on-line)
Recommended Reading:
www.sovak.cz
www.vodnihospodarstvi.cz
www.enviweb.cz
TESAŘÍK, I. a kol.: Vodárenství – úprava vody. Praha: SNTL, 1986
ŠRYTR, P. Městské inženýrství. Díl 1. a 2. Praha: Academia, 1998, 2001
BUTLER, D. a J. DAVIES. Urban Drainage (3rd Edition). Spon Press, 2010, 632 s. ISBN 978-0-415-45526-8
Internetové portály: www.sovak.cz; www.vodnihospodarstvi.cz; www.enviweb.cz
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
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit33 17
        ExaminationExamination67 18