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Water Management in Urban Areas 1
181410
Description
Water supply:
- History and legislation, drinking water quality, water demand
- Water resources and sustainable water abstraction
- Water extraction
- Water storage,
- Water distribution, small distribution networks
- Part 1 of the preliminary examination (questions on water supply)
Wastewater disposal:
- History and legislation
- Urban land-use planning, settlement planning, consideration of water management
- Drainage systems (combined, separate, modified systems)
- Types and volumes of wastewater, rainfall statistics, heavy rainfall events
- Sewers and structures, design and verification of sewers
- Rainwater retention basins
- Rainwater spillway structures
- Sustainable water management, infiltration of rainwater
- Planning and operation of sewers and drainage facilities
- Wastewater treatment (function and overview of treatment plants)
- Part 2 of the preliminary examination (tasks from the field of wastewater discharge)
ECTS credits
5
Teaching Language
Deutsch
Exam Language
Deutsch
Support Materials Language
Deutsch
Basic Learning Outcomes
  • Ability to demonstrate awareness and ability to include social, human, and technical constraints, norms, and regulations in Civil Engineering design projects. 
    (F12_G5 - Basic learning outcome G5 (related to final LO F12) - CEB - Ability to demonstrate awareness and ability to include social, human, and technical constraints, norms, and regulations in Civil Engineering design projects. )
  • Ability to apply the principles of quality management in Civil Engineering.
    (F12_G10 - Basic learning outcome G10 (related to final LO F12) - CEB - Ability to apply the principles of quality management in Civil Engineering.)
  • Ability to think independently and critically for process improvement and ability to engage in life-long learning. 
    (F12_G11 - Basic learning outcome G11 (related to final LO F12) - CEB - Ability to think independently and critically for process improvement and ability to engage in life-long learning. )
  • Ability to solve linear algebra; geometry; differential geometry; differential and integral calculus; differential and partial derivative equations; numerical methods; numerical algorithms; statistics and optimization.
    (F1_B1 - Basic learning outcome B1 (related to final LO F1) - CEB - Ability to solve linear algebra; geometry; differential geometry; differential and integral calculus; differential and partial derivative equations; numerical methods; numerical algorithms; statistics and optimization.)
  • Ability to integrate spatial vision and apply graphic representation techniques, both by traditional methods of metric geometry and descriptive geometry, as well as by computer-aided design applications.
    (F2_B2 - Basic learning outcome B2 (related to final LO F2) - CEB - Ability to integrate spatial vision and apply graphic representation techniques, both by traditional methods of metric geometry and descriptive geometry, as well as by computer-aided design applications.)
  • Ability to apply the basic concepts of the general physics laws such as: mechanics, fluid mechanics, fields and waves and electromagnetism, soil mechanics and their application to the resolution of engineering problems.
    (F1_B4 - Basic learning outcome B4 (related to final LO F1) - CEB - Ability to apply the basic concepts of the general physics laws such as: mechanics, fluid mechanics, fields and waves and electromagnetism, soil mechanics and their application to the resolution of engineering problems.)
  • Ability to identify the basic concepts of surface and subsurface hydrology. 
    (F5_C8 - Basic learning outcome C8 (related to final LO F5) - CEB - Ability to identify the basic concepts of surface and subsurface hydrology. )
  • Ability to identifythe basic concepts of water supply and sanitation systems, as well as their sizing, construction and maintenance. 
    (F5_H4 - Basic learning outcome H4 (related to final LO F5) - CEB - Ability to identifythe basic concepts of water supply and sanitation systems, as well as their sizing, construction and maintenance. )
  • Ability to evaluate the functioning of environmental ecosystems and environmental pressures and factors. 
    (F5_H2 - Basic learning outcome H2 (related to final LO F5) - CEB - Ability to evaluate the functioning of environmental ecosystems and environmental pressures and factors. )
  • Ability to demonstrate the fundamental principles, technical aspects and design of piping systems, pipe flow and open channel flow. 
    (F5_C7 - Basic learning outcome C7 (related to final LO F5) - CEB - Ability to demonstrate the fundamental principles, technical aspects and design of piping systems, pipe flow and open channel flow. )
  • Ability to explain unit treatment processes of urban water and wastewater treatment plants. 
    (F5_H3 - Basic learning outcome H3 (related to final LO F5) - CEB - Ability to explain unit treatment processes of urban water and wastewater treatment plants. )
  • Ability to design and size hydraulic works and facilities (e.g. dams, culverts), energy systems, hydroelectric developments and planning and management of surface and underground water resources. 
    (F5_H1 - Basic learning outcome H1 (related to final LO F5) - CEB - Ability to design and size hydraulic works and facilities (e.g. dams, culverts), energy systems, hydroelectric developments and planning and management of surface and underground water resources. )
  • Ability to design, construct and maintain water supply and sanitation systems.
    (F5_CS9 - Basic learning outcome CS9 (related to final LO F5) - CEB - Ability to design, construct and maintain water supply and sanitation systems.)
  • Ability to analyse, design and construct structural elements according to the design codes. 
    (F6_C4 - Basic learning outcome C4 (related to final LO F6) - CEB - Ability to analyse, design and construct structural elements according to the design codes. )
  • Ability to demonstrate the influence of infrastructures in land use planning and the ability to develop urban public spaces, considering public utilities and services. 
    (F11_T4 - Basic learning outcome T4 (related to final LO F11) - CEB - Ability to demonstrate the influence of infrastructures in land use planning and the ability to develop urban public spaces, considering public utilities and services. )
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Managing Entity (faculty)
H_da Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (HDA)