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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 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 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 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)