Module I. Fluvial Morphology and Introduction to Fluvial Hydraulics
Unit 1. Introduction. Rivers. River Morphology. Definition of dominant flows in the fluvial channel.
Unit 2. River hydraulics. Principles of Movement. Resistance to flow.
Unit 3. Initiation of movement
Unit 4. Characteristics of solids
Module II. Sediment transport mechanics
Unit 5. Introduction to the mechanics of sediment transport. Application of sediment transport equations. Erosion and sedimentation phenomena in watercourses.
Module III. Erosion processes on a basin scale
Unit 6. Erosion in basins
Module IV. River Engineering
Unit 7. River Stabilisation. Design and calculation of channelling actions, stabilisation and hydrological corrections
Unit 8. Hydraulics of Bridges
Module V. Fluvial Ecosystems
Unit 9. River Restoration
Unit 10. Modelling of biological processes in fluvial systems
