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RIVER ENGINEERING

213101020

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Description

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

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ECTS credits

4.5

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Teaching Language

English/Español

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Exam Language

English/Español

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Support Materials Language

English/Español

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Basic Learning Outcomes

• Ability to analyse and evaluate different alternatives and develop the most sustainable solution,  in order to achieve the greatest effectiveness, favoring progress and a sustainable development that respects the society as well as the environment. 
  (B3 - EEM - Ability to analyse and evaluate different alternatives and develop the most sustainable solution,  in order to achieve the greatest effectiveness, favoring progress and a sustainable development that respects the society as well as the environment. )
• Knowledge how to apply technical and management skills in a field of Environmental Engineering.
  (B6 - EEM - Knowledge how to apply technical and management skills in a field of Environmental Engineering.)

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Final Learning Outcomes

• Apply in depths technical knowledge for dimensioning Environmental Engineering projects/systems.
  (F1 - EEM - Apply in depths technical knowledge for dimensioning Environmental Engineering projects/systems.)
• Creating sustainable solutions to practical and complex Environmental Engineering problems with critical awareness of the wider multidisciplinary context of engineering.
  (F3 - EEM - Creating sustainable solutions to practical and complex Environmental Engineering problems with critical awareness of the wider multidisciplinary context of engineering.)
• Formulate solutions to practical Environmental Engineering problems using multidisciplinary approaches 
  (F3b - EEM - Formulate solutions to practical Environmental Engineering problems using multidisciplinary approaches )
• Understand and apply sustainable and resilient design principles and green technologies/solutions for the implementation of reliable Environmental Engineering systems 
  (F4 - EEM - Understand and apply sustainable and resilient design principles and green technologies/solutions for the implementation of reliable Environmental Engineering systems )
• Generating and/or creating innovative sustainable solutions to new problems in  Environmental Engineering. 
  (F14 - EEM - Generating and/or creating innovative sustainable solutions to new problems in  Environmental Engineering. )
• Ability to integrate information from different sources into practical application and research.
  (F16 - EEM - Ability to integrate information from different sources into practical application and research.)

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Course categorized

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Managing Entity (faculty)

Civil Engineering and Mining Engineering School (UPCT)

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