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RIVER ENGINEERING
213101020

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


Crédits ECTS
4.5

Langue d'enseignement
English/Español

Langue d'examen
English/Español

Langue des supports pédagogiques
English/Español

Acquis d'apprentissage fondamentaux
B3 - EEM/B6 - EEM

Entité de gestion (faculté)
Civil Engineering and Mining Engineering School (UPCT)