Teaching GuideTerm Higher Technical University College of Civil Engineering |
Mestrado Universitario en Enxeñaría da Auga (plan 2012) |
Subjects |
Water supply and drainage systems |
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Identifying Data | 2023/24 | |||||||||||||
Subject | Water supply and drainage systems | Code | 632844202 | |||||||||||
Study programme |
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Descriptors | Cycle | Period | Year | Type | Credits | |||||||||
Official Master's Degree | 1st four-month period |
First | Obligatory | 6 | ||||||||||
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Topic | Sub-topic |
1. Introduction to water supply systems | 1.1. Basic concepts and description of the elements of a water supply system |
2. Water catchment systems | 2.1 Introduction and review of hydrology 2.2. Catchment of surface water: rivers, lakes, reservoirs,.. 2.3. Spring catchments 2.4. Pumping wells |
3. Water treatment for human consumption | 3.1. Introduction to drinking water treatment 3.2. Pretreatments 3.3. Primary treatments 3.4. Secondary treatments 3.5. Desinfection 3.6. Advanced treatments |
4. Water supply networks | 4.1. General concepts: overview of water supply and review of basic concepts of hydraulics 4.2. Description of each component: pipes, valves, pumps, reservoirs and other elements. 4.3. Design and modelling |
5. Urban drainage systems |
5.1. General concepts: runoff generation and management, sewer systems and wastewater treatments 5.2. Urban drainage management 5.3. Structures of runoff detention and treatment 5.4. Sustainable urban drainage systems |
6. Sewer systems | 6.1. Description 6.2. Design and modelling |
7. Hystoryof water supply and sanitation systems and their role in society | 7.1. Historical introduction to supply and sewer systems 7.2. Characteristics of nowadays water services |
8. Legal Framework | 8.1. European legal framework |
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