Themen der Lehrveranstaltung
The course will cover the following topics:
The hydrological cycle.
Drainage basins and river networks.
Precipitation: measurement, spatial analysis, and extreme-value analysis.
Soil water: saturated and unsaturated conditions.
Surface runoff: types and characteristics.
Rainfall–runoff models: the Rational Method and the SCS method.
Hydrographs and flow-duration curves.
Principles of hydrostatics: Pascal’s and Stevin’s laws and their applications.
Fundamental equations of fluid dynamics—continuity, conservation of energy, and conservation of momentum—and their application to orifices, weirs, and head losses.
Uniform flow in open channels: Manning’s equation, boundary shear stress, and stability assessment of hydraulic structures.
Uniform flow in pressurized pipes: the Darcy–Weisbach equation, the Moody diagram, and local head losses.
Principles of land drainage and channel design.
Design of pressurized irrigation systems.
Frost-protection irrigation.
Erosion and sediment transport in rivers and streams.
Watershed management and torrent-control works.
Propädeutische Lehrveranstaltungen
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The theoretical concepts covered in the course will be presented by the lecturer during classroom sessions, while the practical activities, including laboratory sessions and field trips, will be supervised by the lecturer in collaboration with the Teaching Assistant (TA).
Students will be expected to work independently, both during laboratory activities—under the supervision of the lecturer and the TA—and at home, to complete exercises and prepare a report based on the laboratory activities and the field trip. The PowerPoint presentations used during the lectures will be made available through the course’s Microsoft Teams platform, together with exercises and links to external resources.