Duration
30h Th, 24h Pr
Number of credits
| Master in environmental science and management (120 ECTS) | 5 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
First, the course covers the following theoretical topics:
- water uses and ressources in surface water
- introduction to process-oriented hydrology and flood frequency analysis
- fundamentals in hydrostatics and hydrodynamics (Benrouilli, uniform flow ...)
- water storage (reservoirs, water towers ...)
- water supply networks and sewage networks
- hydropower schemes
- flood risk analysis
- hydromorphological restoration of rivers
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
After this course, the student will be able to:
- understand the role of hydraulic structures in the integrated management of water ressources
- understand in-depth the main fundamental concepts in hydrology and open channel hydraulics, such as to be able to use them accurately in a technical reasoning
- understand the practical relevance of the concept of uniform flow, to apply it, and to be aware of its limitations as well as of its relative strengths and weaknesses compared to more advanced flow models (backwater curves, unsteady flow ...)
- understand and apply, in simple configurations, the main design options and sizing principles of common hydraulic systems, including: water towers, water supply networks, storm tanks, as well as combined or separated sewage networks
- perform simple flood risk analysis
- perform a first simple design of a hydropower scheme
- analyse simple sediment transport issues in rivers
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
The course relies on fundamentals in physics (mechanics) and mathematics as taught in the curriculum of university bachelors.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The course is based on theoretical lectures and on practical exercises consisting in the design of real-life hydraulic networks and structures.
Since the course focuses more on a deep understanding of the concepts, the student is requested to take an active part in the lessons, during which the teacher fosters direct interactions with the audience.
Exercise sessions and practical assignments constitute a key part of the course and are compulsory. Students who do not attend these activities and/or who fail to submit in due time the expected reports will not be allowed to take the exam.
A discussion forum is available on Moodle, enabling the student to ask questions related to the course.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face lectures.
Recommended or required readings
Slides used during the lectures may be downloaded on Moodle platform.
The teacher recommends the reading of complementary material. All documents are made available on Moodle platform.
Any session :
- In-person
written exam ( open-ended questions )
- Remote
written exam ( open-ended questions )
- If evaluation in "hybrid"
preferred in-person
Additional information:
It is compulsory for the the student to submit an individual report after each practical exercise. These reports are noted.
A written exam takes place in January and September. It includes a theoretical and a practical part. For the later, the student may use reference documents.
No partial exemption is granted.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Lectures take place during the first semester.
If needed and depending on the evolution of the sanitary constraints related to Covid, lectures will be given online through https://moodle.hece.uliege.be platform.
Contacts
- Benjamin DEWALS: b.dewals@ulg.ac.be
- Michel PIROTTON: michel.pirotton@ulg.ac.be
- Sébastien ERPICUM: s.erpicum@ulg.ac.be
- Pierre ARCHAMBEAU: pierre.archambeau@ulg.ac.be