Civil Engineering

Applied Hydrology and Hydrosystems course has the intention to give both conceptual models and practical operative procedures in order to understand the role of water fluxes at basin scale. The role and influence of hydrosystems systems are, also, illustrated. Hydrological Cycle. Hydrological Statistics. Applied Meteorology. Formation, Measure And Elaboration Of Rainfall. Evapotranspiration. Fluid Motion In Soils: Saturation Zone And Vadose Zone. Hydrological Losses. River Basins And Geomorfology. Rainfall-Runoff Models. Flood Propagation In Rivers. Hydrosystems Engineering: water supply systems, water excess systems: urban stormwater and floodplain systems.

The course is focused on providing the fundamentals of applied hydrology and hydrosystems engineering systems, with the aim to provide both conceptual models and practical operative procedures in order to understand the role of water fluxes at basin scale. The role and influence of hydrosystems systems are, also, illustrated. Knowledge and understanding: after passing the exam, the students will be able to deal with issues related to hydrological cycle and to water fluxes at basin scale, with particular reference to impacts on the environment and the choice of needed hydraulic systems. Applying knowledge and understanding: after passing the exam, the students will be able to undertake hydrologic and hydraulic design decisions with regard hydro-systems. After passing the exam, the students will acquire the ability to make judgements with particular regard to “the evaluation of hydrological processes and water fluxes at basin scale, with particular reference to hydrologic and hydraulic design criteria for hydraulic systems”, also on complex systems/problems. The above mentioned skills will contribute to building a backbone that will allow the students to get updated information in a continuous, autonomous and in-depth manner, concerning both their professional abilities and the emerging environmental issues. Solving numerical and design exercises will also provide the students with a tool to acquire autonomous learning skills, also with specific regard to the ability to make judgement and critical assessment of the faced problems in case of shortage or lack of the relevant information.

Chow V.T., Maidment D.R., Mays L.W. : “Applied Hydrology”, Mc Graw Hill Napolitano F.: “Appunti e Dispense di Idrologia Tecnica” Napolitano F.: “Appunti e Dispense di Infrastrutture Idrauliche”

The knowledge acquired by the students on the course topics would be evaluated through both mid-term tests (on selected topics during the lecturing period) and a final exam. The latter will involve an oral discussion of the main subjects of the course (as a rule, 3 subjects selected by the teacher during the exam), out of which one will be specifically focused on the practical/design projects that are to be submitted in the form of a written report on the day of the exam. The final evaluation will take into account mainly (70-80%) the acquired knowledge and understanding and the ability of their application, and for the remaining 20-30% the demonstrated making judgements abilities and autonomous learning skills. Each of these aspects will be judged on the 3 topics selected by the teacher during the exam.