Environmental Hydraulics

Course objectives

The main objective of this course is to provide a deep insight into the issues topics covered in the basic course and to provide methodological and computational tools to approach and to solve several problems of interest in the field of Environmental Hydraulics. The course is also aiming at providing the fundamental concepts to understand transport processes in water bodies and their mathematical modelling. Knowledge and understanding: deep description and characterization of the fluid (water) flows and of transport and mixing in water bodies; Applying knowledge and understanding: learn how to characterize the conditions of hydraulic risk both in practical and field laboratories; Making judgements: carry out exercises and activities in group and/or individually; Communication skills: acquired by means of a continuous exchange among teacher and students during lessons and laboratories; Learning skills: assessed continuously during the course in all verification activities.

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Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
Basic fluid mechanics: quantities, measurements flow regimes, uniform and steady flows. The equations of motion in hydraulics. Open channel flows hydraulics: main definitions and problems in 1d free-surface flows Uniform flow: laws, geometry of the stream sections, resistance, relation between flow rate and fluid height Steady flow water surface profiles in open channel flows: equations and hydraulic jump Steady flow water surface profiles evaluation, applications in open channel flows: bridges, change in slope/roughness, gates, weir, spillways Numerical methods and for the steady flow water surface profiles evaluation in open channel flows Unsteady open channel flows. Governing equations in rectangular channels. Integration of the unsteady open channel flow equations. Flood flows. Transport and mixing in water bodies (basics) Flow and water level measurements: devices and applications.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of Hydraulics or Fluid Mechanics, Mathematics, Physics.
Books
M. C. Potter, D. C. Wiggert, B. H. Ramadan. "Mechanics of Fluids". Cengage Learning (2011) P. K. Kundu. "Fluid Mechanics". Academic Press, San Diego (1990).
Frequency
Lectures and exercises are given in the classroom. Attendance to the class is recommended but not mandatory
Exam mode
The examination consists of an oral test in which the student knowledge of the subject and his ability to solve a problem are evaluated.
Lesson mode
Both the theorethical and the practical aspects of each physical problem included in the programme will be addressed in class.
  • Lesson code10595657
  • Academic year2025/2026
  • CourseEnvironmental and Sustainable Building Engineering
  • CurriculumEnvironmental and Sustainable Building Engineering (percorso valido ai fini del conseguimento del doppio titolo con la Cina)
  • Year2nd year
  • Semester2nd semester
  • SSDICAR/01
  • CFU6