Water Resources Engineering (3 cr)

Objectives (course unit)

Engineers of water resources manage and plan freshwater resources in soil, ground, rivers and lakes. The students know the basics of hydrology and hydraulics. They understand the basic terms of hydrology and hydraulics, know how to measure them, can use data from the measurements and different public data resources.

Content (course unit)

The students learn selected topics in hydrology, hydraulics, limnology, water re-sources systems analysis, water resources environmental impact assessment, hydraulic structures, and irrigation and drainage.

The amount and movement of water in the soil is controlled with irrigation, drain-age, and in some cases with pumping wells. What is the quality of water and how different compositions drift within water.

The students learn the basic effects of building for water use (the principals of hydraulic structures: dams, levies, hydro power plants, channels, fishways, etc.)
The basic equations of hydrodynamics and hydrostatics and applying them in design work of water supply (open and pipe flow, flows in waterways).

The students learn some details of the laws and regulations consulting water re-sources engineering (building in the waterway, water supply, water protection for example.)

Location and time

Spring semester 2017
Mainly TAMK classrooms but also some visits and excursions

Exam schedules

Will be agreed with the group at the beginning of the course

Evaluation methods and criteria

Aktiivinen osallistuminen tunneille ja vierailuille 5%
Harjoitustehtävät 15%
Tentti 80%

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

Lectures, exercises, assignments, seminar report & presentation, excursions, visiting lecturers

Learning materials

Lecture note and PowerPoint presentations in Tabula, selected www-pages

Content scheduling

1) Hydraulics
- basic concepts
- open channel flow
- pipe flow
- dams and discharge
- flow and water level measurements
2) Hydrology
- basic concepts
- precipitation and evaporation
- rivers and lakes
- geohydrology

Completion alternatives

No alternative ways to complete the course

Practical training and working life cooperation

Visits to companies and authorities

International connections

Examples from other countries

Further information

Pekka Pietilä
pekka.e.pietila@tut.fi
040 8323 112

Assessment criteria - fail (0) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Tentin ja muun arvioinnin yhteenlaskettu tulos alle hyväksymisrajan (todennäköisesti noin 50%)

Assessment criteria - satisfactory (1-2) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Peruslaskutehtävät ja muut harjoitustehtävät suoritettu, mutta yhteenlaskettu tulos alle 65...70%

Assessment criteria - good (3-4) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Laskutehtävät ja harjoitukset tehty hyvätasoisesti ja yhteenlaskettu tulos välillä 65...70% - 85...90%

Assessment criteria - excellent (5) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Aktiivinen osallistuminen kurssille sekä yhteenlaskettu tulos vähintään 85...90%