HWM-31806 Technical Concepts in Water Engineering
Course
Credits 6.00
Teaching method | Contact hours |
Lectures | 24 |
Practical intensively supervised | 80 |
Course coordinator(s) | drs. PJJF Torfs |
Lecturer(s) | drs. PJJF Torfs |
ing. G Bier | |
Examiner(s) | drs. PJJF Torfs |
ing. G Bier |
Language of instruction:
English
Assumed knowledge on:
HWM-20806 Hydrogeology; MAT-30806 Applied Partial Differential Equations, SEG-30806 Hydrological Modeling: Theory and Practice;
Contents:
Hydrological science and education is typically organized by disciplines: hydrology, hydraulics, groundwater etc.
This course investigates the technical integration of these disciplines and techniques, within the framework of a real life water management setting.
The following topics will be covered in the theoretical part of the course: time and spatial scales, how to conceptualize, interface between the different disciplines, quantity-quality relationships, propagation of errors.
In the practical part, where students will actively model and couple models, these topics will be investigated in a real life management context.
Learning outcomes:
After the course, students will be able:
- to analyze water management issues in terms of which hydrological sub-models are needed at which time and spatial scale to practically contribute to the solution of the problem;
- to understand the general simplifying concepts involved in the coupling of hydrological models;
- to understand the specific concepts involved in the coupling of flow between open water, saturated groundwater and unsaturated zone;
- to understand and to apply conceptualizations as e.g. semi-stationary modeling as a technique to solve these problems;
- to implement the above in computer models;
- to use these coupled computer models to carry out scenario studies, to critically analyse the results and to discuss their use for water management problems.
Activities:
In the theoretical part, students should study the course material. In the practical part, they will have to use computer programs to solve a given management problem.
Examination:
Written exam.
Literature:
Course material. Available at the secretariat of Centre for Water and Climate (Atlas)
Programme | Phase | Specialization | Period | ||
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Compulsory for: | MHW | Hydrology and Water Quality | MSc | A: Soil and Ecosystem Hydrology | 6WD |
Restricted Optional for: | MHW | Hydrology and Water Quality | MSc | B: Hydrology and Quantitative Water Management | 6WD |
MCL | Climate Studies | MSc | 6WD |