Lezioni di acquedotti e fognature. Giuseppe Frega. Liguori Editore, Napoli, 2002.
Acquedotti guida alla progettazione. Valerio Milano. Hoepli Editore, Milano 2012
Learning Objectives
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
Knowledge and understanding of the functioning of the various components that make up aqueducts and sewers.
APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
Ability to design and size the main components of aqueducts and sewers using dedicated hydraulic calculation software.
MAKING JUDGEMENTS
Identify and define indicators and descriptors to critically evaluate data and results.
Identify possible and potential connections between various aspects of a topic and/or problem.
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Articulate and present an essay in written and oral form.
Explain the information learned during the course clearly and in appropriate language.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge (first level university course) in hydraulics, hydrology, and statistics.
Teaching Methods
The teaching consists of lectures, discussions during the lessons, and exercises dedicated mainly to in-depth studies on some topics of the course. In addition, the teaching includes the revisions of the team projects required for the final course evaluation.
Further information
The notes of the lectures, further in-depth documentation, and any useful data, may be made available during the course development on the university's Moodle platform http://e-l.unifi.it/
Type of Assessment
The assessment of the student advancement is carried out with a practical test and an oral exam. The final grade is given by the weighted average between the grade obtained in the practical test (weight 70%) and the grade obtained in the oral exam (weight 30%).
The practical test consists in the preparation of a written team project in which the student describes an aqueduct system, its components and the corresponding designing through the use of dedicated hydraulic calculation tools. Indications on the contents and useful references for the preparation of the project are provided during the course and during the revisions of the project.
The oral exam covers the whole program and is divided into two parts. The first part of the oral exam consists in the presentation of the written project using slides and its subsequent discussion. The second part of the oral exam consists of a series of questions on the course program.
The exam aims to verify through the discussion of the project and the theoretical questions:
• knowledge and understanding of the topics covered in the course program;
• ability to apply knowledge and understanding in the project;
• autonomy of judgment in critically evaluating the choices made in the written project;
• communication skills in presenting the salient contents of their work through slides (context, purpose of the work, methodology, limits, and possible developments).
Course program
Introduction to the course
Aqueducts
• Introduction and general information
• Characteristics of water
• Water intake structures
• Estimation of derivable water
• Withdrawal conduits
• Water lifting systems
• Auxiliary works along the pipelines
• Pipelines, valves, and installation
• Tanks
• Water supply networks
Sewerage
• Introduction and general information
• Designing of sewer system Auxiliary works for the sewer system