River Hydraulics and River Training
| Title | Ποτάμια Υδραυλική και Διευθετήσεις Ποταμών και Χειμάρρων / River Hydraulics and River Training |
| Code | 08EC061 |
| Faculty | Engineering |
| School | Rural and Surveying Engineering |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Coordinator | Athanasios Loukas |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600024651 |
Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos Agronómōn kai Topográfōn Mīchanikṓn (2025-sīmera)
Registered students: 1
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geospatial Surveying | EPILOGĪS ALLĪS EMFASĪS | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| Earth Observation using Geodetic Methods | EPILOGĪS ALLĪS EMFASĪS | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| Construction Surveying | YPOCΗREŌTIKO EPILOGĪS EMFASĪS | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| Cadastre and Land Management | EPILOGĪS ALLĪS EMFASĪS | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing | EPILOGĪS ALLĪS EMFASĪS | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| Cartography and Geographical Analysis | EPILOGĪS ALLĪS EMFASĪS | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| Planning and Management of Transportation Infrastructure and Systems | EPILOGĪS ALLĪS EMFASĪS | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| Water Resources, Environment and Engineering Works | YPOCΗREŌTIKO EPILOGĪS EMFASĪS | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Class ID | 600255094
|
Type Of Offer
- Disciplinary Course
Course Type 2021
Specialization / Direction
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Knowledge Deepening / Consolidation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600255094
- At the Website of the School: https://topo.auth.gr/
- eLearning: https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=283
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
No prerequisite courses are required to attend the course. However, the students should have knowledge in the subjects: Open Channel Hydraulics, Engineering Hydrology, Numerical Analysis.
Learning Outcomes
The objective of the course is the introduction to the morphology of watercourses, the erosion and transport of sediments, the principles that govern the transport of sediments in natural watercourses with the aim of understanding and calculating the rate and volume of sediments. Also, the course presents to the students the design of hydraulic works of river and streams training and works for the protection of hydraulic works from carried sediments and other materials.
Knowledge
The course helps students develop their technical and intellectual ability preparing them for work as engineers and for postgraduate studies. The course exposes students to River Hydraulics computational techniques used in the modern practice of Rural and Surveying Engineers.
At the end of the course students should have:
Ability to understand the processes of erosion and transport of transported materials in natural watercourses
Ability to calculate erosion and transport of transported materials
Ability to calculate the passage of water and transported materials in natural watercourses
Abilities
Upon completion of the course, the student possesses advanced skills in processing, analyzing and solving complex problems of river hydraulics as well as planning river training projects for the protection of the river water system.
Skills
After completing the course, the student manages complex work plans and is able to make decisions on the design of hydrotechnical projects. Also, he is able to work individually and in a group during the design of hydrotechnical projects. Especially students will be able to:
to design/evaluate studies of river and stream training projects and
to synthesize and propose optimal or new solutions based on the above consideration.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Design and manage projects
- Respect natural environment
- Be critical and self-critical
Course Content (Syllabus)
Week 1
Introduction. General characteristics of natural watercourses (rivers and streams). Criteria for classifying watercourses.
Week 2
Geomorphology. Morphology of watercourses. Hydrographic network.
Week 3
Surface Erosion. Earth slides. Geoslide control. Linear erosion. Terraces. Calculation of sediment from catchments. Deposition of sediment.
Week 4
Surface Erosion. Geoslides. Geoslide control. Linear erosion. Terraces. Calculation of sediment from catchments. Deposition of sediment.
Week 5
Introduction to the physics of sediment. Measurement of sediment.
Week 6
Transport and movement of solids - solids transport. Equations for calculating bottom solids flux, suspended solids flux, and total solids flux.
Week 7
Transport and movement of sediment-solids transport. Equations for calculating bottom solids flow, suspended solids flow, and total solids flow.
Week 8
Laboratory: Transport and movement of sediment. Exercises
Week 9
Laboratory: Introduction to HEC-RAS 1D
Week 10
Mountain hydrology projects. Technical works of lowland riverbed settlements. Parallel projects. Transverse projects.
Week 11
Technical works of lowland riverbed regulation. Auxiliary works. Works to prevent the ingress of sediment into the lateral watercourses.
Week 12
Laboratory: Application to HEC-RAS 1D
Week 13
River protection works. Dikes. Floating canals, Flood protection works. Erosion around hydraulic works.
Keywords
River Hydraulics, Generationa and Transport of Sediments, River Training Works
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
The Information Technologies are used in the course teaching (educational material, video, presentations, etc), in laboratory excersises and in the communication of teachers with the students.
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 39 | ✓ | |||
| Laboratory Work | 13 | ✓ | |||
| Reading Assigment | 25 | ✓ | |||
| Project | 40 | ✓ | |||
| Take home excerises | 8 | ✓ | |||
| Total | 125 |
Student Assessment
Description
The lectures of the course are combined with corresponding laboratory exercises and applications. At the same time, a comprehensive semester project is prepared, with a specific example in which emphasis is placed on the utilization of the analysis methods and techniques presented. Student evaluation:
70% Project: Complete individual project of a river section training. Mandatory subject delivery. Technical Report.
30% Take home excersises: Exercises to be solved by the students
Student Assessment methods
- Written Assignment (Summative)
- Take home excersises (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Στους φοιτητές προτείνονται τα βιβλία:
α) Δερμίσης, Β., 2010. «Διευθετήσεις υδατορρευμάτων», Εκδόσεις Α. Τζιόλα και Υιοί Α.Ε. σελ. 648 [Κωδικός Βιβλίου στον Εύδοξο: 18548763]
β) Τσόγκας, Χ., 2009. "Μηχανική Ποταμών", 2η Έκδοση, ΜΑΡΙΑ ΠΑΡΙΚΟΥ & ΣΙΑ ΕΠΕ, σελ. 400. [Κωδικός Βιβλίου στον Εύδοξο: 122081302]
γ) Ψιλοβίκος, Α.,, 2022. «Οικοϋδραυλική», 2η Έκδοση. Εκδόσεις Α. Τζιόλα και Υιοί Α.Ε. σελ. 800 [Κωδικός Βιβλίου στον Εύδοξο: 112691978]
Additional bibliography for study
Σημειώσεις των διδασκόντων
Χρυσάνθου, Β., 2015, «Ποτάμια Υδραυλική και Τεχνικά Έργα» [ηλεκτρ. βιβλ.] Αθήνα:Σύνδεσμος Ελληνικών Ακαδημαϊκών Βιβλιοθηκών (https://repository.kallipos.gr/handle/11419/5433?&locale=el ).
Chapter 12. "Erosion and Sediment Transport" by E.W. Shen and P. Julien from "Handbook of Hydrology" by D.R. Maidment (Editor),
Chapter 11. "Sediment Transport" from "Open Channel Flow" by F.M. Henderson,
Κεφάλαιο 15 "Διάβρωση Εδαφών" του Σ. Γιακουμάκη και Κεφάλαιο 16 "Στερεοπαροχές" των Β. Χρυσάνθου και Γ. Τσακίρη από το βιβλίο "Υδατικοί Πόροι - Ι. Τεχνική Υδρολογία" του Γ. Τακίρη (Υπεύθυνος Έκδοσης).
Last Update
21-01-2025
