Reservoirs-Dams
| Title | Ταμιευτήρες-Φράγματα / Reservoirs-Dams |
| Code | 09EC083 |
| Faculty | Engineering |
| School | Rural and Surveying Engineering |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Coordinator | Athanasios Loukas |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600024673 |
Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos Agronómōn kai Topográfōn Mīchanikṓn (2025-sīmera)
Registered students: 0
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geospatial Surveying | EPILOGĪS ALLĪS EMFASĪS | 9 | 5 | 5 |
| Earth Observation using Geodetic Methods | EPILOGĪS ALLĪS EMFASĪS | 9 | 5 | 5 |
| Construction Surveying | YPOCΗREŌTIKO EPILOGĪS EMFASĪS | 9 | 5 | 5 |
| Cadastre and Land Management | EPILOGĪS ALLĪS EMFASĪS | 9 | 5 | 5 |
| Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing | EPILOGĪS ALLĪS EMFASĪS | 9 | 5 | 5 |
| Cartography and Geographical Analysis | EPILOGĪS ALLĪS EMFASĪS | 9 | 5 | 5 |
| Planning and Management of Transportation Infrastructure and Systems | EPILOGĪS ALLĪS EMFASĪS | 9 | 5 | 5 |
| Water Resources, Environment and Engineering Works | YPOCΗREŌTIKO EPILOGĪS EMFASĪS | 9 | 5 | 5 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Class ID | 600255116
|
Course Type 2021
Specialization / Direction
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600255116
- At the Website of the School: https://topo.auth.gr/
- eLearning:
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
It is beneficial for students to have attended the following courses: Engineering Hydrology, Open Channel Hydraulics, Applied Hydraulics, Groundwater Hydraulics
Learning Outcomes
Scope of the course is the introduction and the understanding of the design, construction and operation of dams and reservoirs. This course strengthens students’ technical and intellectual competency, preparing them for engineering employment or advanced study. The course exposes students to hydrological methods of reservoir design, to design and construction of various types of dams, to design of hydraulic works of dams and to the management and simulation of the operation of dams and reservoirs.
Upon completion of the course, students should be able to demonstrate:
1. Knowledge of the various dam types, their scope and operation
2. Ability to define the location of dam construction
3. Ability to calculate and design the reservoir volume with deterministic and stochastic methods
4. Ability to calculate and design of hydraulic works of reservoirs (spillways, coffer dams, etc)
5. Understanding of the design methods and typical tests of dams
6. Understanding of the construction steps of various types dams
7. Ability to manage and simulate the operation of dams and reservoirs single and multiple scope
8. Understanding of the environmental impacts of dam construction and the methods for the impact alleviation
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Design and manage projects
- Respect natural environment
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Week No. Course contents Course attendance (hours)
1 Introduction. Types and scope of dams. Dam location selection. 4
2 Gravity dams. Construction characteristics. Conditions and stability tests 4
3 Hollow Gravity dams. Construction characteristics. Conditions and stability tests.
Arch dams. Types and calculation methods. Stability tests. 4
4 Earth-fill dams. Types and construction characteristics. Stability tests.
Rock-fill dams. Types and construction characteristics. 4
5 Dam foundation and drainage
Percolation under the dams and through earth dams. Computation of percolation. Measures for the minimization of percolation. 4
6 Characteristics of reservoirs
Deterministic design of reservoir
Calculation of reservoir usuable volume (Rippl method, Dincer method, Stall method) 4
7 Calculation of reservoir usuable volume (Rippl method, Dincer method, Stall method)
Probabilistic method for the calculation of reservoir usuable volume (Moran method) 4
8 Estimation of reservoir non-usuable (dead) volume (Gavrilolovic method, U.S.L.E. method)
Estimation of reservoir flood volume
Definition of Probable Maximum Precipitation (PMP) and Probable Maximum Flood (PMF). Estimation methods.
4
9 Hydrologic and hydraulic design of of dam safety works. Design of dam spillway and river diversion works. Design flood of spillway. Spillway design. 4
10 Design flood for river diversion. Flood protection during the dam construction and operation. Dam design. 4
11 Deterministic and stochastic simulation of reservoir operation 4
12 Environmental impacts from dam construction, protection works and fish passage works. 4
13 Water quality in reservoirs
4
Keywords
Reservoirs, Dams, Design, Construction and Operation of Dams and Reservoirs
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 | 52 | ✓ | |||
| Laboratory Work | 13 | ✓ | |||
| Reading Assigment | 13 | ✓ | |||
| Project | 40 | ✓ | |||
| Written assigments | 7 | ✓ | |||
| Total | 125 |
Student Assessment
Description
The evaluation of students is based on the submission and examination of semester project, after checking and revisions made by the teachers, by 80% from the written presentation and 20% from the oral presentation.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
- Oral Exams (Formative, Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
1ο Σύγγραμμα : Χ. Τσόγκα «Υδροδυναμικά Έργα», Ζήτη Πελαγία & Σια Ι.Κ.Ε., 2018. σελ. 816. [Κωδικός Βιβλίου στον Εύδοξο: 77118601]
2ο Σύγγραμμα: Μ. Α. Μιμίκου «Τεχνολογία Υδατικών Πόρων», 3η Έκδοση, Α. ΠΑΠΑΣΩΤΗΡΙΟΥ & ΣΙΑ Ι.Κ.Ε., 2006, σελ. 612. [Κωδικός Βιβλίου στον Εύδοξο: 9780]
Additional bibliography for study
Σημειώσεις διδασκόντων και προτεινόμενη βιβλιογραφία
Χρυσάνθου, Β., & Μάρκου, Ι. (2024). Υδροενεργειακά Έργα - Ταμιευτήρες - Φράγματα [Προπτυχιακό εγχειρίδιο]. Κάλλιπος, Ανοικτές Ακαδημαϊκές Εκδόσεις. https://dx.doi.org/10.57713/kallipos-373
Last Update
21-01-2025
