RIVER HYDRAULICS AND CHANNEL CONTROL STRUCTURES
| Title | ΠΟΤΑΜΙΑ ΥΔΡΑΥΛΙΚΗ ΚΑΙ ΔΙΕΥΘΕΤΗΣΕΙΣ ΧΕΙΜΑΡΡΩΝ / RIVER HYDRAULICS AND CHANNEL CONTROL STRUCTURES |
| Code | Γ24 |
| Faculty | Engineering |
| School | Rural and Surveying Engineering |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter |
| Coordinator | Athanasios Loukas |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 20000983 |
| Academic Year | 2024 – 2025 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 4 |
| Class ID | 600260838
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Course Type 2021
Specialization / Direction
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600260838
- eLearning: https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=283
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
Open Channel Hydraulics
Engineering hydrology.
Numerical Analysis.
Learning Outcomes
The students learn to calculate the transport and movement of the solid flow of watercourses, dimension flood control projects of torrents, evaluate the need for sediment control, and propose flood control projects of urban areas from peri-urban watersheds. They also learn to apply software to estimate river flooding and the transport and movement of solids.
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 (3 hours of teaching)
Introduction. General characteristics of natural watercourses (rivers and streams). Criteria for classifying watercourses.
Week 2 (3 hrs)
Geomorphology. Morphology of watercourses. Hydrographic network.
Week 3 (3 hours)
Surface Erosion. Earth slides. Geoslide control. Linear erosion. Terraces. Calculation of sediment from catchments. Deposition of sediment.
Week 4 (3 hrs)
Surface Erosion. Geoslides. Geoslide control. Linear erosion. Terraces. Calculation of sediment from catchments. Deposition of sediment.
Week 5 (3 hrs)
Introduction to the physics of sediment. Measurement of sediment.
Week 6 (3 hrs)
Transport and movement of solids - solids transport. Equations for calculating bottom solids flux, suspended solids flux, and total solids flux.
Week 7 (3 hrs)
Transport and movement of sediment-solids transport. Equations for calculating bottom solids flow, suspended solids flow, and total solids flow.
Week 8 (3 hrs)
Laboratory: Transport and movement of sediment. Exercises
Week 9 (3 hrs.)
Laboratory: Introduction to HEC-RAS 1D
Week 10 (3 hours)
Mountain hydrology projects. Technical works of lowland riverbed settlements. Parallel projects. Transverse projects.
Week 11 (3 hours)
Technical works of lowland riverbed regulation. Auxiliary works. Works to prevent the ingress of sediment into the lateral watercourses.
Week 12 (3 hours)
Laboratory: Application to HEC-RAS 1D
Week 13 (3 hours)
River protection works. Dikes. Floating canals, Flood protection works. Erosion around hydraulic works.
Keywords
Streams, Floods, Erosion, Movement, transport and measurement of sediment, Bottom, suspended and total sediment, HEC-RAS, Flood protection works, Technical Training Works (Parallel and Transverse)
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 Communication with Students
Description
Use of slides in teaching and Hydraulic Simulation Software in the Laboratory
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 39 | ✓ | |||
| Laboratory Work | 9 | ✓ | |||
| Reading Assigment | 25 | ✓ | |||
| Written assigments | 52 | ✓ | |||
| Total | 125 |
Student Assessment
Description
Students will be assessed by the semester exercises and the topic/term paper based on the following weighting factors:
Semester exercises: 30%
Semester topic: 70%.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Assignment (Formative)
- Written Exam with Problem Solving (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
«Διευθετήσεις υδατορρευμάτων» του Καθ. Βασίλη Δερμίση,
«Οικοϋδραυλική» του Καθ. Άρη Ψιλοβίκου.
Είναι διαθέσιμο στους φοιτητές το ανοικτό ψηφιακό βιβλίο του Κάλλιππου «Ποτάμια Υδραυλική και Τεχνικά Έργα» του Καθ. Βλάση Χρυσάνθου
Additional bibliography for study
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
20-01-2025
