Engineering Hydrology
| Title | Τεχνική υδρολογία / Engineering Hydrology |
| Code | 06YC035 |
| Faculty | Engineering |
| School | Rural and Surveying Engineering |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Coordinator | Athanasios Loukas |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600025754 |
Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos Agronómōn kai Topográfōn Mīchanikṓn (2025-sīmera)
Registered students: 34
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | Core Courses | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Weekly Hours | 6 |
| Class ID | 600267818
|
Type Of Offer
- Disciplinary Course
Course Type 2021
Specific Foundation
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/1/600267818
- At the Website of the School: https://topo.auth.gr/
- eLearning: https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=16153
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
No previous courses are required. However, it is good for the students to have attended the course Open Channel Hydraulics.
Learning Outcomes
The objective of the course is the introduction to the phenomena and natural processes of surface hydrology and the hydrological cycle as a whole, the understanding of the phenomena and the analysis and processing of precipitation and supply data with the aim of finding the storm and providing planning for the study of hydrotechnical projects .
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 computational techniques of Technical Hydrology used in the modern practice of Agricultural and Surveying Engineers.
At the end of the course students should have:
Ability to understand the hydrological cycle and natural hydrological processes
Ability to define a watershed and its main geomorphological features
Ability to calculate or estimate the spatial and temporal distribution of rainfall in a watershed
Ability to calculate ombrian curves and calculate the design storm in a watershed
Ability to calculate or measure runoff in a cross-section of a river/stream and estimate the components of runoff
Ability to calculate from data the unit hydrograph of a watershed or to estimate from geomorphological features the synthetic unit hydrograph of a watershed
Ability to estimate design flows in a watershed either by statistical analysis of runoff data or by applying the unit hydrograph (or synthetic unit hydrograph) or by applying empirical methods
Ability to calculate the discharge of a flood by hydrological methods through a watercourse segment and through a reservoir or lake
Skills
After completing the course, the student possesses advanced skills in processing, analyzing and solving complex technical hydrology problems related to the design of hydrotechnical projects.
Capabilities
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 hydrotechnical 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
- Respect natural environment
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Introduction to hydrological processes/Statistics – Probabilistic analysis of hydrological information/Study of atmospheric processes and precipitation, Precipitation measurement methods, Precipitation data analysis, Spatial distribution of precipitation, Calculation of Intensity-Duration-Frequency (IDF curves). Calculation of Depth-Duration-Frequency (DDF curves), Calculation of design storm/Hydrological Losses, Methods of measuring and calculating evaporation and evapotranspiration, retention, and infiltration/Excess rain, Methods of estimating rain losses. Estimation of excess rain with the SCS method/Runoffs, Runoff measurement methods-Hydrometry, Hydrometric stations-hydrometric networks/Processing of hydrometric observations, Flow Duration curves, Cumulative runoff curves/Flood runoff, Unit Hydrograph, Determination of unit hydrograph, Instantaneous Unit Hydrograph/Calculation of Runoff Concentration Time and Runoff Lag Time, Empirical Design Flood Estimation Methods, Rational Method, Synthetic Unit Hydrograph/Flood Routing, Hydrological Methods of Flood Routing, Flood Routing Through a River Section (Muskingum Method), Flood Routing Through tank/G.S.P applications and remote sensing in Hydrology.
Keywords
Hydrology, Hydrological Designe, Floods
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
The Information Technologies are used in the course teaching (educational material, video, presentations, etc) and in the communication of teachers with the students.
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 52 | ✓ | |||
| Laboratory Work | 26 | ✓ | |||
| Reading Assigment | 69 | ✓ | |||
| Exams | 3 | ||||
| Total | 150 |
Student Assessment
Description
The lectures of the course are combined with corresponding laboratory exercises and applications on which a significant part of the assessment is based.
100% Written exam: Open books and notes. No audio-visual media. Brief questions and solutions of hydrology engineering problems/exercises.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Problem Solving (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Μιμίκου, Μ., και Ε. Μπαλτάς, 2012. «Τεχνική Υδρολογία», 5η Έκδοση, Εκδόσεις Α. ΠΑΠΑΣΩΤΗΡΙΟΥ & ΣΙΑ Ι.Κ.Ε., ISBN: 978-960-491-066-3. [Προτεινόμενο σύγγραμμα: Κωδικός Βιβλίου στον Εύδοξο: 22770465]
Παπαμιχαήλ, Δ., 2004. «Τεχνική Υδρολογία Επιφανειακών Υδάτων», 2η Έκδοση, Εκδόσεις Γιαχούδη, ISBN: 960-7425-81-2. [Προτεινόμενο σύγγραμμα: Κωδικός Βιβλίου στον Εύδοξο: 8678]
Τσακίρης, Γ., 2013. «Υδατικοί Πόροι: Ι. Τεχνική Υδρολογία», 1η Έκδοση, Εκδόσεις Συμμετρία, ISBN: 978-960-266-380-6. [Προτεινόμενο σύγγραμμα: Κωδικός Βιβλίου στον Εύδοξο: 22771790]. Τσακίρης, Γ. και Χ. Βαγγέλης, 2009. «Υδατικοί Πόροι: ΙΙ. Εφαρμογές Τεχνικής Υδρολογίας», Εκδόσης Συμμετρία, ISBN: 978-960-266-266-3.
Additional bibliography for study
Σημειώσεις των διδασκόντων
Σημειώσεις Ε. Σιδηρόπουλος και Π. Τολίκας «Μαθήματα Τεχνικής Υδρολογίας», ΑΠΘ, 2009
Κουτσογιάννης, Δ., 1997. «Στατιστική Υδρολογία» [ηλεκτρ. βιβλ.] Αθήνα:Σύνδεσμος Ελληνικών Ακαδημαϊκών Βιβλιοθηκών (http://hdl.handle.net/11419/5889).
Κουτσογιάννης, Δ., Ξανθόπουλος, Θ., 1999. «Τεχνική Υδρολογία» [ηλεκτρ. βιβλ.] Αθήνα:Σύνδεσμος Ελληνικών Ακαδημαϊκών Βιβλιοθηκών (http://hdl.handle.net/11419/5888).
Μιμίκου, Μ., 2006. «Τεχνολογία Υδατικών Πόρων», 3η Έκδοση, Εκδόσεις Α. ΠΑΠΑΣΩΤΗΡΙΟΥ & ΣΙΑ Ι.Κ.Ε., ISBN: 978-960-7530-79-0.
Σακκάς, Ι.Μ., 2004. «Τεχνική Υδρολογία: Τόμος 1 Υδρολογία Επιφανειακών Υδάτων», Εκδόσεις Αϊβαζίδη.
Anderson, M.G., and J.J. McDonnell, (eds.) 2005. Encyclopedia of Hydrological Sciences, Wiley Publications.
Beven, K.J., 2012. Rainfall-Runoff Modelling: The Primer, 2nd Edition, Wiley-Blackwell.
Chow, V.T., 1988. Applied Hydrology. McGraw-Hill.
Maidment, D.R., (ed.) 1993. Handbook of Hydrology. McGraw-Hill.
Mimikou, M., Baltas, E. and Tsihrintzis, V., 2016. Hydrology and Water Resources System Analysis, July 2016, Textbook – 448 Pages – 208 B/W Illustrations, ISBN 9781466581302, CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group.
Last Update
18-01-2025
