The main scope of the course is to provide students with the basic knowledge of complex water infrastructures design and water legislation; specifically, the course provides the fundamental skills for the design of sewer systems and hydraulic structures for flood defense in urban areas.
Hydraulic Infrastructure Design belongs to the three-year degree in Civil Engineering, whose aim is to prepare students in civil engineering by providing tools for the design, construction, maintenance and management of civil structures and infrastructures, such as buildings, bridges, tunnels, transport systems, hydraulic works and land protection.
Within such framework, Hydraulic Infrastructure Design aims at providing students with the basic knowledge and understanding about 1) water legislation; 2) fundamental schemes of sewer systems and hydraulic structures for flood defense in urban areas; 3) any kind of hydraulic structures for water control and pumping stations; 4) methods and models, including statistical approaches, for hydrologic analysis and hydraulic simulation for structure design; 5) basic computational tools for hydrologic analysis and infrastructure design; 6) how to organize and manage an engineering project; 7) methods to prepare project reports.
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to 1) determine fundamental criteria and restrictions for design; 2) perform statistical analysis and estimate the hydrological load acting on the structures (design quantities); 3) identify the most appropriate infrastructure solution for water disposal and sanitation; 4) design structure and infrastructure; 5) prepare project report and drawings.