The teaching illustrates the methodologies for the study of hydraulic works in the urban areas in order to design systems both in normal operating conditions and in exceptional operating conditions.
The teaching is organized in two semesters: the first one introduces the fundamentals of hydraulics (free surface and under pressure) while the second one introduces the fundamentals of hydrology to be able to carry out the sizing of simple hydraulic works in urban areas.
The course aims at providing the theoretical basic knowledge of hydraulic that are needed to design hydraulic structures for water management in the anthropic environment, including both free surface and under pressure flow conditions; to provide the tools for verifying hydraulic structures as well as to assess the interaction between the natural river network and the anthropic structures; to introduce the fundamentals of hydrology, urban hydrology and the design of the main hydraulic structures of urban drainage networks.
The Hydraulic Infrastructure teaching is structured in order to provide students with the following skills:
Additionally, in the framework of the laboratory activities carried on in small groups during the course, students will be able to:
There are no specific prerequisites, if not the basic knowledge of mathematics and physics.
The teaching includes 98 hours of lessons of which 48 will be related to the development of laboratory in order to deepen the issues addressed from a theoretical point of view.
In particular, the following teaching methods are envisaged:
Laboratory activities concerning the verification of the hydraulic operating conditions of a portion of the riverbed as well as the definition of the layout of the drainage network and the setting up of the calculation report for the evaluation of the design ietograms and for the sizing of the pipeline network are carried out mainly in the classroom. Participation in the laboratory activities is mandatory, i.e. the student must attend at least 70% of the laboratory hours, therefore the lecturers will indicate the laboratory hours in advance and record the students' attendance.
Working students are advised to contact the teacher at the beginning of the course to agree on teaching and exam methods which, in compliance with the teaching objectives, take into account individual ways of learning.
Students who have valid certification of physical or learning disabilities on file with the University and who wish to discuss possible accommodations or other circumstances regarding lectures, coursework and exams, should speak both with the instructor and with Professor Federico Scarpa (federico.scarpa@unige.it ), the Polytechnic School's disability liaison.
The teaching is divided into two parts. The first part deals with the fundamentals of hydraulics and the design criteria of the water supply system. The second part deals with the fundamentals of hydrology and the design criteria of the storm water drainage systems.
Part 1 – Hydraulic:
Part 2 - Hydrology
The slides projected as part of the frontal teaching lessons, any supplementary material (also depending on specific student requests) are made available through the online support on AulaWeb. The support material for carrying out the guided laboratory in the classroom and for the calculation component of the design report is also made available through AulaWeb. The material uploaded on AulaWeb is to be considered supplementary and supportive with respect to classroom lessons.
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Ricevimento: The office hours for students are scheduled according to the specific student requirement.
Ricevimento: The office hours are scheduled according to the specific student requirement. Students can contact Prof. Palla via e-mail or via Teams to arrange a face-to-face interview or an online reception.
https://corsi.unige.it/en/corsi/11766/students-timetable
The timetable for this course is available here: EasyAcademy
The exam is oral; moreover, the students will discuss the results of the exercises concerning the hydraulic tests of a stretch of riverbed and the design of the drainage network of an urban catchemt. In general, students must demonstrate synthesis and presentation skills as well as the ability to critically rework and effectively use the knowledge acquired.
The oral exam aims to evaluate the operational skills acquired by the student during the course; during the oral session, the student also discusses / exposes the project reports relating to the hydraulic checks of a stream and the urban drainage network project. The interaction with other students within the group will be also considered.
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