OVERVIEW

The course describes the environmental impacts in coastal area related to the sewer and stormwater discharges and the oil spills in the marine environment. It also describes the hydraulic and hydro-geological risk for inland transport infrastructures. It finally addresses the technical and normative aspects needed to manage these phenomena.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course provides conceptual, technical and normative tools to design stormwater drainage systems, to mitigate the pollutant risk due to the oil spills in the marine environment, to mitigate the hydraulic and hydro-geological risk for inland transport infrastructure.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course is divided in three main topics.

At the end of the first part of the course students will be able to recognize and describe the main aspects related to the environmental management of storm water (and sewer) discharges, to limit the risk of pluvial flooding of roads in the urban context, with particular focus to the limitations and typology of discharges in coastal area. They will be able to define and verify the hydraulic capacity of the main components of the drainage networks and of the hydraulic devices required for the management of wash-off discharges and to control outflows.

At the end of the second part of the course students will be able to recognize the main sources of oil spills in the marine environment and will be able to select the correct recovery solutions with particular focus on the mitigation of the impact along the coastline. They will know the main normative aspects that allows to protect the marine environment against oil pollution.

At the end of the third part of the course students will be able to recognize the main components of the flood and hydro-geological risk for inland transport infrastructures and the main collapse mechanisms of bridges due to fluvial floods. They will be able to select appropriate mitigation techniques and will know the main contents of the Italian Guidelines for the classification and management of risk, safety assessment and monitoring of existing bridges.

Students will be able to critically analyse the knowledge they have acquired by exploring one of the course topics in greater depth through a group exercise in the hydraulics laboratory.

Students will develop the capability of managing their social interactions with a collaborative attitude and adopting constructive communication processes. They will develop decision-making autonomy, the ability to manage the acquired information with the aim to negotiate solutions and to evaluate the associated uncertainties.

PREREQUISITES

Not required.

TEACHING METHODS

The course is delivered in the traditional format, with face-to-face lectures held at the Polytechnic School.

The course is organised into lectures and a practical session in the hydraulics laboratory. Students will be set a problem involving the verification of a simple hydraulic structure, to be carried out using a spreadsheet and compared with the measurements taken in the laboratory. The results will be presented and discussed during the oral examination.

Students with a certified learning disability (DSA), a disability, or other special educational needs are invited to contact the instructor at the beginning of the course to discuss teaching and examination arrangements that, while respecting the learning objectives of the course, take individual learning needs into account and provide appropriate accommodations. Please also note that requests for exam accommodations or exemptions must be submitted – using the form available at this link: https://modulionline.unige.it/richiesta-adattamenti#no-back– to the course professor, the DIME contact person (federico.scarpa@unige.it), and the relevant office (inclusione.studenti@info.unige.it) at least seven working days before the examination, in accordance with the guidelines available at this link: https://unige.it/disabilita-dsa/richiesta-servizi

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

The main components of the course are listed below.

Mitigation of pluvial flooding on roads in the urban context through:

• the verification/design of stormwater drainage networks (and sewer systems).
• the verification/design of lateral spillways, first flush and storage tanks.

Limitations to the discharges in coastal areas.

Sources of oil spills in the marine environment and mitigation techniques.

Examples of accidents in the marine environment.

The main normative aspects addressing the protection of the marine environment from oil spills.

The hydraulic and hydro-geological risk for inland transport infrastructures.

Design components of channels, storage basins and outflow control components to protect transport infrastructure against fluvial flooding.

Mitigation solutions for roads against landslides.

Main collapse mechanisms of bridges due to flood and erosion and the associated mitigation strategies.

The Italian Guidelines for the classification and management of risk, safety assessment and monitoring of existing bridges.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Specific guidance regarding the reference bibliography and any materials available to specific categories of students (working students, non-attending students, and students with certified learning disorders, disabilities, or other special educational needs) will be provided by the professor at the beginning of the course.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

LESSONS

LESSONS START

https://corsi.unige.it/en/corsi/11920/studenti-orario

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Before the exam, the spreadsheet and a short report on the verification of a simple hydraulic infrastructure must be sent to the lecturer via Teams. The oral exam consists of a presentation and discussion of the results of the group work carried out in the laboratory. The discussion of the group work must achieve a mark of >= 6/10 to gain access to the written exam. The written exam is a close ended questions test. The mark for the written exam must be >= 12/20 to be considered a pass. The final mark is calculated as the sum of the marks for the two parts of the exam.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The verification of the simple hydraulic infrastructure will be evaluated based on the correctness of the obtained results. During the oral presentation and discussion, the technical skills acquired by the student during the lectures and during the group work will be evaluated. The interaction with other students within the group will be also considered. The student must demonstrate the ability to synthesise and illustrate the concepts, as well as the ability to critically re-elaborate and effectively use the knowledge acquired.

The written close ended questions test will be evaluated based on the number of correct answers and the score associated to each question.