Hidráulica Urbana

Physics, Fundamentals of Mechanics

Lectures with short active sessions (Flipped Learning) to ensure understanding of the content, individual and group exercises.

To promote the practical application of the content, visits to the Hydraulics Laboratory.

Recognize the basic concepts for assessing flood flows in urban areas;
Recognize various types of runoff;
Identify different laws of runoff resistance;
Analyze a water supply network;
Describe the characteristics and operation of centrifugal pumps.

1. Basic concepts of urban hydrology
Study of precipitation;
Characterization of river basins;
Flood flows.
2. Permanent flows under pressure
Bernoulli’s theorem;
Flow resistance laws;
Singular pressure losses;
Pipeline systems;
Water distribution networks;
Euler’s theorem.
3. Flows with a free surface
Uniform flows;
Regolfo and rebound with constant flow.
4. Hydraulic pumps
Centrifugal pumps;
Pump and installation characteristics;
Parallel and series operation;
NPSH suction head.

Continuous/Periodic Assessment
During the semester and after the completion of each chapter, students are given a question
related to that chapter.
Students have up to two days to submit their answers to the question on the academic platform.
In order to submit the class questions, students must have attended 60% of the total classes for the
semester of the current academic year or the previous academic year. Students are not required to submit
answers to all class questions. The grade awarded will be proportional to the number of questions
submitted.
To pass the course unit, the grade must be greater than or equal to 10 points, distributed
as follows:
- Individual written final exam, theoretical part (normal exam period or resit period) 8 points;
- Individual written final exam, practical part (normal exam period or resit period) 7 points;
- Class questions 5 points.

Assessment by Final Exam
Students covered by special arrangements (in accordance with Article 23 of the Academic Regulations for the
1st Cycle of Studies at ISEC) who can justify their unavailability and, consequently, their absence
from classes, will take a Final Exam worth 20 points, distributed as follows:
- Individual written final exam, theoretical part (normal exam period or appeal period) 8 points;
- Individual written final exam, practical part (normal exam period or appeal period) 12 points.

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