Base Knowledge
Hydraulics
Teaching Methodologies
Theoretical-practical classes use active teaching/learning methodologies. The syllabus is presented in practical situations, and understanding and critical thinking are encouraged.
Learning Results
- Recognise the phenomena related to the circulation of water on Earth: precipitation, surface and underground runoff, evaporation, transpiration and infiltration.
- Analyse the needs and availability of water resources.
- Characterise and quantify hydrological phenomena.
- Quantify flows for drainage systems and for sizing hydraulic works.
- Determine flood hydrographs.
- Sizing rainwater retention basins.
Program
1 – Definition, methodology and scope of hydrology
2 – Hydrological cycle, Hydrological year, Water balance
3 – Hydrographic basin
Definition of a river basin
Morphological characteristics
4 – Precipitation
Spatial distribution of precipitation
Temporal distribution of precipitation
Heavy rainfall
5 – Evaporation and evapotranspiration
Empirical calculation formula
6 – Water in the soil
Infiltration
Mathematical modelling of infiltration
Underground reserves
7 – Groundwater
Aquifers
Modelling groundwater flow
8 – Surface runoff
Models for transforming precipitation into runoff
9 – Characterisation and study of floods, urban flooding and river flooding
10 – Hydrological modelling
Principles of modelling hydrological systems
Deterministic and non-deterministic models
11 – Description of hydrological models with HEC-RAS software
Curricular Unit Teachers
Teresa Cristina Melo FragosoInternship(s)
NAO
Bibliography
Notes provided by teachers.
Lencastre, A., & Franco, M. (1992). Lições de hidrologia (2ª ed.). Universidade Nova de Lisboa.
United Nations, The United Nations World Water Development Report (2022). Groundwater: Making the invisible visible. UNESCO, Paris.
Gribbin, J. E. (2014). Introduction to Hydraulics and Hydrology with Applications to Stormwater Management (4th edition). Delmar, Thomson Learning.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. (n.d.). HEC-RAS guides and tutorials. HEC-RAS. Retrieved September 2, 2024, from https://www.hec.usace.army.mil/software/hec-ras/documentation.aspx