Study-unit WATER DESIGN
| Course name | Building engineering and architecture |
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| Study-unit Code | A002662 |
| Curriculum | Comune a tutti i curricula |
| Lecturer | Renato Morbidelli |
| CFU | 10 |
| Course Regulation | Coorte 2023 |
| Supplied | 2025/26 |
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| Type of study-unit | Opzionale (Optional) |
| Type of learning activities | Attività formativa integrata |
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URBAN HYDRAULIC INFRASTRUCTURE
| Code | A002663 |
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| CFU | 5 |
| Lecturer | Renato Morbidelli |
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| Learning activities | Affine/integrativa |
| Area | Attività formative affini o integrative |
| Sector | ICAR/02 |
| Type of study-unit | Opzionale (Optional) |
| Language of instruction | Italian |
| Contents | 1. HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE AND BASIC HYDROLOGICAL PROCESSES 2.WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS 3. SEWER SYSTEMS |
| Reference texts | •G. BECCIU, A. PAOLETTI, Esercitazioni di costruzioni idrauliche, CEDAM, Padova, 1999; •L. DA DEPPO, C. DATEI, Fognature, Cortina, Padova, 2004; •G. IPPOLITO, Appunti di costruzioni idrauliche, Liguori Editore, Napoli, 2000 ; •R. K. LINSLEY, J. B. FRANZINI, D. L. FREYBERG, G. TCHOBANOGLOUS, Water resources engineering, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1992; •L. MAYS, Y. K. TOUNG, Hydrosystems engineering and management, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1992; •Didactic material available in APE-LEARNING or UNISTUDIUM website |
| Educational objectives | The course examines the main hydrological processes as the rainfall formation, the effective rainfall and the direct runoff generation, and provides means to measure and estimate the quantities of most interest in the design of hydraulic infrastructures. The course examines also water distribution systems and sewer systems. The main expected learning results will be: •knowledge and understanding of hydrological cycle and key hydrological processes, measurement techniques of the main involved variables, basic methods for estimating effective rainfall (SCS-CN method) and direct hydrograph (lumped and semi-distributed approaches), direct and indirect stochastic methods to estimate design discharge, water distribution systems, sewer systems. •skill to select and apply measurement techniques of the main hydrological quantities, proper basic modeling in order to represent the main components of the hydrological cycle as infiltration process and runoff generation, appropriate approach in estimating flood frequency and design variables, skill to select and design water distribution systems and sewer systems. |
| Prerequisites | In order to understand and to apply the most important concepts discussed in the course is: -necessary that the student has already passed the end of course exams of Mathematical Analysis 2 and Rational Mechanics and Statics; - appropriate that the student knows topics involved in Geometry and General Physics courses. In particular, it is necessary that the student is familiar with: the concepts of continuous function, limit, derivative and integral (simple, surface and volume)-not only from the mathematics point of view, but especially from that of mechanics-exponential and trigonometric functions, fundamental equations of mechanics (principle of conservation of mass, Newton's equation and theorem of momentum). With reference to numerical applications, which constitute an important part of the course, the student must be able to solve equations numerically using the most basic techniques of numerical analysis. |
| Teaching methods | The course is organized in: •Face-to-face lessons; •Practical training. |
| Other information | Sample constituted by 422 students. Average grade: 26.52/30; standard deviation: 3.00/30. Percentage of students who obtained an exam mark included in the range 18/30 - 21/30 7.6% 22/30 - 24/30 14.0 % 25/30 - 27/30 37.4 % 28/30 - 30/30 34.1 % 30/30 cum laude 6.9 % Examination Timetable: The schedule of the exams is available at the following link: http://www.ing1.unipg.it/didattica/studiare/calendario-esami |
| Learning verification modality | The exam of the course consists of an oral discussion The oral exam is directed to check out the knowledge level over the course contents related to Municipal Water Systems, the ability to apply the studied models and techniques and the ability to select the proper methodology by self-judgement. Furthermore, the oral exam has also the objective to evaluate communication skills and the usage of an appropriate language about the theoretical and practical subjects of the course. The grade of the exam is certified with the local grade system, which is a number on a scale from 18 to 30. For information on support services for students with disabilities and / or DSA visit http://www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa. |
| Extended program | The course deals with the basic hydrological processes as the rainfall formation, the effective rainfall and the direct runoff generation, and describes measurement techniques of the main hydrological variables and methods for estimating hydrological variables and to design hydraulic infrastructures. The course is organized in different units as follows: Hydrological cycle. Water distribution systems: urban demand of water; water supply sources; calibration and test of water distribution systems and hydraulic networks; pipes characteristics; valves, tees, bends and reducers; tanks, siphons; pumps and pumping stations, transient control (air chamber); technical norms of water distribution systems. Sewer systems: hydraulic design of storm sewers and of wastewater sewers; side-overflow weirs, pumping stations. |
| Obiettivi Agenda 2030 per lo sviluppo sostenibile |
WATER DESIGN WORKSHOP
| Code | A002664 |
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| CFU | 5 |
| Lecturer | Silvia Meniconi |
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| Learning activities | Affine/integrativa |
| Area | Attività formative affini o integrative |
| Sector | ICAR/01 |
| Type of study-unit | Opzionale (Optional) |
| Language of instruction | Italian |
| Contents | Management of water distribution system: modellling of water distribution systems (WDSs), ARERA regulations Distribution and transmission system valves Transient design for pipeline systems Techniques for management of WDSs including the design of DIscrict Metered Areas (DMAs) Techniques for fault detection and leakage management Design of fountains and swimming pools, Flow through porous media, Filters Water landscape design Water architecture PAI regulation, hazard maps, floodplains |
| Reference texts | Notes of the teachers distributed during the course. Mays, L.W. (2000). Water Distribution Systems Handbook, McGraw-Hill. B. Brunone, M. Ferrante, S. Meniconi, Manuale per una moderna gestione degli acquedotti, Ricerca e controllo delle perdite nelle reti di condotte, Città Studi Edizioni, De Agotsini, 2008. K. A. Breisch, Fountains: Splash and Spectacle, Thames and Hudson, London 1998. H. Dreiseitl, Dieter Grau, K. H.C. Ludwig, Waterscapes: Planen, Bauen und Gestalten Mit Wasser, Basel 2001. E. Di Franco, Rubinetti. Il design della migliore produzione, Motta Editore, Milano 2003. H. Kinkade-Levario, Design for Water: Rainwater Harvesting, Stormwater Catchement, and Alternate Water Resuse, New Society Publishers, Gabriola Island 2007. A. Lohrer, Basics Designing with Water, Birkhäuser, Basel 2008. H. Dreiseitl, Dieter Grau, Recent Waterscapes: Planning, Building and Designing with Water, Birkhäuser, Basel 2009. J. Jain-Neubauer, Water Design: Environment and Histories, Marg Publications, Mumbai 2016. P. Cavagneri, Maria Adriana Giusti, Roberto Revelli, Scienza Idraulica e restauro dei giardini, Celid, Torino 2009. D. Citrini, G. Noseda, Idraulica, Casa Editrice Ambrosiana, Milano, 2012. |
| Educational objectives | Attention will be focused not only on the Hydraulics aspects but also on those related to energy saving for both transmission mains and water distribution networks. Furthermore, techniques for the management of water distribution systems and techniques for fault detection and leakage management will be analyzed. These topics will be discussed in the context of Italian and international ground rules. A further aim of the course is to provide students with the tools to design and verify devices used in the water industry. The design of pools and fountains will be faced up, also in terms of their sustainability. In such a context, the course will make students aware of the experimental methods in fluid mechanics - applicable to the Water Landscape Design and Water Architecture -to conjugate the rational approach with the needs of a modern and functional design in which water flow plays a crucial role. |
| Prerequisites | In order to be able to understand and apply most of the topics explained during the course, you must have successfully passed FONDAMENTI DI WATER DESIGN and Infrastrastrutture Idrauliche Urbane. |
| Teaching methods | The course is organized as follows: - lectures on all the topics of the course; - exercises about all the practical topics discussed during the course; - laboratory tests at the Water Engineering Laboratory of the Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile ed Ambientale (https://welabpg.com) ; - a case study will be analyzed by students in groups For all topics, the strong links between theory and practical engineering problems are pointed out. |
| Other information | As additional teaching activity, students will execute tests at the Water Engineering Laboratory (WEL). Specifically, tests will be carried out in pressurized pipes; a design of a fountain will be executed. Moreover plant visits will be organized. |
| Learning verification modality | The exam is oral with the discussion of the case-study. |
| Extended program | Management of water distribution system: modellling of water distribution systems (WDSs), ARERA regulations Distribution and transmission system valves Transient design for pipeline systems Techniques for management of WDSs including the design of DIscrict Metered Areas (DMAs) Techniques for fault detection and leakage management Design of fountains and swimming pools, Flow through porous media, Filters Water landscape design Water architecture PAI regulation, hazard maps, floodplains |
| Obiettivi Agenda 2030 per lo sviluppo sostenibile | Questo insegnamento concorre alla realizzazione degli obiettivi ONU dell'Agenda 2030 per lo Sviluppo Sostenibile |