Lukas Schmocker: Catalogue data in Autumn Semester 2016 |
Name | Dr. Lukas Schmocker |
Department | Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering |
Relationship | Lecturer |
Number | Title | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
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101-1249-00L | Hydraulics of Engineering Structures Former Title until HS15: Wastewater Hydraulics. | 3 credits | 2G | H. Fuchs, I. Albayrak, L. Schmocker | |
Abstract | Hydraulic fundamentals are applied to hydraulic structures for wastewater, flood protection and hydropower. Typical case studies from engineering practice are further described. | ||||
Objective | Understanding and quantification of fundamental hydraulic processes with particular focus on hydraulic structures for wastewater, flood protection and hydropower | ||||
Content | 1. Introduction & Basic equations 2. Losses in flow & Maximum discharge 3. Uniform flow & Critical flow 4. Hydraulic jump & Stilling basins 5. Backwater curves 6. Weirs/End overfalls & Venturi 7. Mobile discharge measurements & Culverts/restrictors/inverted siphons 8. Fall manholes & Vortex drop 9. Conjunctions & Shock waves at abrupt wall deflections 10. Air/water flows and bottom outlets 11. Driftwood retention racks 12. Vegetated flows - Introduction 13. Vegetated flows - Application 14. Summary & questions/preparations for examination | ||||
Lecture notes | Text books Hager, W.H. (2010). Wastewater hydraulics. Springer: New York. | ||||
Literature | Exhaustive references are contained in the suggested text book. |