Max Maurer: Catalogue data in Spring Semester 2024 |
| Name | Prof. Dr. Max Maurer |
| Field | Urban Water Systems |
| Address | Institut für Umweltingenieurwiss. ETH Zürich, HIF D 26.1 Laura-Hezner-Weg 7 8093 Zürich SWITZERLAND |
| Telephone | +41 44 633 30 67 |
| max.maurer@ifu.baug.ethz.ch | |
| Department | Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering |
| Relationship | Full Professor |
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| 102-0214-AAL | Introduction to Urban Water Management  Enrolment ONLY for MSc students with a decree declaring this course unit as an additional admission requirement. Any other students (e.g. incoming exchange students, doctoral students) CANNOT enrol for this course unit. | 6 credits | 13R | E. Morgenroth, M. Maurer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abstract | Introduction to urban water management (water supply, urban drainage, wastewater treatment, sewage sludge treatment). Introduction to Urban Water Management is a self-study course. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Learning objective | This course provides an introduction and an overview over the topics of urban water management (water supply, urban drainage, wastewater treatment, sewage sludge treatment). It supports the understanding of the interactions of the relevant technical and natural systems. Simple design models are introduced. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Content | Overview over the field of urban water management. Introduction into systems analysis. Characterization of water and water quality. Requirement of drinking water, production of wastewater and pollutants. Production and supply of drinking water. Urban drainage, treatment of combined sewer overflow. Wastewater treatment, nutrient elimination, sludge handling. Planning of urban water infrastructure. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lecture notes | For more information about provided material, have a look at: http://www.sww.ifu.ethz.ch/education/lectures/introduction-to-urban-water-management.html | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literature | In this self-study course the students must work through and understand selected sections from the following book: Viessman, W., Hammer, M.J. and Perez, E.M. (2009) Water supply and pollution control, Pearson Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ. Students must understand and be able to discuss the required reading in a 30 min oral exam. The required reading includes the following: - Read and know by heart: All chapters in Viessman et al (2009) except those listed below. - Read and have basic overview but no detailed knowledge: Chapters 11.15 - 11.30, 14.15 - 14.24 - Not part of the required reading: Chapters 2, 3.1 - 3.9, 3.12, 3.13, 3.19, 3.20, 4.5, 4.6, 12.23 - 12.26, 12.31, 12.32, and 12.34. This required reading and studying should correspond roughly the time invested in the course "Siedlungswasserwirtschaft GZ". Students are welcome to ask the assistants (http://www.sww.ifu.ethz.ch/group/teaching-assistants.html) for help with questions they have regarding the reading. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisites / Notice | Some students joining the MSc program in Environmental Engineering at ETH Zürich have to take additional courses from our BSc program. The decision of what courses to take is done at the time of admission at ETH. The course on "Introduction to Urban Water Management" is offered at ETH Zürich only in German. Students who can speak and understand German must take the course (Siedlungswasserwirtschaft GZ) and get a passing grade. For students that do not have sufficient German language skills there is a self-study course and they have to take an oral exam. This course is required for further in depth courses in urban water management. Prerequisite: Hydraulics I and Hydrology | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 102-0214-02L | Introduction to Urban Water Management | 6 credits | 4G | E. Morgenroth, M. Maurer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abstract | Introduction to urban water management (water supply, urban drainage, wastewater treatment, sewage sluge treatment) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Learning objective | This course provides an introduction and an overview over the topics of urban water management (water supply, urban drainage, wastewater treatment, sewage sludge treatment). It supports the understanding of the interactions of the relevant technical and natural systems. Simple models for the design are introduced. The competencies of process understanding, system understanding, modeling, concept development and data analysis & interpretation are taught, applied and examined. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Content | Overview over the field of urban water management. Introduction into systems analysis. Characterization of water and water quality. Requirement of drinking water, production of wastewater and pollutants Production and supply of drinking water. Urban drainage, treatment of combined sewer overflow. Wastewater treatment, nutrient elimination, sludge handling. Planning of urban water infrastructure. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lecture notes | Gujer, W.: Siedlungswasserwirtschaft, 3. Aufl., Springer Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2007 Handouts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisites / Notice | This course is required for further in depth courses in urban water management. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 102-0248-00L | Infrastructure Systems in Urban Water Management Prerequisites: 102-0214-02L Urban Water Management I and 102-0215-00L Urban Water Management II. | 3 credits | 2G | J. P. Leitão Correia , M. Maurer, A. Scheidegger | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abstract | An increasing demand for infrastructure management skills can be observed in the environmental engineering practice. This course gives an introductory overview of infrastructure management skills needed for urban water infrastructures, with a specific focus on performance, risk and engineering economics analyses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Learning objective | After successfully finishing the course, the participants will have the following skills and knowledge: - Know the key principles of infrastructure management - Know the basics of performance and risk assessment - Can perform basic engineering economic analysis - Know how to quantify the future rehabilitation needs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Content | The nationwide coverage of water distribution and wastewater treatment is one of the major public works achievements in Switzerland and other countries. Annually and per person, 135,000 L of drinking water is produced and distributed and over 535,000 L of stormwater and wastewater is drained. These impressive services are done with a pipe network with a length of almost 200,000 km and a total replacement value of 30,000 CHF per capita. Water services in Switzerland are moving from a phase of new constructions into one of maintenance and optimization. The aim today must be to ensure that existing infrastructure is professionally maintained, to reduce costs, and to ensure the implementation of modern, improved technologies and approaches. These challenging tasks call for sound expertise and professional management. This course gives an introduction into basic principles of water infrastructure management. The focus is primarily on Switzerland, but most methods and conclusions are valid for many other countries. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lecture notes | A script to support the lectures will be available for download from the Moodle course page. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 102-0510-00L | Introduction to Environmental Monitoring | 3 credits | 4P | D. Braun, M. Maurer, J. Wang, to be announced | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abstract | Typical parameter which are relevant for environmental systems are measured with modern sensors. The measuring devices are put together and programmed using a Sensebox (Arduino-based measuring box). The environmental data are analyzed and compared with information from literature. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Learning objective | - Gain understanding of measuring with modern sensors and basic understanding of electronic signal transmission. - Practical application of programming in the languages Arduino (C++) and Python. - Planning and carrying out measurement campaigns independently. - Be able to estimate the precision and correctness of measurements. - Use time series analysis profitably. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Content | The observation of different environmental systems is possible: - Weather and rain data. - heat island effect of cities. - Evapotranspiration: evaporation of water from the surface and from plants. - Measurement of environmental parameters in water bodies. - Indoor air quality. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lecture notes | Documents will be submitted. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literature | Literature will be provided during the course. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 102-0528-01L | Experimental and Computer Laboratory (Year Course)  | 10 credits | 2P | D. Braun, A. Costa, F. Evers, J. Jimenez-Martinez, S. Li, M. Maurer, J. Wang, Z. Wang, M. Willmann | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abstract | In the Experimental and Computer Laboratory students are introduced to research and good scientific practice. Experiments are conducted in different disciplines of environmental engineering. Data collected during experiments are compared to the corresponding numeric simulations. The results are documented in reports or presentations. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Learning objective | The student will learn the following skills: basic scientific work, planning and conducting scientific experiments, uncertainty estimations of measurements, applied numerical simulations, modern sensor technology, writing reports. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Content | The Experimental and Computer Laboratory is building on courses in the corresponding modules. Material from these courses is a prerequisite or co-requisite (as specified below) for participating in the Experimental and Computer Laboratory (MODULE: Project in the Experimental and Computer Laboratory): - WatInfra: Water Network Management - UWM: SysUWM + ProcUWM: Operation of Lab-WWTP - AIR: Air Quality Measurements - WasteBio: Anaerobic Digestion - WasteRec: Plastic Recycling - ESD: Environmental Assessment - GROUND: Groundwater Field Course Kappelen - WRM: Modelling Optimal Water Allocation - FLOW: 1D Open Channel Flow Modelling - LAND: Landscape Planning and Environmental Systems - RIVER: Discharge Measurements - HydEngr: Hydraulic Experiments - RemSens: Earth Observation and Landscape Planning - SOIL: Soil and Environmental Measurements Lab | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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