Helge Fuchs: Catalogue data in Autumn Semester 2017 |
| Name | Dr. Helge Fuchs |
| Department | Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering |
| Relationship | Lecturer |
| Number | Title | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101-1249-00L | Hydraulics of Engineering Structures | 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 and stilling basin 5. Backwater curves 6. Weirs/End overfalls & Venturi 7. Sideweir & Sidechannel 8. Bottom opening & Culverts, throttling pipes, inverted siphons 9. Fall manholes & Vortex drop 10. Supercritical flow & Special manholes 11. Air/water flows and bottom outlets 12. Vegetated flows - Introduction 13. Vegetated flows - Application 14. Summary & Preparation 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. | ||||