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Hydrology and Water Resources

Hydrology and Water Resources

Code	15320
Year	1
Semester	S1
ECTS Credits	6
Workload	PL(30H)/T(30H)/TP(15H)
Scientific area	Hidráulica e Ambiente
Entry requirements	Hydraulics and ADA
Learning outcomes	This Course Unit intends to provide students with the knowledge required for hydrologic design, in the areas of surface water, stormwater urban drainage and water management. It is intended that students develop skills of independent learning and critical thinking, analysis and synthesis, group work, focusing on the practical application of theoretical knowledge to solve problems. At the end of the course the student should be able to: (a) Have knowledge and understanding of the concepts related with the hydrological phenomena and management of water resources (b) Characterise watersheds and their water availability (c) Characterise and evaluate floods, including estimation of intense rainfall and flood peak discharges and respective hydrographs. (d) Design stormwater urban drainage systems.
Syllabus	1. WATER RESOURCES: Water storages and fluxes over the Globe, the continents, the Iberia, and Portugal. Water cycle. Runoff and Groundwater. Systems to transform potential water resources into available water resources. Damages caused by water and its control. Climate change. Legislation. 2. HYDROLOGY: Rainfall runoff processes. Factors affecting the runoff. Watershed. Hydrologic Balance. Precipitation. Evapotranspiration. Infiltration. Streamflow. Evaluation of annual streamflow from climate parameters. Measurement of hydrological variables. Return period and risk. Intense rainfall. Flood flow analysis. Flood hydrographs. Design discharge. Water resources development. 3. URBAN HYDROLOGY: Conception and constitution of stormwater urban drainage systems. Computation of stormwater discharges. Detention basins. Hydraulic design of drainage conduits.
Main Bibliography	- Elementos de apoio às aulas (in moodle) - Hipólito, J. R. & Vaz, A. C. (2011). Hidrologia e recursos hídricos. Editora Universitaria do IST, Lisboa - Sousa, E.R. (2002). Saneamento Ambiental I. Sistemas de Drenagem de Águas Residuais e Pluviais, IST, Lisboa - Quintela, A. Carvalho (1996). Hidrologia e Recursos Hídricos. Associação de Estudantes do IST, Lisboa - Lencastre, A. e Franco, M. (1992). Lições de Hidrologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisboa. - Shaw, E. M., Beven, K. J., Chappell, N. A., & Lamb, R. (2010). Hydrology in practice. CRC Press. - Regulamento Geral dos Sistemas Públicos e Prediais de Distribuição de Água e de Drenagem de Águas Residuais
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.