WAT-E1100 - Water and Environmental Engineering, Lecture, 4.9.2023-20.10.2023
This course space end date is set to 20.10.2023 Search Courses: WAT-E1100
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Week 5 of WAT course deals with environmental hydraulics and environmentally sound hydraulic engineering. They form a rapidly developing research domain with an objective to protect and restore quality of the environment when using water resources. We seek to improve our understanding of the dynamics and processes of water, sediment, vegetation, nutrients, and harmful substances in the hydro-environment. The proper understanding of the associated physical, chemical and biological attributes and processes is the basis for the development of reliable modelling tools for river hydraulics, and sediment and pollutant transport. At the Aalto University, environmental hydraulics is a transdisciplinary field combining technological, environmental, economical, and societal interests in a wide context. Our studies cover both natural and built environments, in particular rivers, agricultural channels, and urban water features.
This week focuses on experimental research methods using the Environmental Hydraulics Flow Channel and hydraulic modelling approaches. You will learn how laboratory, field-scale experiments and numerical models can be used to develop potential engineering solutions to transdisciplinary problems, with a view on river hydraulics and fluvial geomorphology. The broader context is treated with help of lectures on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. We'll also wrap up on Friday discussing both general concepts and detailed analyses results.
Two exercises are organized in this week:
- 1) Thematic task: Flume assignment with a view on experimental methods and data analyses including measurement uncertainty (group work; DL on Tuesday, grading pass/fail)
- 2) Weekly exercise: Hydraulic modelling (individual work; DL on Friday at 13:00 [as the correct answers are revealed 13-15, thus we requested you to return in time. Significant 50 % grade reduction if late return by max one week]).
General schedule for the week is shown in the figure, followed by the detailed daily schedule below.
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Thematic task: Flume assignment Inlämningsuppgift
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Hydraulic modelling (HEC-RAS), materials Mapp
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Weekly exercise: Hydraulic modelling (HEC-RAS), return box Inlämningsuppgift