Course Details

Ponds and purpose reservoirs

Academic Year 2022/23

BSB010 course is part of 1 study plan

BPC-SI / V Summer Semester 4th year

Introduction to issues, definitions, history of pond construction in the Czech Republic.
Distribution and functions, survey work, site selection of a small water reservoir.
Water management of small water reservoirs, water losses, SWR water management solution.
Pond dams, outlets, intakes, safety overflows, reservoir bottoms, littoral zone, reservoir surroundings.
Polders, Anti-erosion reservoirs, rain reservoirs, etc.
Handling and operating regulations, desilting and revitalization of reservoirs, reconstruction of reservoirs, modernization, malfunctions of pond dams, errors in pond projects, progress of construction.

Credits

6 credits

Language of instruction

Czech

Semester

summer

Course Guarantor

Institute

Forms and criteria of assessment

course-unit credit and examination

Entry Knowledge

Student gains overview of ponds and small water reservoirs, knowledge of directives, ability of designing ponds, knowledge of construction principles in the process of designing.

Aims

Overview of ponds and small water reservoirs subject, knowledge of directives, the ability of designing ponds, knowledge of construction principles in the process of designing.

Syllabus

Week 1: Introduction and basic information about the subject, division of reservoirs and site selection for small water reservoirs

Week 2: Dam and design principles

3rd week: Documents and surveys for the design of ponds and MVN

4th week: Water management solution of small water reservoirs

Week 5: Water management solutions for small water reservoirs

Week 6: Bottom drains

Week 7: Safety overflows

Week 8: Dampening Energy

9th week: Measures in the flood of the reservoir and in the surroundings, siltation, removal of silt, objects

10th week: Malfunctions and unsuitable designs of ponds and MVN

11th week: field trip / practical lecture

Prerequisites

Knowledge of hydraulics and water management solution of reservoirs including transformation function.

Specification of controlled instruction, the form of instruction, and the form of compensation of the absences

The definition of controlled teaching and the method of its implementation is specified at the beginning of the semester in the practice session.

Offered to foreign students

Not to offer

Course on BUT site

Lecture

13 weeks, 2 hours/week, elective

Syllabus

Week 1: Introduction and basic information about the subject, division of reservoirs and site selection for small water reservoirs

Week 2: Dam and design principles

3rd week: Documents and surveys for the design of ponds and MVN

4th week: Water management solution of small water reservoirs

Week 5: Water management solutions for small water reservoirs

Week 6: Bottom drains

Week 7: Safety overflows

Week 8: Dampening Energy

9th week: Measures in the flood of the reservoir and in the surroundings, siltation, removal of silt, objects

10th week: Malfunctions and unsuitable designs of ponds and MVN

11th week: field trip / practical lecture

Exercise

13 weeks, 3 hours/week, compulsory

Syllabus

1. Introduction to the exercise – position of the body, axis of the body, background. Atlas software.

2. Longitudinal and transverse body profiles, choice of body height.

3. Sample body cross-section and seepage curve

4. Longitudinal and transverse profiles by flooding. Completion in Atlas software.

5. Water management solution of the reservoir and bathygraphic curve.

6. Design of the lower drain (calculation and drawing).

7. Calculation of safety overflow.

8. Drawing of the safety overflow.

9. Situation and proposals in the flood.

10. Technical report.

11. Check, credit.