Course Details

Utility Networks

Academic Year 2024/25

BPA002 course is part of 3 study plans

​ BPC-SI / V Winter Semester 3rd year

​ BPC-MI Winter Semester 4th year

​ NPC-SIE Winter Semester 1st year

The course deals with conduit of utility networks (conduit of technical equipment) in general, especially underground networks. The general part includes basic concepts, network division, category and history. Students will be introduced with the standards and regulations of the topic, space arrangement of conduit of technical equipment. It will also be discussed designing of pipe networks (water supply, sewerage, heat, steam and gas) and cable lines (electricity system, telecommunication and data networks). From the aspects of building the student will be acquainted with pipes materials and methods of construction and rehabilitation of networks, especially in their underground storage.

Credits

2 credits

Language of instruction

Czech

Semester

winter

Course Guarantor

doc. Ing. Jaroslav Raclavský, Ph.D.

Institute

Institute of Municipal Water Management

Forms and criteria of assessment

course-unit credit and examination

Entry Knowledge

Physics, Hydraulics and thermodynamics

Aims

Student will get an overview about the significance of technical equipment network in the contemporary society, fundamental information about system and components of particular networks.
Student will manage basic of design and planinng of technical equipment network, and some more detailed information about function, planning and operating of gas and heat pipe networks.

Basic Literature

SOVAK. Příručka provozovatele stokové sítě - 3. aktualizované vydání. Praha: SOVAK. 2022
ČSN 73 6005. Prostorové uspořádání vedení technického vybavení. Praha: Úřad pro technickou normalizaci. 2017.
SOVAK. Zásady pro využití bezvýkopových technologií v oboru vodovodů a kanalizací. Praha: SOVAK. 2008
KLEPSATEL, František, RACLAVSKÝ, Jaroslav. Bezvýkopová výstavba a obnova podzemních vedení. Bratislava: JAGA GROUP. 2007. ISBN 978-80-8076-053-3.​
HLAVÍNEK, Petr a kol. Hospodaření s dešťovými vodami v urbanizovaném území. Brno: ARDEC, 2007. ISBN: 80-86020-55-X .
Beránek, J. a kol. Inženýrské sítě. Studijní opora. Brno: VUT v Brně. 2004.
ŠRYTR, Petr a kol. Městské inženýrství 1. Praha: Academia. 1998. ISBN 80-200-0663-X
ŠRYTR, Petr a kol. Městské inženýrství 1. Praha: Academia. 2001. ISBN 80-200-0440-8​

Recommended Reading

GUO, J.C.Y. Street Drainage Design and Modeling. Water Resources Publications, LLC. 2017. 158 p. ISBN 978-1887201919.​
STEIN, Dietrich. Trenchless Technology for Installation of Cables and Pipelines. Stein und Partner, 2005. ISBN 9783000149559

Offered to foreign students

Not to offer

Course on BUT site

https://www.vut.cz/en/students/courses/detail/281626

Lecture

13 weeks, 2 hours/week, elective

Syllabus

  • 1. Introduction to utility networks (conduit of technical equipment), history development.
  • 2. Space arrangement of conduit of technical eguipment.
  • 3. Associated conduit of technical equipment.
  • 4. Water supply.
  • 5. Sewerage networks.
  • 6. Regularities of gas flow.
  • 7. Heat networks.
  • 8. Supply of gas pipeline networks.
  • 9. Gas pipeline networks.
  • 10. Energy and communication networks.
  • 11. Construction and rehabilitation of pipe networks.
  • 12. Basic theory of pipe networks.
  • 13. Examples of conduit of technical eguipment.

Exercise

13 weeks, 1 hours/week, compulsory

Syllabus

  • 1. Coordination of conduit of technical equipment.
  • 2. Length optimization of utility connections.
  • 3. Design of sewer connections.
  • 4. Design of sewer connections.
  • 5. Seminar work – presentation.
  • 6. Seminar work – presentation.
  • 7. Credit.