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Course code: IBS10350f17Semester: 2017/2018 winter
Name: Earth Structures in Hydrotechnics
Major: Civil Engineering
Study Type: first cycle
Course type: optional
Study Semester: 5
ECTS points: 4
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 30 / 30 / 0
Lecturer: dr hab. inż. Daniel Garlikowski, dr inż. Jolanta Dąbrowska
Language of instruction: Polish / English
The course in English will be available if a minimum of 6 students sign up for a group. If less than 6 students sign up for the group, the course will be available in Polish with the possibility of individual support in English. Contact person: dr inż. Jolanta Dąbrowska
Learning outcomes: (S)he knows the basic technical and environmental principles, codes and standards for the designing of structures and structural elements in civil engineering. (S)he knows the principles for construction and dimensioning of structures and structural elements –made of ferroconcrete, water impounding structures, and principles of their operation. (S)he knows the principles for the construction and analysis of selected structures in water engineering and hydrotechnics. Skills (S)he can calculate the dimensions of basic structural elements in water engineering, transport and hydrotechnical structures. (S)he can design selected elements and simple structures, (s)he can estimate physical and mechanical properties of soils used as a material for earthworks. (S)he can read architectural, construction, geological and geodetic drawings and prepare graphic documentation in the environment of selected CAD software.
Competences: The student can solve specific problems independently as well as a team member.
Prerequisites: geology, soil mechanics
Course content: Types of hydrotechnical structures, the principles for their location and operation. Principles for the design and construction of hydrotechnical structures. Potential risk areas. Materials that may be used to create specific elements. Construction security state, filtration below the dam and its stability. After the course the student possesses theoretically-based and well-organised general and specific knowledge covering the main issues related to hydrotechnical earth structures. The student knows basic technological, environmental and economic conditions for the location of hydrotechnical structures and possesses general knowledge concerning the problems connected with the realisation of such structures. The student is familiar with the methods of decision-making for the purposes of needs analysis and feasibility study of the given structure; (s)he knows the types of water impounding structures and the principles of their operation, design and construction, places of potential risk; can assess the soil foundation of the dam or embankment; he can assess the soil from which various elements of the structure will be constructed; can determine the safety state of the structure. The student can design a hydrotechnical structure as a structure composed of interacting elements. (S)he knows how to calculate filtration through the substrate and body of the dam and how to assess the stability of the construction; he can assess the physical and mechanical properties of soil for the possibility of their incorporation into various elements of the structure; he can determine the class of the various hydraulic structures; can design necessary seal and strengthening; knows the principles of drainage design and can properly deploy control and measurement devices.
Recommended literature: Czyżewski K. i inni: Zapory ziemne. Arkady, Warszawa 1973 r. Vanicek I., Vanciek M. Earth Structures In Transport, Water and Environmental Engineering. Springer 2008. Depczyński W., Szamowski A., Budowle i zbiorniki wodne. Oficyna Wydawnicza Politechniki Warszawskiej, Warszawa, 1997. Kledyński Z., Falaciński P. Realizacja obiektów hydrotechnicznych w pytaniach i odpowiedziach, Oficyna Wydawnicza Politechniki Warszawskiej, Warszawa 2008. Garlikowski D, Pawłowski A., Orzeszyna H., Lejcuś K.: Flood embankments modernisation with use of vertical hydraulical cut-off walls field research results. Wyd. UP we Wrocławiu, Wrocław 2010. Garlikowski D. Pawłowski A., Orzeszyna H. Wybrane zagadnienia z zastosowania geosyntetyków w budownictwie wodno-melioracyjnym. Wyd. UP we Wrocławiu. Wrocław 2008. Garlikowski D, Pawłowski A., Orzeszyna H., Lejcuś K.: Study of ultrafine binders based on mineral waste from Bełchatów and Bolesławiec for the construction of hydraulic cut-off walls. Wyd. UP we Wrocławiu. Wrocław 2010. Fell R., Macgregor P., Stapledon D. Geotechnical engineering of embankment dams. A.A. Balkema (Rotterdam) Brookfield 1992.
Assessment methods: Written work related to the content, discussed during lectures Project exercise and written test Decision-based tasks during the realisation of the project. Assessment based on the correctness of the project-related decisions.
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