FONDAMENTI DI IDRAULICA E DI GESTIONE DELLE RETI IDRICHE

To provide students with the basic knowledge for dealing with civil engineering problems involving still or moving fluids. In particular, issues will be addressed that deal with forces acting on tanks and reservoirs, as well as the analysis, design, and operation of pressure pipe networks and free surface open channel flow.

To introduce the subject matters concerning water resources management, hydraulic and hydrogeological risk mitigation and electric energy production from renewable sources.

The knowledge acquired will be usable in the design and management of materials and systems aimed at improving the quality of life, in accordance with the SDGs of the 2030 agenda:

• Goal 2 Zero hunger
• Goal 3 Good Health and well-being
• Goal 6 Clean water and sanitation
• Goal 7 Affordable and Clean energy
• Goal 8 Decent work and economic growth
• Goal 9 Industry, innovation and infrastructure
• Goal 11 Sustainable cities and communities
• Goal 12 Responsible consumption and production
• Goal 13 Climate action
• Goal 14 Life below water
• Goal 15 Life on land

The course includes:

• lectures, carried out in participatory mode, in order to obtain student involvement and content maturation;
• guided exercises, aimed at the numerical application of the concepts and methods of analysis and modelling most commonly used in hydraulics;
• tests in progress, aimed at verifying during the course understanding of the contents and maturation of skills.

Students who have obtained recognition of the status of student worker, student athlete, student in difficulty and student with disabilities, pursuant to art. 30 of the University Teaching Regulations and the related regulation (D.R. n. 1598 of 2/5/2018), will be able to take exams in the extraordinary sessions reserved for students outside the course limits and will benefit from specific teaching support activities.

Class attendance is strongly recommended, consistent with the proposed educational model, which aims to promote gradual learning, active student participation in class, and effective communication between the teacher and students.

Introduction and properties of fluids

Fluid statics

Fluid kinematics

Fluid dynamics

Dimensional analysis

Pressure flow

Open channel flow

Mossa, M., Petrillo, A.F. (2013) Idraulica, Casa Editrice Ambrosiana, Milano

Pezzinga, G. (2008) Esercizi di meccanica dei fluidi, Aracne Editrice, Roma

The final exam consists of a written and an oral test.

Two in-progress written tests will be held, each covering approximately 50% of the course content. Each test will consist of 10 questions, with a maximum score of 3 for each question. If a student will pass both tests (each with a minimum score of 18/30), he/she will have the possibility to access straight the oral exam.

Hydrostatic pressure distribution.

Hydrostatic forces on submerged plane and curved surfaces.

Applications of the Bernoulli equation.

Dynamic forces exerted by fluid flows.

Hydraulic grade line and energy line sketches.

Analysis, design and operation of pressure pipe networks.

Critical depth and normal depth.

Steady flow free surface profiles sketches.