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Hydraulic Engineering III
Last Updated: 2026-06-01 11:30:37
Abstract
The lecture focuses on selected topics in hydraulic engineering, water management and aquatic ecology relating to hydropower, flood protection and river restoration projects.
Objective
The overarching goal of the course is to broaden and enhance knowledge on special aspects in hydraulic engineering and its links to aquatic ecology and to understand the procedures and the planning sequence of large-scale projects.
Content
Selected topics in hydraulic engineering will be focused on, e.g. dam safety, materials in dam construction, possible problems at reservoirs like hazards from impulse waves and dam breaching, the hydraulics of spillways and intake structures at dams and weirs and the link between hydropower and ecology. Another focus will be put on typical approaches and procedures in the planning process of large-scale hydraulic engineering projects at the national and international level.
Resources
Lecture Notes
Lecture handouts will be available online. Parts of the lectures will also be covered by a manuscript that will be available in electronic form.
Literature
will be specified in the lecture and in a written manuscript
General Information
- Language
- English
- Levels
- MSC
- Frequency
- Yearly recurring
Examination
- Type
- graded semester performance
Course Components
| Type | Title | Time & Place | Hours |
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| seminar |
Hydraulic Engineering III
Former course title (until HS22): "Hydraulic Engineering: Selected Topics".
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2 h weekly |