ID:
510802
Duration (hours):
53
CFU:
6
SSD:
IDRAULICA
Year:
2025
Overview
Date/time interval
Primo Semestre (29/09/2025 - 16/01/2026)
Syllabus
Course Objectives
The course illustrates the main existing engineering solutions for flood protection in river environments. At the end of the course, the student should be able to understand their working principles and to select the most suitable solution for a specific problem and autonomously use available consolidated methodologies for flood countermeasure design.
Course Prerequisites
A solid knowledge of open-channel hydraulics and a basic knowledge of river and sediment transport hydraulics are mandatory to properly understand the topics of the course. Understanding of fluid mechanics, geotechnical engineering, groundwater flow and hydrology from previous courses are also strongly beneficial to understanding the all-round practical engineering implications of the course contents.
Teaching Methods
Lectures with multimedia slides will be provided for each topic. Sample engineering design exercises will be developed for each flood protection method. All updated course material displayed during classes will be made available through the KIRO page of the course, even though attendance at all lectures is vital to understand the all-round practical engineering implications of the course contents.
Assessment Methods
Written exam with a duration of 2 hours on the course topics, made up of 4 open questions awarding up to 8 points each, specifically aimed at assessing the acquired own understanding of the subject. Evaluation will be given through the usual 0 – 30 scale. The 30 cum laude mark will be awarded in case of total score equal to or above 31.
Texts
Course slides are purposedly as much complete and verbose as possible to avoid relying on external material for exam preparation. Various freely available technical manuals from governmental institutions around the world will be shared for students aiming at getting additional details on topics of interest to those given during the course and required for the final exam.
Contents
1. Introduction to flood risk and basic conceptual approaches behind its mitigation through structural and non-structural measures, residual risk concept. 2. Levees: parts and relative functions, required dimensions, what is internal filtration and how to avoid collapse due to it, seepage line in levee bodies, what is piping and how to avoid collapse due to piping, levee failure mechanisms. 3. Bank revetments: river-bank instability assessment, riprap sizing and best engineering practices for its installation, how to manage levee overtopping problems through revetments, gabions and mattresses, other rock-based revetment techniques, nature-based solutions. 4. Scour at man-made river structures: description of natural, contraction and local scour processes and methods for their evaluation, available countermeasures against scour processes and best practices for their use. 5. Flood control reservoirs: working principles and design of online and offline systems. 6. Diversion channels: working principles and real-world examples.
Course Language
English
Degrees
Degrees (2)
CIVIL ENGINEERING
Master’s Degree
2 years
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
Master’s Degree
2 years
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