Master in “Water Awareness, Consciousness, Knowledge and Management” (Anno Accademico 2018/2019)

Student are expected to have a good, general background in hydraulics and soils. However, a knowledge of these subjects is not essential for understanding the lectures.

The purpose of the course “Fundamentals of Hydraulics and soil conservation” is to offer an insight into the Science of soil and water conservation engineering.

- Hydraulic constructions in civil and historical evolution (I part)

- Hydraulic constructions in civil and historical evolution (II part)

- Water demand and aqueducts needs

- Underground water resources

- Hydrology. Objectives and methods of drainage basins and geographical information systems

- Rivers and their hydrologic characteristics

- Hydraulic risks

- Hydro-geological imbalance

- Floods and society Living with floods Measures to mitigate flooding risks.

- Frevert, R.K., Schwab, G.O. Edminster, T.W. and Barnes, K.K. 2009. Soil and Water Conservation Engineering, 4th Edition, John Wiley and Sons, New York.

- Murthy, V.V.N. 2002. Land and Water Management Engineering. 4th Edition, Kalyani Publishers, New Delhi.

- Singh Gurmel, Venkataraman, C., Sastry, G. and Joshi, B.P. 1996. Manual of Soil and Water Conservation Practices. Oxford and IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.

- Frevert, Richard K. Soil and water conservation engneering. John Wiley And Sons, Inc; New York, 1963.

 Exercises are designed to illustrate and analyze the concepts covered in lectures.