Università Roma Tre

The main scope of this course is to provide students with the basic knowledge and develop the fundamental skills of (i) applied hydrology for water resources and flood risk management, and (ii) water supply systems design.
Hydraulic Infrastructures belongs to the three-year degree in Civil Engineering, whose aim is to prepare students in civil engineering by providing tools for the design, construction, maintenance and management of civil structures and infrastructures, such as buildings, bridges, tunnels, transport systems, hydraulic works and land protection.
Within such framework, Hydraulic Infrastructures aims at providing students with the basic knowledge and understanding about 1) water cycle; 2) fundamental methods and models, including statistical approaches, for hydrologic analysis for water resources and flood risk management; 3) hydraulic structures for freshwater withdrawal, storage and supply, mainly for domestic use; 4) basic criteria for water supply infrastructure design; 5) computational tools for hydrologic analysis and infrastructure design.
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to 1) perform statistical analysis of hydrologic data; 2) estimate the hydrological load acting on the structures (design quantities); 3) identify the most appropriate infrastructure solution for water supply; 4) perform a first estimate of structure dimensions.