Civil Engineering

Applied Hydrology and Hydrosystems course has the intention to give both conceptual models and practical operative procedures in order to understand the role of water fluxes at basin scale. The role and influence of hydrosystems systems are, also, illustrated. Hydrological Cycle. Hydrological Statistics. Applied Meteorology. Formation, Measure And Elaboration Of Rainfall. Evapotranspiration. Fluid Motion In Soils: Saturation Zone And Vadose Zone. Hydrological Losses. River Basins And Geomorfology. Rainfall-Runoff Models. Flood Propagation In Rivers. Hydrosystems Engineering: water supply systems, water excess systems: urban stormwater and floodplain systems.

The course is focused on providing the fundamentals of applied hydrology and hydrosystems engineering systems, with the aim to provide both conceptual models and practical operative procedures in order to understand the role of water fluxes at basin scale. The role and influence of hydrosystems systems are, also, illustrated.

Chow V.T., Maidment D.R., Mays L.W. : “Applied Hydrology”, Mc Graw Hill Napolitano F.: “Appunti e Dispense di Idrologia Tecnica” Napolitano F.: “Appunti e Dispense di Infrastrutture Idrauliche”

Attendance recommended; study guidance is provided for non‑attending students.

The knowledge acquired by the students on the course topics would be evaluated through both mid-term tests (on selected topics during the lecturing period) and a final exam. The latter will involve an oral discussion of the main subjects of the course (as a rule, 3 subjects selected by the teacher during the exam), out of which one will be specifically focused on the practical/design projects that are to be submitted in the form of a written report on the day of the exam. The final evaluation will take into account mainly (70-80%) the acquired knowledge and understanding and the ability of their application, and for the remaining 20-30% the demonstrated making judgements abilities and autonomous learning skills. Each of these aspects will be judged on the 3 topics selected by the teacher during the exam.

Lectures, guided numerical exercises, case studies, optional seminars, spreadsheet‑based computations; office hours. • Weeks 1–3 : Hydrologic processes, catchment, measurements and data quality; statistics basics. • Weeks 4–5 : Design storms, IDF, regionalisation; frequency analysis of extremes. • Weeks 6–7 : Infiltration and losses; rainfall‑runoff models. • Weeks 8–9 : Hydraulic/hydrologic flood routing; verification of sections and structures. • Weeks 10–11: Water supply systems; preliminary sizing of pipes, tanks, splitters. • Weeks 12–13 : Urban drainage (combined/separate), detention/first‑flush tanks; management and control.