Hydrology and Hydrological Heritage

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Objectives

To provide to the students with a good understanding of the phenomena that integrate the hydrologic cycle with heritage interest, in order to allow the establishment of a solid foundation for the different applications in the engineering of water resources using modelling tools.

Program

Hydrological cycle. Catchment: Geometric characteristics of the drainage system and relief.

Precipitation: Height and intensity. Weighted rainfall over a region; intense rainfall of short duration; study hyetograph. Interception by vegetation.

Potential and actual evapotranspiration. Estimation methods.

Ground water: saturated zone and unsaturated zone; Darcy law.

Runoff: River flows, measurement, study of the hydrograph.

Water balance: Input variables; simulation processes of runoff, erosion and sediment transport.

Primary components of the hydrological cycle with heritage interest.

Groundwater and the hydrologic cycle, aquifers, and aquitardos aquicludeous; aquifer recharge and discharge, discharge points with heritage interest springs and wells.

Groundwater composition, salt transport; thermal waters and mineral waters. Heat flow in aquifers.

Geothermal energy.

Teaching Methodologies

The main methodology of teaching is to explain the theoretical basis of the program of the course that considers its multiple structuring elements, using the broadest possible range of teaching resources, including those offered by new information technologies and communication, should develop reasoning skills , imagination, and sensitivity to a certain critical spirit.

Bibliography

Water requirements. FAO Irrigation and Drainage Paper 56, Rome.

Fetter, C. W. (1994) Applied hydrogeoloy. Prentice-Hall, Inc. United States of America

Lencastre, A. e Franco, F. M. (1984) Lições de hidrologia. Universidade Nova de Lisboa. Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Lisboa.

Chow, V.; Maidmente, D. R. and Mays, L. W. (1988) Applied hydrology. McGraw-Hill International Editions.

Civil Engineering Series.

Code

0105753

ECTS Credits

6

Classes

  • Teóricas - 30 hours
  • Teórico-Práticas - 30 hours

Evaluation Methodology

  • Frequency: 50%
  • Individual paper: 50%