Course - BM2 Water and Environment - TVM4101
BM2 Water and Environment
About
About the course
Course content
The course covers important challenges and solutions in water and environmental engineering, and it is devided into four parts. The first part introduces the main challenges in the field, such as climate change, water pollution and growing waste generation. The principles of life cycle assessment in sustainability analysis of technical systems is also introduced. The second part gives an overview of solutions in hydraulic engineering and hydropower, including the role of hydropower, hydrology, environmental impacts of hydropower, and flooding and erosion in rivers. The third part gives an overview of solutions in urban systems for water supply and sanitation, explaining the design and function of such systems, water sources and quality, and technical solutions for storm water, wastewater, pipe networks and water and wastewater treatment. The fourth part gives and overview of solutions in systems for waste management, including waste generation, collection, transport, treatment, recycling and end disposal of municipal solid waste and construction and demolition waste.
Learning outcome
The course shall give the students an introductory understanding in the field of water and environmental engineering. They shall be able to explain the main challenges with respect to hydropower, energy use and climate change, pressures on water resources, and society's growing waste generation. The students shall be able to explain the central stategies and solutions in technical systems for water supply and sanitation, for hydrology, rivers and hydropower, and for solid waste management. They shall be able to carry out simple calculations for the design and evaluation of processes and technical solutions in the field. They shall also be able to explain how life cycle performance of technical systems in a sustainability perspective can be ensured, with a focus to the main principles of how to carry out environmental analysis of such systems. In group work the students shall develop awareness on how to collaborate effectively in teams and on how to write short and concise technical reports with a correct use of references to literature.
Learning methods and activities
There will be lectures, exercises and group work on the theoretical foundations in water and environmental engineering as well as problem based assignments for calculation and evaluation of solutions in technical systems in practice. Short excursions will be arranged to technical facilities in Trondheim. The continuation exam may be an oral test in stead of a written test.
Compulsory assignments
- Assignments
Recommended previous knowledge
None.
Course materials
Information will be given when the semester starts.
Subject areas
- Technological subjects
Contact information
Course coordinator
Lecturers
- Hallvard Ødegaard
- Hans-Petter Fjeldstad
- Helge Brattebø
- Knut Alfredsen
- Liv Fiksdal
- Nils Reidar Bøe Olsen
- Peggy Zinke
- Ånund Killingtveit