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TVM5115 - Planning and Design of Dams

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Examination arrangement

Examination arrangement: School exam
Grade: Letter grades

Evaluation Weighting Duration Grade deviation Examination aids
School exam 100/100 4 hours D

Course content

Planning and design of dams in the context of hydropower development. The course covers the basics in dam engineering for civil engineers, including concrete and embankment dams, soil mechanics for dams, concrete for dams and dam safety.

Learning outcome

The course is offered in English to the students in the first year of the MSc programme Hydropower Development and third or fourth year of the siv.ing. studies in Civil and Environmental Engineering. The course covers the basic in dam engineering for civil engineers, including planning and design of concrete and embankment dams, soil mechanics for dams and concrete technology for dams. The students shall know the basic design and construction principles for various types of dams and be able to select type of dam, pre-design and estimate the costs for a dam site after completion of the course.

Knowledge

The students shall have knowledge about:

  • Type of dams and their characteristics
  • How dam sites are selected and evaluated
  • Basics of soil mechanics of importance for dams: settlement, seepage and stress evaluation, stability of slopes.
  • Basics of concrete property and dam concrete challenges
  • How to identify and quantify different loads on dams
  • Failure mechanism of different dam types
  • How to design filter and slope protection of embankment dams
  • Criteria and principles of dam seepage and stability analysis
  • The importance of monitoring for dam safety.
  • How to classify dams based on impacts of possible dam failure
  • The importance of dam safety inspection, supervision and emergency action planning.

Skill

Students will be able to:

  • Participate in the selection of feasible dam site and type of dam for a hydropower project
  • Calculate pore pressure, vertical and horizontal principal stress,
  • Calculate settlement, time rate of consolidation of dams and dam foundation or soil layers.
  • Carry out basic seepage analysis of dams and dam foundations
  • Carry out basic stability analysis of dams and slopes.
  • Identify failure mechanism
  • Estimate dam cost for different dam types.
  • Design filter and slope protection of embankment dams
  • Classify dams given relevant information
  • Participate in dam safety inspection and supervision.

General competence

The students shall know the basic design and construction principles for various types of dams and be able to select type of dam and predesign and estimate the costs for a dam site.

Learning methods and activities

The lecturers come from the university and the hydropower industry, all with international experience. All lectures and exercises are given in English.

Compulsory assignments

  • Exercises

Further on evaluation

If there is a re-sit examination, the examination form may be changed from written to oral.

Required previous knowledge

Basic understanding of Fluid mechanics and Structural engineering.

Course materials

"Hydraulic Structures" by P. Novak et al. (selected chapters). From the series "Hydropower Development", volume No.10 Rockfill Dams. Steffen et al., 2014, Geotechnical Engineering of dams (Selected chapters) and supplementary lecture notes (English).

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Facts

Version: 1
Credits:  7.5 SP
Study level: Second degree level

Coursework

Term no.: 1
Teaching semester:  AUTUMN 2023

Language of instruction: English

Location: Trondheim

Subject area(s)
  • Hydraulic Engineering
Contact information
Course coordinator: Lecturer(s):

Department with academic responsibility
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Examination

Examination arrangement: School exam

Term Status code Evaluation Weighting Examination aids Date Time Examination system Room *
Autumn ORD School exam 100/100 D 2023-12-18 15:00 INSPERA
Room Building Number of candidates
SL110 hvit sone Sluppenvegen 14 8
SL520 Sluppenvegen 14 1
Summer UTS School exam 100/100 D INSPERA
Room Building Number of candidates
  • * The location (room) for a written examination is published 3 days before examination date. If more than one room is listed, you will find your room at Studentweb.
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