Examination arrangement

Course content

Water in city. The urban water system on and underground, i.e. surface water, groundwater and pipes. System loads and capacity, pressure, hydraulic conditons, water quality, alternative assessment. Life cicle assessment and renewing. Water sources and recipients. Masterplans and integrated urban water managment. Modelling the water supply and wastewater system. Datacollection. UVS in cold climate. Stormwater mannagement. Pipe technology. Assessment of UVS based on sustainablity, envirnomental and economic aspects and risk. Laws, regulations and standards.

Learning outcome

Knowledge
Student knows about:
- Principles for building and operation of urban transport systems for water and wastewater
- Principles for technologies to manage runoff from rainfall and snow melt
- Technologies for building, rehabilitation and maintenance of pipe system for water and wastewater
- Principles for condition monitoring and functionality measuerments for urban water and wasewater networks.

Skills
Students can:
- Calculate flow and pressure in water distribution network
- Calculate flow in wastewater networks inclusive transmission pipeelines
- Carry out databased analysis of water and wastewater networks.

General competence
Students know about:
- Challenges and opportunities by management of water and wastewater in cities
- General principles fro cost-efficient management of water and wastewater services.

Learning methods and activities

Lectures combined with exercises and laboratory exercises partially done in groups. The lectures and exercises will be given in English.

Compulsory assignments

• Exercises, excursion

Further on evaluation

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

Specific conditions

Recommended previous knowledge

TVM4125 Water Supply and Wastewater Engineering, Basic Course, or equivalent knowledge.

Course materials

Will be announced at semester start.

Credit reductions