Course - Planning and Design of Dams - TVM5115
TVM5115 - Planning and Design of Dams
About
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
Digital 4 hour school exam. Mandatory exercises must be passed before the exam.
If there is a re-sit examination, the examination form may be changed from written to oral.
Specific conditions
Admission to a programme of study is required:
Civil Engineering (MIBYGG)
Civil Engineering (MTBYGG)
Hydropower Development (MSB1)
Recommended previous knowledge
Admission to the HPD MSc programme, admission to Civil and Environmental Engineering or similar. The course is a prerequisite for TVM5132 Prefeasibility Study in Hydropower Development.
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. Fell et al., 2014, Geotechnical Engineering of dams (Selected chapters) and supplementary lecture notes (English).
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Version: 1
Credits:
7.5 SP
Study level: Second degree level
Term no.: 1
Teaching semester: AUTUMN 2024
Language of instruction: English
Location: Trondheim
- Hydraulic Engineering
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 2024-11-26 09:00 INSPERA
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Room Building Number of candidates SL310 blå sone Sluppenvegen 14 17 - Summer UTS School exam 100/100 D INSPERA
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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.
For more information regarding registration for examination and examination procedures, see "Innsida - Exams"