Entry requirements

A Bachelor's degree, equivalent to a Swedish Kandidatexamen, from an internationally recognised university. Also required is: 90 credits in engineering; 10 credits in physics; 5 credits in chemistry; 20 credits in mathematics. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.

Learning outcomes

On completion of the course the student shall be able to:

• describe the components of the water cycle and explain how the various hydrological processes affect water flow in catchments,
• explain water resource management and its current practices,
• analyse hydrostatic pressure and forces and their effects on engineered structures,
• apply the concepts of conservation of mass, motion and energy, and Bernoulli's equation within fluid mechanics, 
• calculate pressure, flow and velocity distribution in pipes and in open channels,
• explain the major hydrochemical processes and parameters that control concentrations of dissolved substances in an aquatic system,
• determine concentrations of dissolved substances and rates of reactions based on the principles of chemical kinetics and thermodynamics,
• evaluate social and ethical issues with regard to water resources and technology,
• give an oral and written presentation of project work in water engineering.

Content

Basic hydrology, including the components of the water cycle, water storages and fluxes, hydrolgical processes in different types of catchments. Water resource management and its current practices. Impact of climate change on water resources. Water engineering in society, water systems in urban environments and an introduction to digitalization in the water sector.

Fluid mechanics, equilibrium of fluids (hydrostatics), conservation principles in continuum mechanics, the control volume concept, energy, momentum, and continuity equations, Euler and Bernoulli equations, relation between stress and strain rate, differential analysis of fluid motion, similarity analysis, laminar and turbulent flow, uniform and non-uniform flows in open and closed systems (in channels and pipes). Laboratory exercises on energy distribution and losses in closed hydraulic systems, and sub-critical and super-critical flows in open channels.

Introduction to hydrochemistry, with special emphasis on geochemical processes at low temperature. Processes that control the composition of water in environments where water - mineral interactions dominate (e.g., in groundwater). Acid - base reactions in natural water, the carbonate system, oxidation and reduction processes, mineral precipitation and dissolution, and metal speciation.

Report writing and presentation methods. Group work methods and project management. Equal opportunity and discrimination. Ethical aspects of relevance for the water engineering profession.

Instruction

Lectures, seminars, exercises, study visit(s), laboratory work, project work, and report writing.

Assessment

ritten exam in hydrology and water resource management (3 credits). Written exam in fluid mechanics (4 credits). Written exam in hydrochemistry (2 credits). Seminars, exercises and reports ( 4 credits). Project (2 credits).

If there are special reasons for doing so, an examiner may make an exception from the method of assessment indicated and allow a student to be assessed by another method. An example of special reasons might be a certificate regarding special pedagogical support from the disability coordinator of the university.

Other directives

This course cannot be included in the same degree as 1HY111 Hydrochemistry due to content overlap.