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| GEOG0033-2 | Applied Hydrology
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| Duration : | 15h Th, 15h Pr, 1d FW |
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| Credits/ECTS : |
| Master in Geographical Sciences, general orientation, in-depth approach, 2nd year | | Toute l'année | | 3 |
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| Master in Geographical Sciences, general orientation, specialized approach, 2nd year | | Toute l'année | | 3 |
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| Master in Geography : Geomatics and Surveying, Professional Focus in Surveying, 1st year | | Toute l'année | | 3 |
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| Master in Geography : Geomatics and Surveying, Professional Focus in Surveying, 2nd year | | Toute l'année | | 3 |
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| Master in Geography : Geomatics and Surveying, Professional Focus in Applied Geomatics, 1st year | | Toute l'année | | 3 |
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| Master in Geography : Geomatics and Surveying, Professional Focus in Applied Geomatics, 2nd year | | Toute l'année | | 3 |
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| Holder(s) : | François Petit |
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| Language : | Langue française |
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| Course contents : | The first part of the course considers the different components of the hydrological cycle which are in direct connection with the flow : physiographical characters of the catchments, analyze of precipitations and in particular of exceptional events (intensity-duration-frequency curve), measurement and treatment of the discharges, response of the dicharges to precipitations (in particular in relation to the urbanization and the land use), calculation of the discharges recurrence interval, protection against the floods. The second part of the course relates to evolution of rivers beds: characteristics of the rivers' flow, erosion and transport of the sediments, typology of river beds, lateral erosion and stability of the river beds, evolution of the river beds in response to installations (dams, dredging, adjustment of the beds, banks protection), rivers restoration. |
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| Course objective : | The first part of the course is more particularly focused on surface hydrology, considering the methods of measurements, the specific data processing, the regional components and the modifications induced by human action. The second part of the course relates to the more specific problems of the morphology and the dynamics of the rivers in relation to the hydrological regime and on problems concerning the management of the rivers |
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| Workshops : | Practical works : Practical works consist in exercises relating to the evaluation of the various physiographical parameters characterizing the watersheds, to calculations of the discharges and the adjustments of the extreme discharges (Law of Gumbel), on the evaluation of the water reserves (drying up curve). The on-site practical works day consists in situ measurements of the discharges (treated during practical works), in the observation of river dynamics processes and surface hydrology (impacts of the dams on river morphology, protections against floods, cartography of the possibly flooded zones |
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| Organization : | Concept and characteristics of the watersheds; exceptional precipitations, analyze and characteristics of the discharges; erosion and transport of sediments; morphology and dynamics of the river beds; management of the rivers. |
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| Written notes : | syllabus distributed to the students (120 pages) + reading list |
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| Assessment : | Theoretical course: oral examination. Practical work: written examination. |
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| Contacts : | François PETIT
Département de Géographie
Allée du 6 août, 2 - Bât. B11 Sart Tilman
Francois.Petit@ulg.ac.be
Tel : 04 366 5268 |
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