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G4. SYSTEMS APPROACH TO WATER MANAGEMENT
(KUL-code: I874 (Th); I875 (Pr))
Lecturer: LABADIE J.
ECTS-credit: 5 pts
Contact hours: 30 hrs. of theory/30 hrs. of practical
Prerequisites: Mathematics for water engineering (C2), Statistics for water engineering (C3), Surface
hydrology (C6), Information technology (W1) and programming experience in PASCAL,
C, FORTRAN, or BASIC
Time and place: 2nd semester, 13 sessions of 3 hours each, VUB
Course syllabus: Lecture notes
Evaluation: Written examination
Comparable handbook: Mays, L. and Y.K. Tung, 1992. Hydrosystems modeling engineering and management,
McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York.
Course description:
The purpose of this course is to understand and apply the modern tools of systems analysis to the management
and control of water resources and environmental systems. Topics covered include:
- optimal operation of multipurpose reservoir systems
- integrated design of water storage and conveyance systems
- optimal cropping patterns and intraseasonal allocation of irrigation supply
- risk-based design of stochastic reservoir operating rules
- optimal reservoir operation for water quality management
- optimal hydraulic control of canal operations
- river basin management and conjunctive use of groundwater and surface water
- optimal operation of complex multireservoir hydropower systems
- optimal sizing and operation of detention storage for estuarine water quality management
- optimal control of stormwater and combined sewer systems.
Specific systems analysis tools studied for optimal management and control include:
- dynamic programming
- stochastic optimization
- optimal control theory
- network flow optimization
- multiobjective optimization
- expert systems
- genetic algorithms
Class workshops present example problems and train the students on how to use computer software on PC´s for
implementing many of this optimal water management techniques. The practical work applies these tools to a
wide range of water management case studies in the U.S., Brazil, Dominican Republic, Sri Lanka, Egypt,
Pakistan, and Korea.
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