Steel Structures in Hydraulic and Hydropower Engineering

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Department of Hydraulic Structures

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Loads on Water Management Structures. Design of structural members subjected to tension, compression, and bending; stability of cross-sections subjected to bending and torsion. Combined stresses in cross-sections. Types of load-bearing systems for steel sluice gates; design of gate plates and load-bearing elements. Basic types of steel sluice gates in use and their structural designs; design principles and structural analysis for selected gate types. Design of steel structures for lock gates. Design of special structureslarge-scale pipeline inlets with significant head. CFD analysis methodology for determining hydrodynamic loads. Simulation of motion mechanisms and their force effects. Stress analysis of steel structures using the FEM.

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Credit is awarded based on attendance and the work submitted during the seminar.

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The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Stavební inženýrství - vodní hospodářství a vodní stavby (compulsory elective course)