5 ECTS credits
125 u studietijd
Aanbieding 1 met studiegidsnummer 4004857FNR voor alle studenten in het 1e en 2e semester met een gespecialiseerd master niveau.
The workshop is built around the use of the hydrologic simulator SWAT (Soil and Water Assessment Tool). SWAT consists of a semi-distributed hydrologic rainfall-runoff model and hydrologic river and reservoir routing models, as well as erosion, sediment transport and diffuse pollution wash-off modules. The simulator is also suited to analyse the impact of alternative management (soil, vegetation, irrigation) and climate change scenario's.
In a first stage, the students have to learn about modelling problems in general. To this purpose, lectures will be organised, dealing with the classification and the use of models, data assessment problems and model calibration and evaluation. Also, a general introduction of the SWAT simulator will be provided.
The students will then be subdivided into working groups in order to apply SWAT on a given river basin. A SWAT model will be developed, calibrated and applied to analyse the impact of land use change scenario's on the hydrologic response, erosion and water quality for a real river basin. The application results will be presented and discussed in plenary sessions.
See canvas
Neitsch S.L., J.G Arnold, J.R. Kiniry and J.R. Williams (2001). Soil and Water Assessment Tool. Theoretical Documentation. Grassland, Soil and Water Research Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, USDA, Temple, Tx, USA.
SWAT www site : http://www.brc.tamus.edu/swat/index.html
E-learning materials for turorials
The aim of the workshop is to familiarise the students with the problems associated to the use of comprehensive hydrologic models.
Additional aims are the fostering of the self-learning capacities of the students, training on multidisciplinary group work, on the search for information (including the use of the www), on the redaction of scientific reports and on the presentation of research results.
De beoordeling bestaat uit volgende opdrachtcategorieën:
WPO Groepswerk bepaalt 50% van het eindcijfer
WPO Presentatie bepaalt 25% van het eindcijfer
WPO Verslag bepaalt 25% van het eindcijfer
Binnen de categorie WPO Groepswerk dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:
Binnen de categorie WPO Presentatie dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:
Binnen de categorie WPO Verslag dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:
Report on the application) 10/20
Group presentation and personal discussion of the reports 10/20
The personal discussion of the reports will focus on the application report of the group to which the student belongs, with special focus on the work performed by the student. Open book examination.
Deze aanbieding maakt deel uit van de volgende studieplannen:
Master in de ingenieurswetenschappen: bouwkunde: Standaard traject
Master in de ingenieurswetenschappen: toegepaste computerwetenschappen: Standaard traject
Master of Applied Sciences and Engineering: Applied Computer Science: Standaard traject (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)
Master of Civil Engineering: Standaard traject (BRUFACE) (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)
Master of Sustainable Land Management: Urban Land Engineering (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)