GTP03 Water industry

Faculty of Science
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
2/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Doc. Ing. Ladislav Tuhovčák, CSc. (lecturer), Mgr. Tomáš Kuchovský, Ph.D. (deputy)
Mgr. Tomáš Kuchovský, Ph.D. (alternate examiner)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Tomáš Kuchovský, Ph.D.
Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Ing. Jana Pechmannová
Supplier department: Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Prerequisites
GTC03
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Acquiring the basic knowledge in exploation, treatment and distribution of water
Learning outcomes
STudents will understand the basic knowledge in exploation, treatment and distribution of potable water
Syllabus
  • 1. Concept of water-supply systems
  • 2. Potable water demands, potable water resources
  • 3. Treatment of raw water
  • 4. Treatment of raw water technologies - sedimentation
  • 5. Treatment of raw water technologies - filtration
  • 6. Treatment of raw water technologies - oxidation
  • 7. Hygienic standards, chemicals and sludge management in water treatment
  • 8. Waterworks nad watertowers
  • 9. Hydraulics of the waterpipes net
  • 10. Waterpipes net - designing
  • 11. Waterpipes net - materials
  • 12. Waterpipes net - project documentation
  • 13. Water supply in the Czech Republic, water pricing
Literature
    recommended literature
  • LÁTAL, Milan, František SVOBODA and Igor TESAŘÍK. Vodárenství. Vyd. 1. Brno: Ediční středisko VUT, 1987, 157 s. info
  • TESAŘÍK, Igor. Vodárenství. 1. vyd. Praha: SNTL - Nakladatelství technické literatury, 1985, 487 s. URL info
  • TESAŘÍK, Igor, Vladimír PELIKÁN and Josef VOSTRČIL. Vodárenství. 1. vyd. Brno: Ediční středisko VUT, 1984, 119 s. info
  • ROTH, Jaroslav. Vodárenství. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní nakladatelství technické literatury, 1953, 311 s. URL info
  • Základy zdravotního inženýrství : vodárenství, odpadní hmoty, lázeňství. Edited by Jaroslav Roth. Vyd. 1. Praha: Průmyslové vydavatelství, 1952, 370 s. info
Teaching methods
lectures and exercises
Assessment methods
written test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Teacher's information
https://www.vutbr.cz/studenti/predmety/detail/228263
lecture is taught at FaSt VUT Brno
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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