C&ENVENG 7037 - Water Distribution Systems & Design

North Terrace Campus - Semester 1 - 2017

Water distribution systems analysis. Steady state analysis of pipe networks. Alternative formulations of equations for pipe networks - the flow (Q)-equations, the head (H)-equations, the loop flow correction (LFC) equations, the Q+H equations, the Global Gradient Algorithm formulation, and numerical solutions based on Newton Raphson solution technique. Convergence criteria for stopping the iterative solution process. Computer solution techniques in Excel and FORTRAN. The Global Gradient Algorithm of Todini and Pilati for solving the pipe network equations in EPANET. Optimisation of pipe networks/design using genetic algorithms. Pumping operations optimisation using genetic algorithms. Consideration of sustainability criteria (economic, environmental, technical, social, temporal) using multi-objective genetic algorithms. Water hammer analysis. Pump transients. Air vessel sizing. Water hammer control methods. Flywheels and one-way surge tanks for water hammer protection. Column separation during water hammer events. Includes Masters level project.

  • General Course Information
    Course Details
    Course Code C&ENVENG 7037
    Course Water Distribution Systems & Design
    Coordinating Unit School of Civil, Environmental & Mining Eng
    Term Semester 1
    Level Postgraduate Coursework
    Location/s North Terrace Campus
    Units 3
    Contact Up to 4 hours per week
    Available for Study Abroad and Exchange N
    Prerequisites C&ENVENG 2071, C&ENVENG 3079 or equivalent
    Assessment exam 70%, tutorial, project work 30%
    Course Staff

    Course Coordinator: Emeritus Professor Angus Simpson


    Course Coordinator: Professor Angus Simpson

    The coordinator and lecturer for this course is:

    Professor Angus Simpson
    Phone: +61 (08) 8313 5874
    Room: N142, Engineering North Building
    Email: angus.simpson@adelaide.edu.au
    Website: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/directory/angus.simpson
    Office hours are provided below

    Tutors

    Tutors will be available for assistance during the tutorials, computer practical sessions and the design project.

    Mr Mengning Qiu
    Phone: +61 (08) 8313 3270
    Room: N227, Engineering North Building
    Email: mengning.qiu@adelaide.edu.au

    Office Hours 2016 (starting in Week 2) - Room N142 Engineering North (Professor Simpson)

    Monday 11-12noon Office Hour

    Thursday 10am-11am Office Hour

    Except mid-semester break 2016.


    Course Timetable

    The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from Course Planner.

    Please note that the course timetable is subject to change, because of  public holidays. The final timetable will be confirmed before the beginning of the semester.
  • Learning Outcomes
    Course Learning Outcomes
    On successful completion of this course students will be able to:

     
    1 To develop competency in the engineering fundamentals of (a) the formulation of the underlying governing equations for behaviour of flows and pressures in piped water distribution systems; (b) optimisation of water distribution systems design and operations (c) multi-objective optimisation of water distribution system design for both life cycle cost and life cycle greenhouse gas minimisation and (d) water hammer control in piped systems using air vessels and other water hammer control devices.
    2 To develop competency in the analysis, design and optimisation of water distribution systems, in particular, in using computer techniques.
    3 To become aware of uncertainty and risk (e.g. in the estimation of peak day water demands and pipe roughnesses) and recognising limitations of engineering approaches and systems.
    4 To become aware of the need for sustainable systems and principles of sustainable design by taking into account greenhouse gas emission as a result of construction and pumping operations of water distribution systems.
    5 To develop the ability to work and communicate effectively with others in small groups working on assignments and projects in a time-efficient manner – written, oral, listening and time management skills.

     
    The above course learning outcomes are aligned with the Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competency Standard for the Professional Engineer.
    The course is designed to develop the following Elements of Competency: 1.1   1.2   1.3   1.4   1.5   1.6   2.1   2.2   2.3   2.4   3.1   3.2   3.5   3.6   

    University Graduate Attributes

    This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:

    University Graduate Attribute Course Learning Outcome(s)
    Deep discipline knowledge
    • informed and infused by cutting edge research, scaffolded throughout their program of studies
    • acquired from personal interaction with research active educators, from year 1
    • accredited or validated against national or international standards (for relevant programs)
    1-5
    Critical thinking and problem solving
    • steeped in research methods and rigor
    • based on empirical evidence and the scientific approach to knowledge development
    • demonstrated through appropriate and relevant assessment
    1-4
    Teamwork and communication skills
    • developed from, with, and via the SGDE
    • honed through assessment and practice throughout the program of studies
    • encouraged and valued in all aspects of learning
    5
    Career and leadership readiness
    • technology savvy
    • professional and, where relevant, fully accredited
    • forward thinking and well informed
    • tested and validated by work based experiences
    1-5
    Intercultural and ethical competency
    • adept at operating in other cultures
    • comfortable with different nationalities and social contexts
    • able to determine and contribute to desirable social outcomes
    • demonstrated by study abroad or with an understanding of indigenous knowledges
    5
    Self-awareness and emotional intelligence
    • a capacity for self-reflection and a willingness to engage in self-appraisal
    • open to objective and constructive feedback from supervisors and peers
    • able to negotiate difficult social situations, defuse conflict and engage positively in purposeful debate
    2
  • Learning Resources
    Required Resources
    Lecture notes:

    It is essential that you aquire a copy of the notes for the course. These notes are from a book prepared by Professor Simpson on "Water Distribution Systems Engineering".  The lecture notes are available for purchase from the Unified Online Shop https://shop.adelaide.edu.au/konakart/Welcome.action. The exam is restricted open book. These notes will be able to be taken into the exam.

    You will be expected to read the notes as this is an important source of material from which you will learn. For most assignment and design questions you will need to read thoroughly the appropriate chapter(s) from the notes.

    MyUni Resources:

    The lectures, tutorials and designs are all critical components of the course. Powerpoint slides for each lecture will be made available. Lecture video recordings will also be made available on MyUni for review. If you miss a lecture it is essential that you review the recording prior to the next lecture.

    Powerpoint slides, assignments and design tasks as well as other reference material and videos will be made available electronically via MyUni.
    Recommended Resources
    Chaudhry: Applied Hydraulic, Elger and Roberson: Engineering Fluid Mechanics. 9th Edition

    Rouse and Ince: History of Hydraulics

    Streeter and Wylie: Fluid Mechanics. SI Version

    Wylie and Streeter: Fluid transients
    Online Learning
    Online resources (MyUni):Material such as lecture slides, assignments, the design projects, reference material and papers will be provided on MyUni.

    Students are expected to regularly check on MyUni for course announcements and utilise the Discussion Board for additional contact.

    Other Resources: If required, other relevant resources will be made available in the “Resources” or “Project” sections of the course MyUni site.
  • Learning & Teaching Activities
    Learning & Teaching Modes
    Learning & Teaching Modes

    This course uses a number of different teaching and learning approaches (in a set of integrated learning activities) including:
    · Lectures (usually two or three 1 hour lectures weekly)
    · Problem Solving Tutorials (six throughout the semester)
    · Design sessions - computer suites (aproximately 13 hours design/computer suite sessions during the semester)
    · Lecture Participation
    · Examinations

    The lectures are supported and reinforced by the additional teaching modes including tutorials and designs (both formal and informal activities).

    This course is aimed to provide you with the opportunity to achieve the course learning objectives in a supportive and motivating context.

    The centrepiece of the course are the two Design Projects on water distribution systems. You will learn the fundamental principles/ underlying theory required to complete these designs.
    Workload

    The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

    Please note that University guidelines suggest that the average student should spend 48 hours per week to achieve a Credit.  Consequently, the total workload for this course is 12 hours per week (144 hours in total over 12 weeks) for an average student to achieve a Credit. 

    Breakdown of Hours Activity  
                                                                                    
    Contact hours/Private study hours/Total hours  (listed below each item)
                                           
    Lectures                                                                                 
    23/0/23

    Tutorials/Problem Sets/Designs                                                
    17/20/37 hours

    Review of previous lecture for Lecture Participation                     
    0/8/8 hours

    Design (Part 1) (per person hours)                                           
    0/24/24 hours

    Design (Part 2) ) (per person hours)                                         
    0/24/24 hours

    Exam Preparation                                                                    
    0/25/25 hours

    Exam                                                                                      
    3/0/3 hours

    Total                                                                                       
    43.0/101/144 hours
    Learning Activities Summary
    Learning Activities Summary

    A summary of the learning activities for this course are given below (L = face-to-face lectures; T = tutorials and design sessions)

    A final week by week schedule will be issued closer to the beginning of the semester and will be available on MyUni.

    L       T       Topic

    L1     -        Introduction/Review

    L2     -        Solving the Water Distribution System Equations - Graph theory +  Q formulation +  H formulation-       

    T1     -        Assign. No. W1: Tutorial: Data needs

    L3     -        Solving the Water Distribution System Equations -  LF formulation + Newton solution of Q-equations

    L4     -        Numerical solution of the water distribution system equations for Q-equations + Two Pipe Problem for Q-equations       

    T2     -        Assign. No. W2: Tutorial: Equation Formulation

    L5     -        Solving the water distribution system equations - H and LF formulations

    L6     -        Solving the water distribution system - The Global Gradient Algorithm + Two Pipe Example H-equations        

    T3     -        Assign. No. W2: Tutorial: Equation Formulation

    L7     -        Solving the water distribution system equations - Two Pipe Problem for H-equations and Two Pipe Problem for LF     equations

    L8     -        Solving the water distribution system equations - the Q+H-equations formulation and the Two Pipe Problem        

    T4     -        Assign. No. W3- Tutorial: Design 1 - Numerical Solution of Pipe Network Equations

    L9     -        Global Gradient Algorithm method for the two pipe example and Analysis of Efficiency of Solvers

    L10   -        GGA improvements         

    T5     -        Assign. No. W3- Tutorial: Design 1 - Numerical Solution of Pipe Network Equations

    L11   -        Pressure regulating valves

    L12   -        Genetic algorithm optimization of water distribution systems Part #1        

    T6     -        Assign. No. W4 - Tutorial: PRVs                 

    Mid-semester break  Week # 1                 

    Mid-semester break  Week # 2                 

    L13    -       Genetic algorithm optimization of water distribution systems Part #2

    L14    -       Optimization of pumping using genetic algorithms        

    T7      -       Assign. No. W5 Tutorial: GA by hand

    L15    -       GA sustainability- Multiobjective optimisation Part #1

    L16    -       Multiobjective optimisation - Part #2        

    T8      -       Assign. No. W6a- Tutorial: Design 1 - Genetic algorithm design No. 6a        

    T9      -       Assign. No. W6a- Tutorial: Design 1 - Genetic algorithm design No. 6a

    L17    -       Review of water hammer

    L18    -       Water hammer Air Vessels Part 1a        

    T10    -       Assign. No. W6a- Tutorial: Design 1 - Genetic algorithm design No. 6a        

    T11    -       Assign. No. W6a- Tutorial: Design 1 - Genetic algorithm design No. 6a

    L19    -       Water hammer - Air Vessels #1b

    L20    -       Running Hytran        

    T12    -       Assign. No. W6b- Tutorial: CATS Design 2 - Genetic algorithms versus manual design        

    T13    -       Assign. No. W7- Tutorial: CATS Air vessel Hytran

    L21    -       Water hammer - Air Vessels #2

    L22    -       Column separation and flywheels

    L23    -       Review of Course - Exam overview       

    T14    -       Assign. No. W6b- Tutorial: CATS Design 2 - Genetic algorithms versus manual design        

    T15    -       Assign. No. W6b- Tutorial: CATS Design 2 - Genetic algorithms versus manual design

  • Assessment

    The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:

    1. Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
    2. Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
    3. Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
    4. Assessment must maintain academic standards.

    Assessment Summary
    Assessment Task Weighting (%) Individual/ Group Formative/ Summative
    Due (week)*
    Hurdle criteria Learning outcomes
    Tutorials (every one to two weeks) 5 Group Summative Weeks 2-12 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
    Designs (two) 25 Group Summative Week 5 1. 2. 3. 5.
    Examination 70 Individual Summative Week 14 Min 40% 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
    Total 100
    * The specific due date for each assessment task will be available on MyUni.
     
    This assessment breakdown is registered as an exemption to the University's Assessment for Coursework Programs Policy. The exemption is related to the Procedures clause(s): 1. a. iii   
    Assessment Related Requirements
    Expected Course Workload

    The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements. 

    Please note that University guidelines suggest that the average student should spend 48 hours per week to achieve a Credit.

    Consequently, the total workload for this course is 12 hours per week (144 hours in total over 12 weeks) for an average student to achieve a Credit.

    Group Work

    For assessment tasks requiring group work, groups will be partly self selected (for assignments only). Allocation of numbers of students per group will depend on total number of students in the course in a particular year. If there are 4 members per group the following process will be followed. You will pair up with one other person with whom you will work in group work for the entire semester. Pairs will rotate to form a new group of four for each new group work task. All members in a group are expected to contribute equally to the overall task. In cases of perceived unequal contributions to group work, students should come and discuss the matter with the teaching staff. 

    Hurdle Requirements

    In order to pass this course, students must obtain at least:   

    40% for the exam

    If the above requirements are not met, students will receive a 39 F (fail) for this course OR the weighted mark for the course (whichever is lower mark).

    Please be aware that you may be eligible for an academic supplementary exam if you fail to meet this requirement. If a student sits a supplementary exam on academic grounds, the final mark will be based on that examination only. Failure to demonstrate a necessary level of knowledge and understanding of the course material in the supplementary exam will result in a fail grade.


    Assessment Detail
    A. Designs Objectives:

    The objective of the Designs is to provide students with the opportunity to apply the course material in a realistic context in order to achieve higher-order learning outcomes.   

    There will be 3 components to the design including:

    . Design 1. numerical methods for solving pipe network equations

    . Design 2 (a) manual trial-and error design of a water distribution system using computer simulation and (b) genetic algorithm
    optimisation of a water distribution system using a computer software program called “Optimizer ” developed by an Adelaide company called Optimatics Pty Ltd.            

    B. Assignments

    Objectives: The objective of the Assignments is to provide students with the opportunity to apply the course material to problems. 
     
    There will be a number of assignments - while working individually or in groups of four (sometimes 3 or 4 if necessary).

    C. Examination Objectives:

    The objective of an Exam is to provide an independent test of whether students have gained an understanding of the key learning objectives.  Details of which course learning objectives are addressed by the Exam are given above.  

    A 3 hour examination will be held at the end of Semester I. It will be a restricted open book exam.    

    Notes provided by Prof Simpson for the course may be brought into the examination. This is explicitly restricted to the textbook by Crowe and Prof Simpson's book and Powerpoints of material not in Prof. Simpson's book.
         
    NO OTHER BOOKS OR MATERIAL may be brought into the examination.

    Information relating to Fluid Properties will be permitted.

    ·      The design, tutorial solutions and worked problems including solutions to old examination problems, may NOT BE brought into the examination.

    A check of the material brought in by each student will be made at the beginning of the examination.

    ·       Use of dictionaries is permitted.

    .       The use of calculators is permitted. Ensuring the calculator batteries are sufficient for the duration of the examination is the
    responsibility of the student. 

    Supplementary exams awarded on academic grounds will only be given in extraordinary circumstances. If a student sits for a supplementary exam on academic grounds, the final mark will be based on the examination only.
    Submission
    Submission deadlines will be given on each assignment and on the lecture and tutorial schedule.

    Details about the submission process for the Homework Exercises will be given at the beginning of the semester and details of the submission process for the Designs will be given in separate handouts.

    _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

    All submissions should be accompanied by a signed assessment cover sheet - available at:

     http://www.ecms.adelaide.edu.au/civeng/current-students/admin/assessment_cover.pdf
    Course Grading

    Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:

    M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme)
    Grade Mark Description
    FNS   Fail No Submission
    F 1-49 Fail
    P 50-64 Pass
    C 65-74 Credit
    D 75-84 Distinction
    HD 85-100 High Distinction
    CN   Continuing
    NFE   No Formal Examination
    RP   Result Pending

    Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.

    Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.

    Final results for this course will be made available through Access Adelaide.

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