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Design of building water and sewage networks

Main Goals:

  • Define the principles for the design and dimensioning of water and sewage network projects.

 

Specific Goals:

  • Indicate design principles and design of cold water distribution building systems;
  • Differentiate the principles for the design and dimensioning of building systems for hot water distribution;
  • Identify principles for the design and dimensioning of firefighting networks with water;
  • Indicate principles of design and dimensioning of domestic wastewater and rainwater drainage systems;
  • Characterize lifting and/or overpressure installations.

 

Modules | Syllabus (18 hours):

Module I: The design and dimensioning of cold-water distribution building systems (4 hours):

  • Regulatory and normative aspects;
  • Power systems;
  • Reservoirs for water accumulation;
  • Water consumption;
  • Conception;
  • Comfort levels;
  • Instantaneous flows;
  • Calculation flows;
  • Determination of the dimensional and flow characteristics of the networks;
  • Checking the pressure conditions;
  • The materials used.

Module II: The design and dimensioning of hot water production and distribution systems (2 hours):

  • Regulatory and normative aspects;
  • Water consumption;
  • Production facilities;
  • Determination of the dimensional and flow characteristics of the networks, with and without return;
  • The materials used.

Module III: The design and dimensioning of water firefighting networks (4 horas):

  • Characterization of the different systems (armed fire networks, dry networks, wet networks, networks with sprinklers and water curtains);
  • Determination of the dimensional and flow characteristics of the networks;
  • The materials and equipment used.

Module IV: The design and dimensioning of domestic wastewater and rainwater drainage systems (4 horas):

  • Regulatory and normative aspects;
  • Drainage systems;
  • Conception;
  • Comfort levels;
  • Discharge flows;
  • Calculation flows;
  • Determination of the dimensional and flow characteristics of the networks;
  • The materials used.

Module V: The lifting and/or overpressure installations (4 horas):

  • Regulatory and normative aspects;
  • Elevating and/or overpressing installations;
  • Elevation or overpressure for reservoir;
  • Elevation or overpressure with direct pumping;
  • Hydropneumatics systems;
  • The materials and equipment used.

 

To whom is intended:

  • Graduates in engineering, civil construction, architecture or similar areas, aged 18 years or over, with the need to acquire and strengthen knowledge and skills in the area of water and sewage building networks projects.

 

Teaching methods:

When it comes to theorizing concepts, we will use, essentially, an expository and interrogative training methodology, through the use of consolidation questions with the trainees. The active method will be used in a complementary way, through the analysis of case studies on the covered topics, the discussion of ideas, written papers, the questions asked by the trainees, as well as their answers to the questions made by the teacher.

The following pedagogical techniques will be applied: exposition, questioning, debate, practical exercises of content systematization, brainstorming, case studies, among others.

 

Evaluation Methodology:

Regarding the assessment methodology, it is intended that the course includes two dimensions of student assessment: formative assessment and summative assessment.

  • Formative assessment refers to the assessment to be carried out throughout the course, by monitoring the trainees’ learning in terms of acquired knowledge. Such monitoring will be done through knowledge consolidation exercises, consolidation questions, among others. This evaluation component is 70% of the course’s final grade.
  • The summative assessment will be carried out through an assessment exercise – case study -, taking place at the end of the course, consolidating all acquired knowledge. This evaluation component is 30% of the course’s final grade.

The scale used in the systematization and final assessment exercises applied will be expressed in quantitative terms on a scale from 1 to 5 and will be convertible to a qualitative scale of 1 – Very Insufficient, 2 – Insufficient, 3 – Sufficient, 4 – Good and 5 – Very good.

The classification given to the trainees at the end of the course translates into: “Have been successful” and “Not successful”.

A trainee is considered successful in the course when his/her final classification is equal to or greater than 3, corresponding in qualitative terms to “Sufficient”.

The success of trainees in the course is also subject to verification of attendance, which should be 95% given its continuous nature.

 

Form of training:

  • Continuous.

 

Forms of organization:

  • In person.

 

Used space:

  • Room with good light, ventilation, temperature and isolated from disturbing noises for the proper functioning of the class;
  • Possibility of making the room darker, in order to watch video projections;
  • Space equipped with all the necessary teaching resources;
  • Furniture that respects the ergonomics rules of trainers and trainees;
  • Big enough space (minimum 2 m2/trainee) to allow the arrangement of tables in “U” shape, in order to facilitate communication, as well as the implementation of group dynamics;
  • Easy access location and in good health and safety conditions.

 

Teaching resources:

  • Computer with Internet Connection;
  • Whiteboard;
  • Colored pens;
  • Projector;
  • Notepad;
  • Writing material.

 

Supporting Documentation:

  • During the course, trainees will be provided with a set of support materials, namely, PowerPoint presentation (used by the trainer) and knowledge consolidation tools, considered essential.