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Hydroelectric Power Plant and Dam: MBR Project

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CIVIL-312: Hydraulic analysis and design

Water is vital for life but also a powerful natural force. Hydraulic engineering addresses the sustainable management of water for reliable supply, renewable energy, and protection from hazards. ...

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This lecture covers the presentation of a dam project on the Rhône between Bex and Massongex, focusing on the MBR hydroelectric bearing project. Topics include energy production, cost analysis, flood safety optimization, and the construction process of the project.

Instructors (3)

Giovanni De Cesare

Expertise Numerical simulation and physical modeling of hydraulic works and schemes; reservoir sedimentation and turbidity currents; reservoir sediment management; Ultrasonic Doppler flow measurement; river training work and restoration; soil bioengineering and nature based solutions; fluvial eco-morphology; rapid transients in pressurized waterways; technology transfer, commissioned studies and expert reports in applied hydraulics, hydraulic constructions and infrastructures; organization of continuous edu

Pedro Filipe De Almeida Manso

Expertise Dams & hydraulic structures, Hydropower (large/small/pumped-storage), Hydrology & Water Resources, Hydraulic modellingRock scour, Sediment management, Air-water-rock interaction, Fluid-structure/interface interactionFeasibility studies, Project & Team Management Expertise Dams & hydraulic structures, Hydropower (large/small/pumped-storage), Hydrology & Water Resources, Hydraulic modellingRock scour, Sediment management, Air-water-rock interaction, Fluid-structure/interface interactionFeasibility s

Azin Amini

Education: MSc.: Structural Engineering, University of Tehran, Iran, 2002 Master Thesis: "Three dimensional analysis of crack propagation in Latiyan butress dam using smeard crack model" BSc.: Civil Engineering, University of Tehran, Iran, 2000

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