TECH will provide you with solid knowledge to achieve the objectives you have set in your professional area with the most current content in Dam Design and Water Collection”

The establishment in arid or semi-arid areas of the planet forced the development of ways to collect rainwater as an alternative for crop irrigation and domestic consumption. This gave rise to different ways of collecting and reusing, as well as supplying the liquid, where two of the mechanisms currently used in rural and urban areas are surface and subway water catchments. In this sense, experts have conducted a series of researches nurturing their knowledge and implementing new methods, verifying the effectiveness of each of them, taking into account the terrain and climate. Currently, these bases are still assigned to the field of Hydraulic Engineering. 

In this sense, research in this area of knowledge has continued to advance, giving answers to different doubts and unresolved questions, without forgetting that engineering professionals will have to continue updating themselves in the field, thinking now also in the realization of actions that involve environmental preservation. Thus, this Postgraduate certificate will provide the professionals with updates on the Design of Dams and Water Catchment with a focus on Hydraulic Works. 

The students will guide their knowledge from the basics of dam design, according to its typology and the main parameters for the selection of treatment systems focused on drinking water treatment processes. In addition, this is a program that integrates a highly experienced teaching team, along with excellent quality audiovisual material that guarantees a first class academic process with a 100% online modality.  

Likewise, TECH thinks about comfort and excellence. That is why this Postgraduate certificate offers the most complete and exclusive update, where it also achieves time flexibility by only needing an electronic device with Internet connection and thus, access without difficulty to the virtual platform from the comfort of your home. 

Experts have conducted a series of researches implementing new methods in water harvesting and with TECH, you will not be left behind”

This Postgraduate certificate in Dam Design and Water Collection contains the most complete and up-to-date program on the market. The most important features include:

• The development of case studies presented by experts in Civil Engineering focused on Hydraulic Works
• Graphic, schematic, and practical contents with which they are created, provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice
• Practical exercises where self-assessment can be used to improve learning
• Its special emphasis on innovative methodologies  
• Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments 
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection 

With this Postgraduate certificate you will expand your knowledge from the basics of dam design and the main parameters for the selection of treatment systems through 300 hours of diverse content”

The program’s teaching staff includes professionals from sector who contribute their work experience to this educational program, as well as renowned specialists from leading societies and prestigious universities.  

Its multimedia content, developed with the latest educational technology, will provide the professionals with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide an immersive education programmed to learn in real situations.  

The design of this program focuses on Problem-Based Learning, by means of which the professionals must try to solve the different professional practice situations that are presented throughout the academic course. For this purpose, the students will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned experts. 

With TECHand this Postgraduate certificate you will obtain the necessary tools to be at the forefront in the field of Hydraulic Works”

Deepen your knowledge and become an expert engineer in hydraulic infrastructures in just 12 weeks”

This program establishes a study plan that provides a great content on the Design of Dams and Water Catchment, which was elaborated and thought according to the most recent researches in the area of Hydraulic Works Infrastructures. This Postgraduate certificate is oriented to give the students the most advanced tools on the creation of assemblies for dam bodies and generation of the linear work of the gravity dam. All this, through a variety of audiovisual resources that give the dynamism that corresponds to the degree, further enhancing the academic experience. 

You will obtain the most advanced tools on the creation of assemblies for dam bodies”

Module 1. Dams, catchments and water treatment. Elements and design  

1.1. Water Storage System 

1.1.1. Water Storage Systems 
1.1.2. Surface and subway storage 
1.1.3. Water Pollution Problems 

1.2. Surface water catchment 

1.2.1. Rainwater catchment 
1.2.2. Catchments in river courses 
1.2.3. Catchments in lakes and reservoirs 

1.3. Groundwater abstraction 

1.3.1. Groundwater 
1.3.2. Protection of aquifers 
1.3.3. Calculation of wells 

1.4. Dams 

1.4.1. Types of dams 
1.4.2. Main elements of dams 
1.4.3. Previous studies 

1.5. Spillways and drains 

1.5.1. Typology 
1.5.2. Avenues study 
1.5.3. Main Components 

1.6. Construction of dams 

1.6.1. River diversion 
1.6.2. Construction of cofferdams and closure of the river bed 
1.6.3. Constructive considerations on dams of different typology 

1.7. Water purification 

1.7.1. Water Treatment 
1.7.2. Treatment Processes 
1.7.3. Treatment equipment 

1.8. Drinking water treatment processes 

1.8.1. Treatment of Other Pollutants 
1.8.2. Additives in drinking water treatment 
1.8.3. Disinfection 

1.9. By-products of water treatment 

1.9.1. Nature of Sludge 
1.9.2. Treatment Processes 
1.9.3. Final destination of sludge 

1.10. Dams as a renewable energy generation system 

1.10.1. Renewable energy generation 
1.10.2. Reservoirs and pumping stations as a source of clean energy generation 
1.10.3. International energy regulation  

Module 2. Modeling of dams  

2.1. Digital construction 

2.1.1. Digital construction 
2.1.2. Building Information Models 
2.1.3. BIM Technology 

2.2. Dam modeler. Civil 3D 

2.2.1. Civil 3D interface 
2.2.2. Workspaces 
2.2.3. Template configuration 

2.3. Site survey 

2.3.1. Preliminary site analysis 
2.3.2. Civil 3D model preparation  
2.3.3. Study of Alternatives 

2.4. Civil 3D modeling strategy 

2.4.1. Workflow 
2.4.2. Model of linear works in Civil 3D 
2.4.3. Modeling strategy for loose material dams 
2.4.4. Modeling strategy for gravity dams 

2.5. Creation of assemblies for weir bodies 

2.5.1. Methods for the creation of subassemblies 
2.5.2. Choice of the type profile 
2.5.3. Creation of subassemblies from the profile type 

2.6. Generation of the gravity dam linear structure 

2.6.1. Design slope 
2.6.2. Creation of the Linear Work 
2.6.3. Parameters and surface of the linear work 
2.6.4. Checking the proper functioning of the assemblies 

2.7. Complementary works 

2.7.1. Dam spillway 
2.7.2. Dam crest roads 
2.7.3. Inner galleries 

2.8. Parameterization in Civil 3D 

2.8.1. Types of properties according to their origin 
2.8.2. Property types by data format 
2.8.3. Creation of user-defined parameters 

2.9. Generation of the dam body model in Revit 

2.9.1. Model preparation in Revit 
2.9.2. Dynamo routine for the creation of solids from Civil 3D to Revit 
2.9.3. Execution of the Dynamo routine 

2.10. Model of a gravity dam in Revit 

2.10.1. Dam body 
2.10.2. Constructive divisions 
2.10.3. Control and maneuvering installations 

At TECH you will be able to access the virtual platform at any time, since it offers you time flexibility with a 100% online modality”