Academic Year/course:
2019/20
546 - Master in Agricultural Engineering
60566 - Rural facilities and roads
Syllabus Information
Academic Year:
2019/20
Subject:
60566 - Rural facilities and roads
Faculty / School:
201 - Escuela Politécnica Superior
Degree:
546 - Master in Agricultural Engineering
ECTS:
6.0
Year:
1
Semester:
Second semester
Subject Type:
Compulsory
Module:
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1.1. Aims of the course
This course and its expected outcomes respond to the following approaches and objectives:
That the student acquires the knowledge and technical skills that will allow him/her to be able to perform the dimensioning and justificatory calculations associated with some of the following rural facilities: small dams and irrigation pools for agricultural use, rural roads, electric power transforming stations (distribution substations) and low-voltage power distribution grids.
SDGs alignment:
Aforementioned goals are aligned with the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):
- SDG 6: Ensure access to water and sanitation for all
- SDG 7: Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy.
- SDG 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation.
and, in particular, with the following targets:
- Target 6.4: By 2030, substantially increase water-use efficiency across all sectors and ensure sustainable withdrawals and supply of freshwater to address water scarcity and substantially reduce the number of people suffering from water scarcity
- Target 6.5: By 2030, implement integrated water resources management at all levels, including through transboundary cooperation as appropriate
- Target 7.1: By 2030, ensure universal access to affordable, reliable and modern energy services
- Target 7.3: By 2030, double the global rate of improvement in energy efficiency
- Target 7.A: By 2030, enhance international cooperation to facilitate access to clean energy research and technology, including renewable energy, energy efficiency and advanced and cleaner fossil-fuel technology, and promote investment in energy infrastructure and clean energy technology
- Target 9.1:Develop quality, reliable, sustainable and resilient infrastructure, including regional and transborder infrastructure, to support economic development and human well-being, with a focus on affordable and equitable access for all
- Target 9.4: By 2030, upgrade infrastructure and retrofit industries to make them sustainable, with increased resource-use efficiency and greater adoption of clean and environmentally sound technologies and industrial processes, with all countries taking action in accordance with their respective capabilities
1.2. Context and importance of this course in the degree
The Master in Agricultural Engineering degree confers on the holder the professional attributions related to the calculation of rural facilities linked to their field of work. Therefore, this course is essential for the training of an engineer, since the acquired knowledge will be fundamental for the development of the profession in terms of ensuring the safety and proper functioning of this type of facilities.
1.3. Recommendations to take this course
Update previous knowledge related to resistance of materials, calculation of structures and electrical engineering and electrical installations. Having pursued the Rural Infrastructures course in the first semester is strongly encouraged.
2.1. Competences
Upon passing this course, the students will be more competent to...
- Develop and apply technology related to the management of equipment and installations that are integrated into agri-food production processes and systems.
- Develop and apply technology related to agroindustrial constructions, infrastructures and rural roads.
- Develop and apply technology related to study, intervention and management stages.
- Apply the acquired knowledge and their ability to solve problems in new or unfamiliar environments within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to their area of study.
- Possess the learning skills that will allow them to continue studying in a way that will be largely self-directed or autonomous.
- Design, project and execute infrastructure works, buildings, facilities and the equipment necessary for the efficient performance of productive activities carried out in agri-food companies.
- Transmit their knowledge and the conclusions of their studies or reports, using the means that communication technology allows and taking into account the level of knowledge of the receiving public.
2.2. Learning goals
To pass this course, the student must demonstrate the following results...
- Describe and justify -from a technical point of view- the elements that constitute a small reservoir.
- Determine the stability of compacted soil slopes.
- Describe and technically justify the elements that constitute a rural road.
- Technically justify the components of a high-voltage/low-voltage transformer substation.
- Technically justify an aerial low-voltage power distribution grid.
- Technically justify an underground low-voltage power distribution grid.
2.3. Importance of learning goals
The learning outcomes from this course will allow the student to justify the calculation of some of the most used rural facilities in the field of Agricultural Engineering, in line with one of the specific competences that must be acquired by a Master in Agricultural Engineering degree holder with professional attributions.
3. Assessment (1st and 2nd call)
3.1. Assessment tasks (description of tasks, marking system and assessment criteria)
The student must demonstrate that he/she has achieved the anticipated learning outcomes through the following assessment activities:
The evaluation system will be based on a final global test.
This final global test will be similar in the two official calls available per academic year and the scheduled dates will be established by the Center in the academic calendar.
The final global test will consist of two differentiated evaluation activities:
- Activity 1 (A1): written test with short-answer or multiple-choice questions. This activity will be graded from 0 to 10 points and will constitute 25% of the final grade of the course. It is necessary to obtain at least 3.5 out of 10 points in this activity to pass the course. The test will be carried out without any supporting documentation.
- Activity 2 (A2): problem-solving written test. This activity will be evaluated from 0 to 10 points and will constitute 75% of the final grade of the course. It is necessary to obtain at least a 4.0 out of 10 points in this activity to pass the course. The test can be done with supporting documentation (notes, books, etc.). The use of computers, mobile phones, or internet access is not allowed.
Grading system
The final grade of the course (FG) will be determined by the following equation:
FG = 0.25 * grade A1 + 0.75 * grade A2
In order to pass (FG≥5) it is essential that: NA1 ≥ 3.5; NA2 ≥ 4.0
In the event that the requirements of the previous section are not met, the final grade will be obtained in the following manner:
If FG ≥ 4, the final grade will be: Fail (4.0)
If FG <4, the final grade will be: Fail (FG)
In each call the student will be assessed of 100% of the contents of the course (evaluation activities 1 and 2).
Evaluation criteria
The following criteria will be considered:
- The precision and correctness in the answers.
- The correct use of units.
- The chosen approach in the resolution of problems.
- The accuracy of numerical results, as well as their tidiness, presentation and interpretation.
- The clarity in the diagrams, figures and graphic representations.
- Misspellings.
- The absence of explanations and justifications in the development of problems.
4. Methodology, learning tasks, syllabus and resources
4.1. Methodological overview
The methodology followed in this course is oriented towards achievement of the learning objectives. A wide range of teaching and learning tasks are implemented, such as theory sessions (lectures), problem-solving based learning and the use of specific software tools.
4.2. Learning tasks
This is a 6 ECTS course which includes the following learning tasks:
- Lectures.
- Problem-solving sessions.
- Lab sessions (using software tools).
- Autonomous work.
- Assessment activities.
4.3. Syllabus
The course will address the following topics:
Theoretical contents:
- Electrical substations.
- Low-voltage power distribution grids.
- Compacted soil slope stability.
- Lighting and interior wiring systems
- Concrete reservoirs.
- Small reservoirs for agricultural usage. Pools and dams.
- Rural roads.
Practical contents:
Usage of specific software related to:
- Electrical substation design.
- Technical justification of low-voltage distribution networks.
- Compacted soil slope stability assessment.
- Case of study of a real rural road.
4.4. Course planning and calendar
Provisional course planning
Week
|
Theory sessions (h)
|
Practice sessions (h)
|
Autonomous work (h)
|
Total (h)
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
6
|
10
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
6
|
10
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
6
|
10
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
6
|
10
|
5
|
2
|
2
|
6
|
10
|
6
|
2
|
2
|
6
|
10
|
7
|
2
|
2
|
6
|
10
|
8
|
2
|
2
|
6
|
10
|
9
|
2
|
2
|
6
|
10
|
10
|
2
|
2
|
6
|
10
|
11
|
2
|
2
|
6
|
10
|
12
|
2
|
2
|
6
|
10
|
13
|
2
|
2
|
6
|
10
|
14
|
2
|
2
|
6
|
10
|
15
|
2
|
2
|
6
|
10
|
Total (h)
|
30
|
30
|
90
|
150
|
Further information concerning the timetable, classroom, office hours, assessment dates and other details regarding this course will be provided on the first day of class.
4.5. Bibliography and recommended resources
BB |
Dal-Ré Tenreiro, Rafael. Caminos rurales : proyecto y construcción / Rafael Dal- Ré Tenreiro . Madrid : Mundi-Prensa : IRYDA, 1994 |
BB |
Manual para el diseño, construcción, explotación y mantenimiento de balsas / [Centro de Estudios y Experimentación de Obras Públicas (CEDEX)] . 1ª ed. Madrid : Comité Nacional Español de Grandes Presas, 2010 |
BB |
Pequeños embalses de uso agrícola / coordinador y director, Rafael Dal-Ré Tenreiro ; con la participación como autores de, Francisco Ayuga Téllez...[et al.] . Madrid [etc.] : Mundi-Prensa, 2003 |
BB |
Sanz Serrano, José Luis. Instalaciones eléctricas : resumen del Reglamento Electrotécnico de Baja Tensión (BOE 2002) : esquemas, aplicaciones y ejercicios resueltos de acuerdo con el R.E.B.T. / José Luis Sanz Serrano. Madrid [etc.] : Thomson Paraninfo, D.L. 2003 |
BC |
Bacigalupe Camarero, Fernando. Líneas aéreas de media y baja tensión : cálculo mecánico / Fernando Bacigalupe Camarero Madrid : Paraninfo, cop. 2000 |
BC |
Cruz Gómez, José Manuel de la.. Instalaciones de puesta a tierra y protección de sistemas eléctricos / José Manuel de la Cruz Gómez, Jacinto Gallego Calvo, Tarsicio Trujillo del Campo. [Libro electrónico] Barcelona : Ediciones Experiencia, [2005] |
BC |
Villalba Clemente, Carlos.. Ejercicios prácticos resueltos con dmELECT, CIEBT-VIVI [recurso electronico] Carlos Villalba Clemente, Jesús Suárez Vivanco, Sergio Valero Verdú. [Libro electrónico] |
The updated recommended bibliography can be consulted in: http://psfunizar7.unizar.es/br13/egAsignaturas.php?codigo=60566&Identificador=C70026