Evaluación probabilística de indicadores de eficiencia para el dimensionamiento volumétrico de tanques de tormenta para el control de la contaminación de escorrentías urbanas

Los depósitos de retención de aguas de tormenta son elementos eficaces para paliar los efectos de los vertidos de escorrentías urbanas en tiempo de lluvia al medio receptor. Su uso está hoy en día extendido; sin embargo, existe una gran dispersión de directrices para la determinación del volumen óptimo de almacenamiento. La caracterización estocástica del régimen de lluvia, fenómeno inicial del proceso, es la que marca sin duda el desarrollo de un determinado método. Consecuentemente, aunque el planteamiento metodológico pueda seguir ciertas pautas generales, el desarrollo del mismo y los resultados obtenidos no son en absoluto generalizables. El análisis pasa, en aras del cumplimiento de las exigencias de la Directiva Marco del Agua 2000/60/CE, por el establecimiento de un objetivo de calidad en el medio receptor, puesto que de ello depende el volumen de depósito. El impacto ambiental sobre los medios receptores que provocan los vertidos desde un tanque de tormentas puede enfocarse de dos formas diferentes, estableciendo los llamados estándares de emisión (Emission Standards, ES) o bien los objetivos de calidad ambiental (Environmental Quality Standards, EQS). El primer nivel en cuanto a objetivos de protección lo constituyen los ES. Con ellos se imponen restricciones a los vertidos, evaluando su frecuencia, volumen, carga contaminante, etc. Existen y se utilizan diferentes formas de fijar un ES. Las más usuales hacen referencia a la frecuencia de los vertidos y a la reducción del volumen de escorrentía o carga contaminante vertidos al medio receptor. El análisis con ES presenta la ventaja de resultar en metodologías fácilmente aplicables, pero adolece de considerar al medio receptor en sí, por lo que no discrimina los impactos que las descargas producen en él. Por este motivo, se plantea el segundo nivel en objetivos de protección con los EQS, que son objetivos que se definen no sobre los propios vertidos sino directamente sobre el medio receptor.Andrés Doménech, I. (2010). Evaluación probabilística de indicadores de eficiencia para el dimensionamiento volumétrico de tanques de tormenta para el control de la contaminación de escorrentías urbanas [Tesis doctoral no publicada]. Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/Thesis/10251/8387Palanci

Interactive comment on "Modelling the statistical dependence of rainfall event variables by a trivariate copula function"

Andrés Doménech, I. (2011). Interactive comment on "Modelling the statistical dependence of rainfall event variables by a trivariate copula function". Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Discussions. 8(1):435-438. http://hdl.handle.net/10251/45419S4354388

A two-parameter design storm for Mediterranean convective rainfall

[EN] The following research explores the feasibility of building effective design storms for extreme hydrological regimes, such as the one which characterizes the rainfall regime of the east and south-east of the Iberian Peninsula, without employing intensity-duration-frequency (IDF) curves as a starting point. Nowadays, after decades of functioning hydrological automatic networks, there is an abundance of high-resolution rainfall data with a reasonable statistic representation, which enable the direct research of temporal patterns and inner structures of rainfall events at a given geographic location, with the aim of establishing a statistical synthesis directly based on those observed patterns. The authors propose a temporal design storm defined in analytical terms, through a two-parameter gamma-type function. The two parameters are directly estimated from 73 independent storms identified from rainfall records of high temporal resolution in Valencia (Spain). All the relevant analytical properties derived from that function are developed in order to use this storm in real applications. In particular, in order to assign a probability to the design storm (return period), an auxiliary variable combining maximum intensity and total cumulated rainfall is introduced. As a result, for a given return period, a set of three storms with different duration, depth and peak intensity are defined. The consistency of the results is verified by means of comparison with the classic method of alternating blocks based on an IDF curve, for the above mentioned study case.This work was supported by the Regional Government of Valencia (Generalitat Valenciana, Conselleria d'Educacio, Investigacio, Cultura i Esport) through the project "Formulacion de un hietograma sintetico con reproduccion de las relaciones de dependencia entre variables de evento y de la estructura interna espacio-temporal" (reference GV/2015/064).García Bartual, RL.; Andrés Doménech, I. 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What works (and what does not) to incorporate ethics as a cross curricular competence?

In 2013, an ambitious plan was implemented at Universitat Politècnica de València aiming at ensuring that all graduates achieved a set of 13 transversal competences which would make them excellent graduates not only from a technical point of view, but also beyond. One of these competences in which we want to train and assess our students is "ethical, environmental and professional responsibility". This paper presents the study carried out to check whether this objective is achieved or not for graduates from six different degrees taught at UPV. To this end, we analysed activities developed within each Bachelor degree curriculum, studying the suitability of each activity to the level of knowledge required in each course. We also analysed the perception of students and lecturers in charge of incorporating this transversal content within their subjects. In view of the results obtained, "good practices" are proposed, indicating the activities carried out which have succeeded in increasing the students' training and knowledge related to this topic. Activities, which, despite being carried out for a certain purpose, do not manage to work on and assess this cross curricular competence, are discussed

Revisiting the student outcome "ethical, environmental and professional responsibility" within the Civil Engineering Bachelor Degree

[EN] In 2013, an institutional project was launched at Universitat Politècnica de València to ensure that all graduates, in addition to acquiring the specific technological skills of their degrees, would also acquire a series of essential soft skills for developing their profession in an excellent way. At present, there are already graduates who have completed the degree with the integration of generic outcomes; therefore, it is time to review the success that the project has achieved. One of these generic outcomes is "Ethical, environmental and professional responsibility". In this work, we develop a diagnosis of the current state of this competence in the civil engineering BSc degree programme, and we analyse the level of acquisition of the competence by students. For this purpose, the subjects in which this generic competence is worked on and evaluated will be analysed, studying how lecturers introduce it within different activities to collect evidences of the competence level of acquisition. We also studied whether the results obtained respond to the expected learning goals. The diagnosis will be completed by collecting opinions from last year students, as well as by interviewing lecturers responsible for these subjects. The final objective of the project will be to estimate at what extent the students have acquired this competence upon graduation and to propose improvement measures if necessary.Gimenez-Carbo, E.; Gómez-Martín, ME.; Andrés-Doménech, I. (2020). Revisiting the student outcome "ethical, environmental and professional responsibility" within the Civil Engineering Bachelor Degree. SEFI. 802-809. http://hdl.handle.net/10251/177483S80280

ArcDrain: A GIS Add-In for Automated Determination of Surface Runoff in Urban Catchments

ABSTRACT: Surface runoff determination in urban areas is crucial to facilitate ex ante water planning, especially in the context of climate and land cover changes, which are increasing the frequency of floods, due to a combination of violent storms and increased imperviousness. To this end, the spatial identification of urban areas prone to runoff accumulation is essential, to guarantee effective water management in the future. Under these premises, this work sought to produce a tool for automated determination of urban surface runoff using a geographic information systems (GIS). This tool, which was designed as an ArcGIS add-in called ArcDrain, consists of the discretization of urban areas into subcatchments and the subsequent application of the rational method for runoff depth estimation. The formulation of this method directly depends on land cover type and soil permeability, thereby enabling the identification of areas with a low infiltration capacity. ArcDrain was tested using the city of Santander (northern Spain) as a case study. The results achieved demonstrated the accuracy of the tool for detecting high runoff rates and how the inclusion of mitigation measures in the form of sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) and green infrastructure (GI) can help reduce flood hazards in critical zonesThis research was funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation, and Universities, with funds from the State General Budget (PGE) and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), grant number RTI2018-094217-B-C32 (MCIU/AEI/FEDER, UE)

Flood Risk Assessment in Urban Catchments Using Multiple Regression Analysis

Flood assessment in urban catchments is usually addressed through the combination of geographic information systems (GISs) and stormwater models. However, the coupled use of these tools involves a level of detail in terms of hydrological modeling that can be beyond the scope of overall flood management planning strategies. This research consists of the development of a methodology based on multiple regression analysis (MRA) to assess flood risk in urban catchments according to their morphologic characteristics and the geometrical and topological arrangement of the drainage networks into which they flow. Stormwater models were replaced by a combination of multiple linear regression (MLR), multiple nonlinear regression (MNLR), and multiple binary logistic regression (MBLR), which enabled identifying influential parameters in the maximum runoff rates generated in urban catchments, modeling the magnitude of peak flows across them, and estimating flood risk in the nodes of sewer networks, respectively. The results obtained through a real urban catchment located in Espoo, Finland, demonstrated the usefulness of the proposed methodology to provide an accurate replication of flood occurrence in urban catchments due to intense storm events favored by climate change, information that can be used to plan and design preventative drainage strategies.This paper was possible thanks to the research projects SUPRIS-SUReS (Ref. BIA2015-65240-511 C2-1-R MINECO/FEDER, UE) and SUPRIS-SUPeI (Ref. BIA2015-65240-C2-2-R 512 MINECO/FEDER, UE), financed by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness 513 with funds from the State General Budget (PGE) and the European Regional Development 514 Fund (ERDF

El aprendizaje basado en proyectos. Una experiencia piloto en la escuela de Caminos de Valencia

La Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería de Caminos, Canales y Puertos, en el marco del proyecto de innovación y mejora educativa "Incorporación del aprendizaje basado en proyectos en el Grado en Ingeniería de Obras Públicas" ha desarrollado una experiencia piloto para la incorporación coordinada de esta metodología activa de enseñanza-aprendizaje, en diez asignaturas en un mismo cuatrimestre de la titulación. La experiencia demuestra el alto valor añadido tanto para estudiantes como para profesores, dado que permite, por una parte, cohesionar los contenidos e interrelaciones entre asignatura; y por otra, el estudiante aprende en un contexto muy próximo a su futura vida profesionalAndrés Doménech, I.; Sanz Benlloch, MA. (2021). El aprendizaje basado en proyectos. Una experiencia piloto en la escuela de Caminos de Valencia. Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/IME.2021.6697_01EDITORIA

Boosting the sustainable development goals in a civil engineering bachelor degree program

This article is (c) Emerald Group Publishing and permission has been granted for this version to appear here (please insert the web address here). Emerald does not grant permission for this article to be further copied/distributed or hosted elsewhere without the express permission from Emerald Group Publishing Limited.[EN] Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the potential for implementing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into the civil engineering bachelor degree in the School of Civil Engineering at Universitat Politecnica de Valencia (Spain). Design/methodology/approach All the 2019/2020 course syllabi were analyzed to diagnose at which extent each subject within the program curriculum contributes to achieving the different SDGs. Findings The results show a promising starting point as 75% of the courses address or have potential to address targets covering the 2030 Agenda. This paper also presents actions launched by the School of Civil Engineering to boost the SDGs into the civil engineering curriculum. Originality/value This paper presents a rigorous and systematic method that can be carried out in different bachelor degrees to find the subjects that have the potential to incorporate the SDGs into their program. This paper also presents actions launched by the Civil Engineering School to boost the SDGs into the civil engineering curriculum.This innovative educational project and the article processing charge of this paper were funded by Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, through the project PIME/19-20/159 "Incorporacion de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible en el plan de estudios del Grado en Ingenieria Civil". The authors thank the support and cooperation given by individuals, organizations, and companies that collaborated in the different transversal activities, as well as to the instructors who gave us feedback on the reviewing of their course syllabi.Gómez-Martín, ME.; Gimenez-Carbo, E.; Andrés-Doménech, I.; Pellicer, E. (2021). Boosting the sustainable development goals in a civil engineering bachelor degree program. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education. 22(8):125-145. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSHE-02-2021-0065S12514522

Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems in Spain: A Diagnosis

ABSTRACT: Sustainable urban drainage systems (SUDS) were almost unknown in Spain two decades ago; today, urban drainage in the country is transitioning towards a more sustainable and regenerative management in a global context where green policies are gaining prominence. This research establishes a diagnosis of SUDS in Spain and examines the extent to which the country is moving towards the new paradigm in three dimensions: (a) the governance and social perception of the community, (b) the regulative background, and (c) the implementation and the technical performance of SUDS. The diagnosis identifies barriers that hinder the change. Then, we define the challenges that Spain has to face to overcome obstacles that delay the transition. Barriers to the governance sphere are related to the lack of involvement, knowledge, and organisational responsibilities. Within the regulative framework, the absence of national standards hinders the general implementation at the national scale, although few regional and local authorities are taking steps in the right direction with their own regulations. From the technical perspective, SUDS performance within the Spanish context was determined, although some shortcomings are still to be investigated. Despite the slowdown caused by the hard recession periods and the more recent political instability, SUDS implementation in Spain is today a fact, and the country is close to reaching the stabilisation stage.This research is developed within the framework of the Spanish Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2017–2020, project HOFIDRAIN (Holistic characterization of filtering sections for smart and sustainable management of urban drainage systems at city scale) through the sub-projects ENGODRAIN (grant number RTI2018-094217-B-C31), MELODRAIN (grant number RTI2018-094217-B-C32) and POREDRAIN (grant number RTI2018-094217-B-C33) funded by Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI) and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). The APC was funded by the ENGODRAIN (RTI2018-094217-BC31) project