812372 Fish passes and continuity
- Type
- Lecture and exercise
- Semester hours
- 1.5
- Lecturer (assistant)
- Organisation
- Offered in
- Sommersemester 2023
- Languages of instruction
- Englisch
- Content
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- Introduction (engineer standards and guidelines)
- Ranging behavior and swimming performance of fish (capability of orientation)
- Different types of continuum disruptions (possible solutions, review of fish pass types)
- Basic principles of fish pass design (general regulations, important decision criteria and minimum standards)
- Specific values for construction of fully functional fish pass (recommended discharges...)
- Typical shortcomings in the execution of planning and construction of fish passes (sediment transport and periodic mainenance)
- Biotic verification of operation (basic principles and opportunities)
Exercise: Interpretation and evaluation of existing planning concepts
Field Exercise: Excursion to different fish pass types, biotic verification of operation (water depth, flow velocity, discharge,...)
- Objective (expected results of study and acquired competences)
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To understand the the basic principles of fish pass design, including important decision criteria (location, swimming performance of fish, type of continuum disruption,...), specific values for construction, typical shortcomings and the biotic verification of peration.
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