Academy of Technical and
Art Applied Studies Belgrade

Urban Infrastructure Systems Course code: GISS | 5 ECTS credits

Basic information
Level of Studies: Undergraduate applied studies
Year of Study: 2
Semester: 3
Requirements:
Goal: Introduction to the theoretical foundations and necessary knowledge in the field of urban infrastructure systems
Outcome: Students will be able to analyse and interpret optimal solutions in the field of urban infrastructure systems. The acquired knowledge is directly applied in engineering practice, as well as for understanding and upgrading knowledge in other acquired subjects.
Contents of the course
Theoretical instruction:
  1. Functional structure of the city.
  2. Traffic infrastructure. Traffic facilities and capacities. Mass transport (subway, metro, tram, bus traffic, light rail / metro, platforms and stations).
  3. Plumbing. Water intakes. Manholes. Tanks. Pumping stations. Water treatment plants.
  4. For drinking: coagulator, precipitator, aerator, filter station of the building.
  5. Sewage. Collectors. Inspection windows. Cascades. Sewage.
  6. Pumping stations. Rainwater dressings. Inverted siphons. Retentions. Purification plants
  7. Wastewater: sand pits, sedimentation tanks, aeration basins, bio filters. Sludge treatment: Digesters, gas tanks, buildings. Preliminary feasibility study and feasibility study of hydro technical infrastructure systems. Operation and maintenance of wastewater treatment plants. Calculation of water treatment prices.
  8. Heat pipe - steam pipe. Heat loads. Required amount of heat. Heat supply systems (purpose, division). The process of centralized heat supply system. Heat sources (division, selection criteria). Heating plants as heat sources. Combined sources for production of heat and electricity. Unconventional sources. Heat sources (division, selection criteria). Heating plants as heat sources. Combined sources for production of heat and electricity. Unconventional sources. Water and steam as heat carriers in heat supply systems. Basic schemes and geometries of the heating network. Hydraulic analysis and calculation of heat supply system. Organization of heat supply system operation. Increasing system reliability. Methods of detecting and eliminating damage in heating networks. Route and profile of the heating pipeline. Heat pipe constructions and laying methods. Facilities on heating pipelines. Thermal insulation. Supports, compensators. Components of oil and gas pipelines. Electricity. Power system and its elements. Electricity consumers (distribution and characteristics of consumers, specific consumption, surface load density, peak power and electricity consumption. Electricity distribution systems (distribution, structure, voltage levels, number of transformations, basic network configurations, implementation principles, environmental impact). infrastructure: cables (metal and fibre-optic), switching centres, emission centers. Electromechanical characteristics of metal conduits and cables. Basic characteristics of fibre-optic cables. Constructive length of cables. Laying of underground cables. Specificities of overhead lines and cables. Pecifics of cables under pressure. Installation of cables in facilities, location of underground cables, facilities for switching plants, facilities for broadcasting plants.
  9. Waste management.
  10. Recreation.
Practical instruction (Problem solving sessions/Lab work/Practical training):
  1. Content from theoretical classes translated into practical application through exercises.
Textbooks and References
  1. McNabb, D. E. (2005) Public utilities: Management challenges for the 21st century,
  2. Crew, M. A. (Ed.)(2004) Incentive regulation for public utilities, Berlin i dr.: Springer.
  3. Despotović, J.: Kanalisanje kišnih voda, Građevinski fakultet, 2009.
  4. Law on Communal Activities, Official Gazette, no. 16/1997.
Number of active classes (weekly)
Lectures: 2
Practical classes: 2
Other types of classes: 0
Grading (maximum number of points: 100)
Pre-exam obligations
Points
activities during lectures
10
activities on practial excersises
0
seminary work
20
colloquium
40
Final exam
Points
Written exam
0
Oral exam
30