Characteristic and hydraulic design of reservoirs. Environmental issues: reservoir works. Issues on slopes and dykes, land expropriation. Design and construction of energy routing and energy collapse works. River diversion works, canals and tunnels, auxiliary dams, design and operation of basin drainage works. Sluices (low and high pressure), control vanes. Types of weirs-hydraulic and technical design. Navigational installations. Environmental design and riverbed reformation. River water outlet works and water transportation. Environmental dam design (impact assessment to the nearby area). Types of dams and selection criteria. Design of dams, methods and materials of construction. Design of gravity dams and cylindrical concrete technology (R.C.C.) design of earth dams and rock fill dams with antecedent concrete slab (C.F.R.D.) design of arch dam and buttress dam. Instruments for monitoring the behaviour of hydraulic works and dams. Recording and assessment of sagging, displacement, pressure and temperature. Dam operation safety. Site Visits in various dams in Cyprus.
