Hydrostatics (1 CFU): fluids properties, fundamentals of hydrostatics, pressure in liquids, atmospheric pressure, relative and absolute pressure, indefinite hydrostatics law, calculation of buoyancy on vertical and inclined wall.
Hydrodynamics (2 CFU): Flow. Continuity equation. Bernoulli equation. Graphic and energy interpretation, pressurized pipes, continuous and localized pressure loss, behavior in depression. Power of a current. Lift system. Systems with long pipelines. Free surface current in uniform motion.
Soil hydrology and Irrigation (1 CFU): Water balance with emphasis on precipitation, infiltration, evapotranspiration, surface runoff, and groundwater runoff . The movement of water in saturated soils. Ground water and artesian aquifers. Water potential in the soil. Retention curves. Hydraulic conductivity curves. Parameters irrigation. Distribution networks. Guidelines for the design of an irrigation system.