MAIN WATERWORKS FROM CONCEPT TO EXPLOITATION

To diplomsko delo obravnava magistralne cevovode, ki so opisani skozi zgodovino, njihove splošne karakteristike, značilnosti in primere na obalno kraškem območju in delno v hrvaški Istri. Projektiranje omenjenih cevovodov je redek izziv projektanta, zato so pa tudi možne napake, ki lahko nastanejo kljub poznavanju vodovodnih naprav in hidravlike. Diplomska naloga vsebuje nekaj zanimivih podatkov, ki so se nabrali z dolgoletnim delom avtorja na Rižanskem vodovodu Koper in so tu predstavljeni. Razumevanje dobrih in slabih lastnosti delovanja obstoječih naprav pripomore k dopolnjevanju znanja na tem področju gradbeništva.This bachelor\u27s dissertation deals with the history of magistral pipelines , their general characteristics and properties as well as with the description of some examples built in the carsic region and in the croatian Istria. The design of magistral pipelines is a rare challenge in everyday\u27s life and therefore mistakes in their design can occur, no matter how experienced the projecting engineer may be. In the bachelor\u27s dissertation some interesting information collected by the author through his years of work at "Rižanski vodovod Koper" is reported. The author believes that a thorough understanding of good and bad aspects in the functioning of existing devices can help to improve the knowledge in this field of civil engineering