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The evolution of hydraulic engineering education in Cuba from 1900 to 1959 was presented in a previous paper. In order to analyze in a better way the evolution of this education from 1959 to the present time, we have considered five stages in the time scale. In this paper the first two stages of the revolutionary period, covering from 1959 to 1977, are studied. The 1957 Civil Engineering curriculum was modified in 1961, appearing three specializations in the fifth year, one of which was Hydraulics. With the time, the subjects pertaining to Hydraulic Engineering increased their presence in the Civil Engineer curriculum until 1968 when an independent curriculum for Hydraulic Engineering was approved. The 1962 and the 1968 curricula are presented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper a historical analysis of two fundamental aspects of hydraulic engineering is made. They are the construction of works and engineering teaching in Cuban context. Evolution of construction and its influence in the formation of professionals can be appreciated. Also, the presence of this professionals has influenced the amount and complexity of works. Here, some social and environmental factors are mentioned, establishing an ancient memory, which has been divided into five parts withholding five centuries. On each part development of works and teaching of this engineering are presented, thus making a historical - logical link between them. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper shows the experience in handling the design of Caibarien- Santa Maria key causeway to fit it with the environmental characteristics of the watershed in which it is located. By means of a cause-effect modeling graphic, corroborated by an up-dated informatics software, it is demonstrated the fundamental character that keeping the ocean-island shelf interchange has, as well as the hydrodynamics, in the preservation of the marine environmental characteristics. It is also explained the general strategy that was followed, on the assumption that the causeway is, according to the environmental point of view, a hydraulic construction as a set of its main components: the road layout, the calculation of bridges by hydraulically quasi-homogenous sections, the manner the bridges are located, the off-road induced works and the so-called ecological bridges. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Operation of a well field under automatic control implies important benefits mainly as related to the efficiency of the operation and the quality of service. Although this technology was applied in the country already more than ten years ago, at present it is only used in two water supply systems. The main features that must be taken into account for the automatic control of a well field are described in this paper along with the selection of its relevant variables and criteria for adequate choice of instrumentation. The Cayo Redondo well field of Manzanillo water supply system is introduced as a case study and application example. Finally, the advantages of this technology for aquifer evaluation and monitoring are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]