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CIV 342 – Hydraulics Lab

Current Catalog Description

Laboratory experiments are conducted that illustrate the fundamentals of hydraulics including pipes under pressure (water mains and networks), and open channel flow (sewers, drains, and channel sections). The fundamental concepts of energy, momentum and continuity will be discussed. Topics covered include but are not limited to fluid statics, orifice and free jet flow, hydrostatic pressure, flow over weirs, energy loss in pipes and bends, and critical, subcritical and supercritical flow. Lab report writing, measurement and error analysis.

Prerequisite

MEC 364

Corequisite:

CIV 320

Textbooks and/or Other Required Material

None

This course is

Required

Topics Covered

  1. Fluid Statics
  2. Reynold's Number
  3. Coeeficient of Velocity
  4. Fundamentals of Energy, Momentum, & Continuity
  5. Hydraulics of Pipe Flow
  6. Critical, Subcritical and Supercritical Flow
  7. Bridge Pier Design

Course Learning and Student Outcomes

Employ various testing methods to identify fundamental properties of fluid mechanics. ABET Student Outcome: 6

Conduct laboratory testing to develop a working knowledge of fluid mechanics within civil engineering applications. ABET Student Outcome: 1, 2, 6

Operate modern civil engineering testing machines, measuring devices, and data acquisition systems. ABET Student Outcomes: 1, 2, 6

Write comprehensive lab reports and give oral presentations in order to discuss experimental results and enhance understanding of underlying theories and applications of each test. ABET Student Outcome: 3

Design and conduct a unique experiment to explore the properties of hydraulics related to civil engineering ABET Student Outcomes: 2, 5, 6

Work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team ABET Student Outcomes 5

Prepared by

Justin Antonette (2020)

Last Updated:

4/2021