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CIV 420 – Hydraulics

Current Catalog Description

Fundamentals of hydraulics. Open channel hydraulics, sediment transportation in open channels. Coastal engineering hydraulics. Simulation in hydraulics. Water resources planning and management, storm sewers and flood detention. River flood waves. Storm analysis, intensity, and frequency. Stochastic hydraulics and risk assessments. Eco-hydraulics. Modeling and computer applications.

Prerequisite

CIV 364 or MEC 364; CIV major

Corequisite:

None

Textbooks and/or Other Required Material

Chaundhry, M.H. 2008.  Open Channel Flow, 2nd  Ed., Springer; ISBN: 9 78-‐0-‐387-‐ 30174-‐7

This course is

Required

Topics Covered

  1. Principles of flow in open channels
  2. Conservation laws
  3. Critical flow
  4. Uniform flow
  5. Gradually varied flow
  6. Flow through hydraulic structures
  7. Pipe Flow
  8. Analytical & Numerical Techniques

Course Learning and Student Outcomes

Apply conservation laws to characterize flow and associated forces on structures.

Be able to analyze critical flow in channels and through hydraulic structures. ABET Student Outcomes: 1, 2

Be able to determine uniform flow characteristics in channels. ABET Student Outcomes: 1, 2

Be able to identify, analyze and determine water surface profiles for gradually varied flow, ABET Student Outcomes: 1, 2

Learn analytical and numerical techniques and utilize spreadsheet / MATLAB to solve flow equations. ABET Student Outcomes: 1, 2, 6

Learn how to communicate technical problems and solutions related to hydraulic engineering, with general audience. ABET Student Outcomes: 1, 2

ABET Student Outcome: 3

Prepared by

Ali Farhadzadeh (2020)

Last Updated:

7/2021