Hydraulics and Hydrology (340-0-1)
Instructors
Edwin Yesid Saavedra Cifuentes
Meeting Info
Technological Institute L168: Mon, Wed, Fri 12:00PM - 12:50PM
Overview of class
Civil and environmental engineering applications of fluid mechanics. The course will start with an introduction to water properties, fluids and flow classification. Then, it will touch on flow in pressurized pipes and pipe networks. An introduction to water pump selection will be given, along with pressure and discharge measurement devices. The next section will be about open channel flow concepts and the corresponding calculations. Finally, an introduction to hydrology for hydraulic design will be given.
Outline of topics:
• Fundamental properties of water
• Pressurized pipe systems
• Water pumps
• Open channel flow
• Hydrology for hydraulic design
Registration Requirements
Prereqs: CHEM_ENG 321; MECH_ENG 241; or consent of instructor
Learning Objectives
By the end of the course, students should be able to:
A. Make use of numerical and computational tools to solve hydraulics and hydrology
problems, while understanding the governing physics concepts behind them.
B. Understand and quantitatively describe pressurized pipe systems, including looped
networks and feedbacks with pump installations.
C. Understand open-channel flow concepts, identify their implications in natural
ecosystems, and correctly perform the calculations needed for their quantitative
description.
D. Understand key topography and probability concepts and apply them to hydrology
and water cycle related problems.
Evaluation Method
Evaluation:
- Homeworks (45%)
- Class participation (15%)
- Midterm exam (20%)
- Final exam (20%)
Class Materials (Required)
Houghtalen, Osman Akan & Hwang, Fundamentals of Hydraulic Engineering Systems, 5th edition, Pearson, 2017. ISBN: 978-0134292380
Enrollment Requirements
Enrollment Requirements: Students must have taken CHEM_ENG 321 or MECH_ENG 241 in order to register for this course
Associated Classes
LAB - Technological Institute L168: Mon 2:00PM - 3:50PM
LAB - Technological Institute L168: Mon 4:00PM - 5:50PM