Undergraduate Course: Fluid Mechanics (Civil) 3 (CIVE09014)
Course Outline
| School | School of Engineering |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Civil |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course is intended to develop an understanding of steady flow in pipe systems, pipe networks and pumping mains. It is also intended to develop and understanding of steady open-channel flow. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
Fluid Mechanics 2 (SCEE08003)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Elementary Fluid Mechanics or similar |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, the student should be able to: Design and analyze single pipes and simple combinations of pipes under steady flow;
Analyze pipe networks under steady flow;
Design and analyze pumping mains and pump-pipe systems;
Undertand the basic concepts of sewer system layout and sewer hydraulics;
Define and understand the importance of flow controls in pipe systems;
Understand the concepts of steady open channel flow including sub- and supercritical flow and critical flow;
Calculate uniform flow conditions in open channels;
Understand and apply appropriately the principle of specific energy in open channels;
Understand and apply appropriately the principle of specific force in open channels;
Carry out gradually varied flow calculations in open channels;
Calculate flows around structures such as weirs, free outfalls from reservoirs and sluice gates;
Locate and analyze hydraulic jumps in open channel flows; and
Analyse and design culverts.
Calculate sediment transport in steady flow open channel situations.
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Assessment Information
1.Laboratory Report (10%), 2.Degree Examination (90%)
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Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Syllabus:
Flow in single pipes (revision of 2nd year)
Flow in pipe systems and networks
Sewer system operation
Flow in open channels - uniform flow
Specific energy and specific force
Gradually varied flow
Rapidly varied flow and hydraulic jumps
Flow around hydraulic structures including gates and steps
Sediment transport in channels
Laboratory Details:
Flow over Weirs and Hydraulic Jump
Groups of approximately four students test two or three different types of weir in the laboratory flume and determine a relationship between the head upstream of the weir and the discharge flowing over it, and to measure and comment on the properties of a hydraulic jump. One two-hour period is allocated to each group for the lab work. An individual report is required from each student, though it is expected that results and graphs are shared amongst group members. Discussions must be individual. A risk assessment is required for the laboratory.
Verbal Feedback on Tutorials on student's request.
Laboratory Report returned after all students have completed it, at the end of the course. Degree Examination
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| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Chadwick, Morfett and Borthwick: Hydraulics in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Fourth Edition, F&N Spon, Chapters 5 and 12, plus maybe 7, 13 and 15.
There are many other references covering this material; this book is recommended for its relevance to both this and other courses in the degree programme.
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| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Open Channel Flow; Pipe Networks; Steady Flow |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Martin Crapper
Tel: (0131 6)50 5727
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Course secretary | Ms Tina Mcavoy
Tel: (0131 6)51 7080
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