Undergraduate Course: Hydraulic Engineering 4 (CIVE10006)
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 10 (Year 4 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 the theoretical concepts of unsteady flow in pipes and open channels. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
Fluid Mechanics (Civil) 3 (CIVE09014)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | A clear understanding of steady open channel flow hydraulics and steady flow in pressure pipes and pipe networks; an engineering/mathematical background. |
| 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:
demonstrate a knowledge of the application of the principles of continuity and momentum to pipe flow;
understand solution of the equations of unsteady pipe flow by the method of characteristics, including finite difference approaches;
incorporate a range of boundary conditions in unsteady pipe-flow problems;
analyse unsteady flow problems in simple pipe networks;
analyse problems of mass oscillation and surge tank design;
demonstrate a knowledge of the derivation of the St Venant equations, and their range of applicability;
demonstrate a knowledge of appropriate simplifications to the St Venant equations and of circumstances under which these might be used;
understand the basics of flood routing and unsteady gradually varied flow;
analyse simple rapidly varied unsteady flow problems;
analyse a simple dam break problem;
understand the solution, to first-order accuracy, of rapidly varied channel-flow and dam break problems by the method of characteristics;
have a basic understanding of waves in coastal regions
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Assessment Information
The assessment will be made on the basis of:
Degree examination 100%. This will take place in a computing lab.
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Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Unsteady flow in Pipes
Solving PDEs - Method of Characteristics applied to Unsteady Flow in Pipes
Surge Tanks
Unsteady flow in Open Channels - the St Venant Equations
Gradually Varied Unsteady Flow - Flood Routing Methods
Rapidly Varied Unsteady Flow - Surge and Dam Break
Method of Characteristics applied to Unsteady Flow in Channels
Coastal Waves - Linear Wave Theory, Shoaling and Refraction
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| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Chadwick, Morfett and Borthwick, Hydraulics in Civil and Environmental Engineering, 4th edition, SPON Press 2004. |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Unsteady Flow; Open Channels; Pipes |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Martin Crapper
Tel: (0131 6)50 5727
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Course secretary | Ms Louise Harkins
Tel: (0131 6)51 7185
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