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HYDRAULICS-I Courseoutline

This document provides information about a Hydraulics I course offered at Adaama Science and Technology University. The course is a 3 credit hour requirement for second year civil engineering students. It will cover topics including fluid properties, statics of fluid, kinematics of fluid flow, and dynamics of fluid flow. Students will learn about hydrostatic pressure, continuity equations, fluid motion, and more. Assessment will include a midterm exam, labs/assignments, and a final exam. References for further study are also provided.

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HYDRAULICS-I Courseoutline

This document provides information about a Hydraulics I course offered at Adaama Science and Technology University. The course is a 3 credit hour requirement for second year civil engineering students. It will cover topics including fluid properties, statics of fluid, kinematics of fluid flow, and dynamics of fluid flow. Students will learn about hydrostatic pressure, continuity equations, fluid motion, and more. Assessment will include a midterm exam, labs/assignments, and a final exam. References for further study are also provided.

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ADAMA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY


Department of Civil Engineering
Hydraulics- I (Ceng 2141) - Credit hr: 3
Target group 2nd year Civil Engineering
Prerequisite: Engineering Mechanics Acc.Year 2013/14, Semester I
Instructor: - Mathewos T

Objective of the Course


At the end of the course, the students will be able to
 Define hydraulics and the appropriate physical properties and show how these allow
differentiation between solids and fluids as well as between liquids and gases,
 Calculate the hydrostatic pressure and know the basic equations of hydrostatic,
 Know the type of flow and continuity equation and its practical uses in the analysis of flow
 Know the basic equation of motion and calculate forces influencing fluid motion,

Course Outline
CHAPTER ONE CHAPTER THREE
FLUID PROPERTIES KINEMATICS OF FLUID FLOW

1.1 General description 3.1 Introduction


1.2 Properties of fluids 3.2 Dimensions of Flow
1.3 Physical Properties 3.3 Describing the pattern of flow
1.4 Pressure, compressibility & Elasticity 3.4 Types of flow
1.5 Surface tension & capillarity 3.5 Continuity equation
3.6 Stream function & Velocity potential
CHAPTER TWO 3.7 Flow Nets
STATICS OF FLUID
CHAPTER FOUR
2.1 Introduction DYNAMICS OF FLUID FLOW
2.2 Hydrostatic pressure
2.3 Basic Equation of Hydrostatics 4.1 Introduction
2.4 Measurement of pressure 4.2 Forces influencing fluid motion
2.5 Hydrostatic pressure on plane & curved Surfaces 4.3 Equation of Motion
2.6 Relative Equilibrium of liquids 4.4 Impulse – momentum equation
2.7 Buoyancy & Stability of Floating & Submerged bodies

Tentative Assessment
Mid-term----------------------30%
Lab, Assignment, Quiz --- 20%
Final Exam ----------- -------50%
Total --------------------------100%

References
1. Fluid mechanics, 9th ed, Streeter, Wylie, Bedford
2. Fluid mechanics with Engineering Application 9th ed, Joseph B Franzinil
3. Any Fluid mechanics or Handbook of Hydraulics can be referred.

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