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
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
This course is intended to develop an understanding of pressure-pipe systems, pipe networks and pumping mains, and to indroduce the concepts of sewer system arrangement and sewer hydraulics. It is also intended to develop and understanding of steady open-channel flow. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
Fluid Mechanics 2 (SCEE08003)
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
Elementary Fluid Mechanics or similar |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-10 | | | | | 14:00 - 15:50 | | King's Buildings | Tutorial | | 2-10 | | | | | 16:10 - 17:00 | | King's Buildings | Laboratory | | 2-10 | | 09:00 - 10:50 | | | |
| First Class |
Week 1, Friday, 14:00 - 15:50, Zone: King's Buildings. Lecture Theatre B, James Clerk Maxwell Building |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours:Minutes |
Stationery Requirements |
Comments |
| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Fluid Mechanics (Civil) 3 | 1:30 | 12 sides / 2 x graph | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 1:30 | 12 sides / 2 x graph | KB Centre Level 3 Computing Lab. August 2010. 1 cand. |
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;
Analyze pipe networks;
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 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.
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Assessment Information
1.Laboratory Report (15%), 2.Degree Examination (85%)
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Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords |
Open Channel Flow; Pipe Networks; Sewer Systems |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Martin Crapper
Tel: (0131 6)50 5727
Email: Martin.Crapper@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Miss Nicola Marshall
Tel: (0131 6)50 5687
Email: Nicola.Marshall@ed.ac.uk |
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