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
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
This course is intended to develop the theoretical concepts of unsteady flow in pipes and open channels. |
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
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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 | | 1-11 | | 09:00 - 10:50 | | | | | King's Buildings | Tutorial | | 1-11 | | | 09:00 - 09:50 | | |
| First Class |
Week 1, Tuesday, 09:00 - 10:50, Zone: King's Buildings. Lecture Theatre 1, Sanderson Building |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours:Minutes |
Stationery Requirements |
Comments |
| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Hydraulic Engineering 4 | 1:30 | 12 sides / 2 x graph | |
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; and
analyse sediment transport problems in river and beach environment, in relation to morphological changes of river bed and beach profiles.
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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 |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| 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
Email: Martin.Crapper@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Kim Orsi
Tel: (0131 6)50 5687
Email: Kim.Orsi@ed.ac.uk |
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