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Undergraduate Course: Hydraulic Engineering 4 (CIVE10006)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Engineering CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThis course is intended to develop the theoretical concepts of unsteady flow in pipes and open channels.
Course description 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
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Fluid Mechanics (Civil) 3 (CIVE09014)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 2
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 18, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 9, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 69 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 100 %, Coursework 0 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Degree Examination (100%).
Feedback Verbal feedback is given on tutorials during tutorial classes and at the student's request.
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)Hydraulic Engineering 4 (CIVE10006)2:00
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. interpret and illustrate the main concepts of unsteady flow in pipes for civil engineering applications
  2. interpret and illustrate the main concepts of unsteady flow in open channels for civil engineering applications
  3. calculate basic flow quantities for civil engineering hydraulic applications with unsteady flow
Reading List
Chadwick, Morfett and Borthwick: Hydraulics in Civil and Environmental Engineering, 5ht Edition, CRC Press, ISBN-10: 0415672457, ISBN-13: 978-0415672450; Chapters 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16.
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Application of Mathematical Concepts
Sketching
Calculating
Interpreting Design Problems
KeywordsUnsteady Flow; Open Channels; Pipes
Contacts
Course organiserProf Alistair Borthwick
Tel: (0131 6)50 5588
Email: Alistair.Borthwick@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMr Craig Hovell
Tel: (0131 6)51 7080
Email: c.hovell@ed.ac.uk
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