Faculty of Civil Engineering, UiTM, Shah Alam

LESSON PLAN FOR SEPT 2016

COURSE:
CODE & SEMESTER:
PROGRAMME:
LECTURER:

HYDRAULICS
ECW435
EC220
DR. SUZANA RAMLI

COURSE OUTCOMES

At the end of the course, students should be able to:

1. Analyse laminar and turbulent flow in pipes and pipe networks.
2. Analyse steady uniform and non-uniform flow in open channels.
3. Analyse the operational performance of pumps and turbines.
Week
1

5
6

8
9

Topics
Introduction to the course.
Flow in Pipes
Incompressible, steady, uniform laminar flow in bounded system velocity profile,
determination of head loss using Hagen-Poiseuille equation.
(CO1, PO1, PO2)
Flow in Pipes
Incompressible, steady, uniform turbulent flow in circular pipes determination of
head loss using Darcy-Weisbach equation. Determination of friction factor using
Moody diagram. Use of Colebrook-White equation in the transitional regime.
(CO1, PO1, PO2,)
Flow in Pipes
Separation (minor) losses in pipe: sudden contraction and expansion, losses due to
pipe fittings, bends, pipe entry and exit. Concept of equivalent length. Use of the
energy equation for pipe flows including losses due to friction and separation.
(CO1, PO1, PO2,)
Steady flow in pipelines and pipe networks
Flow through pipes in series and in parallel. Flow through branching pipelines the
three-reservoir problem. Pipe networks Quantity Balance method
(CO1, PO1, PO2)
Steady flow in pipelines and pipe networks
Pipe networks Head Balance method.
(CO1, PO1, PO2,)
Water Reticulation Design
Pipe layout design, calculation of design flow (peak flow & fire flow), determination of
highest supply level, calculation of residual head using Hazen-William equation.
(CO1, PO1, PO2,)
Open channel flow Uniform Flow
Differentiate pipe flow and open channel flow, uniform and non-uniform flow, steady
and unsteady flow. Governing equations in uniform open channel flow. Calculation of
velocity and discharge using Chezy and Mannings equations for typical channel
cross-sections.
(CO2, PO1, PO2,)
Open channel flow Uniform Flow
Design of optimum cross-section and compound channel.
(CO2, PO1, PO2,)
Open channel flow Non-Uniform flow (RVF)
Differentiate gradually and rapidly varied flow. Concept of specific energy.
Determination of critical flow parameters in rectangular and irregular cross-sections.
(CO2, PO1, PO2,)
Mid-semester Break

Hours
3

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3

3
3

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Open channel flow Non-Uniform flow (RVF)

Effects of change in bed levels on flow over broad-crested weir. Effects of lateral
contraction (venturi flume). Momentum equation for hydraulic jump, jump losses and
jump movement.
(CO2, PO1, PO2,)
Open channel flow Non-Uniform Flow (GVF)
Classification of flows Froude number, control section, critical slope, water surface
profiles.
(CO2, PO1, PO2)
Open channel flow Non-Uniform Flow (GVF)
Solution of gradually varied flow using Direct Step method and Standard Step
method.
(CO2, PO1, PO2)
Hydraulic machinery
Introduction to different types of pumps & turbines. Concept of suction head, delivery
head, and pump efficiency. Determination of duty point and operating point using
characteristic curve and system curve.
(CO3, PO1, PO2,)
Hydraulic machinery
Pump in series and pump in parallel. Pump cavitation, net-positive suction head,
similarity law and type number (specific number).
(CO3, PO1, PO2,)
Total

42

MODE OF EVALUATION
Item
Continuous assessment
Assignments (5%)
Quiz/Problem Solving (5%)
Test (Mid-term) (30%)

Marks
40%

Final examination
Total

60%
100%

Recommended texts
1. Cengel, Y. A. & Cimbala, J. M. (2014). Fluid Mechanics: Fundamentals and Applications(3rd ed) Mc
Graw Hill.
2. Douglas, J.F., Gasiorek, J.M. & Swaffield, J.A. (2011). Fluid mechanics (6th ed.). Pearson.
3. Cruise, J.F., Sherif, M.M. & Singh, V.P. (2007). Elementary Hydraulics, Thomson-Nelson.

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References
1. Ahmad, H., Abdul-Talib, S., Ariffin, J., Abdullah, M.N., Abd-Hamid, T. (1997). Basic Hydraulics, Faculty of
Civil Engineering, UiTM, unpublished.
Nalluri, C., and Featherstone, R.E. (2009). Civil Engineering Hydraulics, 5 th Ed. Blackwell.
3. Chanson, H. (1999). The Hydraulics of Open Channel Flow: An Introduction, Butterworth-Heinemann.
Potter, M.C. and Wiggert, D.C. (1991). Mechanics of fluids, Prentice Hall.
Hamill, L. (1995). Understanding Hydraulics, MacMillan.