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PRE-REQUISITE

EQUIVALENCE

LECTURE HOURS

3 Hours

LECTURE

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SYNOPSIS
Hydraulics is one of the major discipline of civil engineering. This course introduces the concepts of
open channel fluid flow and their applications in hydraulics engineering problems. It covers various
aspects of open channel hydraulic including types of open channel flow, design of channel section
dimensions, uniform and non-uniform steady flows.

Flow distribution in pipe network system and

dimensional analysis are also included. At the end of the course, students should be able to apply the
knowledge in solving civil engineering hydraulics problems.

PREPARED BY :

CERTIFIED BY :

Name

: Dr. Zulhilmi Ismail

Name

Signature

Signature

Date

: 25th April 2011

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Head,
Department of Hydraulics &
Hydrology

25th April 2011

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LEARNING OUTCOMES
By the end of the course, students should be able to :
Taxonomies
and
Soft-Skills

CO

Course Learning Outcomes

Programme
Outcome(s)

CO1

Describe and identify the properties of

open channel flow, uniform flow equation
for channel design.

PO1

CO2

Apply equations to determine flow

characteristics around control structures
such as weirs, flumes and sluice gates.

PO4

C3, CTPS2

CO3

Analyse flow profiles for gradually varied

flow in prismatic channels.

PO4

C4, CTPS1

CO4

Apply the appropriate analytical concept

for various types of flow conditions in
open channels.

PO1

C4

CO5

Apply the concept of dimensional analysis

for hydraulic model studies.

PO1

C3

CO6

Analyse steady flow in pipe networks

using quantity balance and head balance
methods.

PO4

C4, CTPS1

C1

Note : (T Test ; PR Project ; Q Quiz; A Assignment ; Pr Presentation; F Final Exam)

Assessment
Methods

A, T

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STUDENT LEARNING TIME

No.
1.

Teaching and Learning Activities

Face-to-Face Learning
a.

Lecturer-Centered Learning
i.

b.

2.

3.

Student Learning Time

(hours)

Lecture

42

Student-Centered Learning (SCL)

i.

Laboratory / Tutorial

ii.

Student-centered learning activities Active Learning,

Project Based Learning

14
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Self-Directed Learning
a.

Non-face-to-face learning or student-centered learning (SCL)

such as manual, assignment, module, e-Learning, etc.

28

b.

Revision

21

c.

Assessment Preparations

10

Formal Assessment
a.

Continuous Assessment

b.

Final Exam

3
Total (SLT)

120

TEACHING METHODOLOGY
1. Fundamental theory will be delivered during lecture session with emphasis on working examples
and real problems.
2. Students will be provided opportunities to solve problems in c lass, tutorial and out of class,
tutorial and out of class.
3. Students will be given a design project which required knowledge of bulk of the topics and to be
submitted in group.

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WEEKLY SCHEDULE
Week

Lecture

Topic / Content
Introduction to Open Channel Flow

13

1.1
1.2
1.3

Channel types
Flow types
Geometrical properties of open channels

Uniform Flow in Open Channels

4-6

7-9

10 -12

13 - 15

16 - 18

19 - 21

2.1

Resistance formulae in open channels

2.2

Calculation of normal depth using various methods graphical,

chart and trial and error

2.2

Channel section design using the best hydraulic cross section

Compound Channel

Non-uniform Flow in Open Channels

3.1

Specific energy critical depth and alternate

3.2

Calculation of critical depth, critical slope and critical velocity

3.3

Control sections and critical flow Flow through hydraulic

structures broad crested weir, venturi flume and sluice gate

MID SEMESTER BREAK

depths

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WEEKLY SCHEDULE
Week

Lecture

Topic / Content
Hydraulic Jump

22 - 24

10

25 - 27

11

28 - 30

12

31 - 33

13

34 - 36

14

37 - 39

15

40 - 42

4.1
4.2
4.3

Type and uses of hydraulic jumps

Momentum principle for jump in horizontal rectangular channels
Basic characteristics of the jump

Gradually Varied Flow

5.1
5.1
5.2

Introduction to gradually varied flow

Derivation of the equations for gradually varied flow
Methods of computation: Numerical Integration and Standard
Step Classification of flow profiles

Dimensional Analysis and Hydraulic Similarity

6.1

6.2

Introduction to dimensional analysis

Buckinghams Theorem, Repeating variables method

The concept of physical similarities

Steady Flow in Pipe Network

16-18

7.1

Analysis of flow in pipe network using head balance method

7.2

Analysis of flow in pipe network using flow balance method

REVISION WEEK AND FINAL EXAMINATION

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REFERENCES
1.
2.

CHOW, V.T. (1959), Open Channel Hydraulics, McGraw Hill, Tokyo.

AMAT SAIRIN DEMUN (1997), Hidraulik Saluran Terbuka Dengan Penggunaan Komputer, Penerbit
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai Johor.
AMAT SAIRIN DEMUN (2008), Hydraulic, Lecture Note.
FATIMAH MOHD. NOOR (1996), Hidraulik Kejuruteraan Awam, Teori, Masalah dan Penyelesaian,
Penerbit Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai Johor. (Translation of Featherstone, R.E. dan Nalluri,
Civil Engineering Hydraulics Essential Theory With Worked Examples).
VENNARD, J.K. and R. L. STREET (1982), Elementary Fluid Mechanics, Sixth Edition, John Wiley &
Sons, New York.

3.
4.
5.

GRADING
No.

Assessment

Number

% each

% total

Dates

1.

Assignments

10%

15

3, 8

2.

Test 1

15%

10

3.

Test 2

15%

10

13

4.

Final Exam

50%

50

16-18

Overall Total

100%

ATTENDANCE
The student should adhere to the rules of attendance as stated in the University Academic Regulation :-

1.

Student must attend not less than 80% of lecture hours as required for the subject.

2.

The student will be prohibited from attending any lecture and assessment activities upon failure to
comply the above requirement. Zero mark will be given to the subject.

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ATTACHMENT
Lecturers

E-Mail

Room No.

Phone No.

1.

Dr. Zulhilmi Ismail

zulhilmi@utm.my

C09-224

32665

2.

Mr. Amat Sairin Demun

asairin@utm.my

C07-321

31524

3.

Prof. Dr. Ahmad Khairi Abd.

Wahab

dr_khairi@citycampus.utm.my

M46-213

31733 /
31587

4.

Prof. Hadibah Ismail

hadibah@citycampus.utm.my

C09-308

31713

5.

Assoc. Prof. Ir. Fatimah Mohd.

Noor

fatimah@utm.my

C09-309

31702 /
31503

6.

Ms. Ilya Khairanis Othman

Ilya@utm.my

C08-318

31536

7.

Assoc. Prof. Ir. Faridah Jaafar

Sidek

faridah@ic.utm.my

C09-320

32665

8.

Mr. Abu Bakar Fadzil

abakar@utm.my

C07-322

31750