Civil Engineering Department
CIVL 3180 – Hydraulics
Current Catalog
Description:
Prerequisite:
Textbooks and/or
Other Required
Material:
This course is
Course Learning
Outcomes/ Expected
Performance Criteria:
Basic principles of incompressible fluid mechanics with emphasis on hydrostatics, conservation of
energy and momentum with application on engineering analysis of pipe networks, pumps, and
open channel systems.
CIVL 3180
Cengel, Y.A. and Cimbala, J.M., 2006. Fluid Mechanics: Fundamentals and Applications, McGrawHill.
Required
Course Learning Outcomes
POs
Expected Performance Criteria
1. Know the basic fluid concepts, classifications of fluid
flow, and the importance of dimensions and units (BT1
1)
2. Comprehend the properties of fluids including
density, specific gravity, ideal fluid, compressibility,
viscosity, and capillary action (BT 2)
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80% or greater pass rate on
homework, quiz and test
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3. Comprehend fluid pressure (e.g., absolute, gage,
atmospheric) and statics (e.g., pressure variation by
depth, manometers, hydrostatic forces on submerged
surfaces, and buoyancy) (BT 2)
a,e
4. Comprehend conservation of mass, momentum, and
energy; Bernoulli equation; energy transfer by work; and
angular momentum (BT 2)
a,e
5. Comprehend dimensional analysis (incl. Reynolds and
Froude numbers) and Buckingham PI theorem (BT 2)
a,e
6. Comprehend flow in pipes including laminar vs.
turbulent flows, entry lengths, pressure drop, head loss,
and minor losses (BT 2)
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7. Know the classification of fluids in open channel flow
(BT 1)
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80% or greater pass rate on
homework, quiz and exam; 70%
pass rate on related final exam
questions
80% or greater pass rate on
homework, quiz and exam; 70%
pass rate on related final exam
questions
80% or greater pass rate on
homework, quiz and exam; 70%
pass rate on related final exam
questions
80% or greater pass rate on
homework, quiz and exam
80% or greater pass rate on
homework, quiz and exam; 70%
pass rate on related final exam
questions
80% or greater pass rate on quiz
1
BT (Bloom’s Taxonomy Level(s))
Class Schedule:
MWF-class (55-minute) meeting three times a week.
Topics Covered:
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Laboratory Projects:
Professional
Component:
Properties of fluids
Pressure and fluid statics
Mass, Bernoulli and energy equations
Momentum analysis
Dimensional analysis
Flow in pipes
Open channel flow
Lab separate from course.
This course contributes 3 credit hours to the required partial fulfillment of 1½ years of engineering
topics, consisting of engineering sciences and engineering design appropriate to the student’s field
of study culminating in a major design experience.
Program Outcomes
(Scale: 0-3):
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