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    This document outlines three homework problems for a water resources engineering course. Problem 1 involves calculating forces on a U-bend pipe. Problem 2 involves calculating head losses due to friction in pipes of different diameters and roughness. Problem 3 involves conceptualizing and validating the relationship between head loss and velocity in laminar and turbulent pipe flow.

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    This document outlines three homework problems for a water resources engineering course. Problem 1 involves calculating forces on a U-bend pipe. Problem 2 involves calculating head losses due to friction in pipes of different diameters and roughness. Problem 3 involves conceptualizing and validating the relationship between head loss and velocity in laminar and turbulent pipe flow.

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    CIVILEN 3160: Water Resources Engineering, Fall 2018

    Homework 1: Continuity, Momentum, and Major Friction Losses


    Due: Friday, Sep 14th, 2018

    Show all work. Place a box around final answer. Any spreadsheets or graphs should be printed and
    stapled to the assignment.

    Problem 1 (20 pts)

    A 30 cm diameter U-bend pipe section is hung vertically (i.e. flow enters above the exit). Find the
    forces (x and z) applied to the U-bend to hold the pipe in place. Assume no head loss (friction and
    minor losses can be ignored).
    D=30 cm
    Vol of water in bend = 0.10 m3
    Weight of pipe bend = 500 N

    P=100 kPa, gage


    z
    Q=0.50 m3/s
    x

    Problem 2 (40 pts)

    a) A 14-in-diameter galvanized steel pipe (k = 0.0005 ft) carries 5 cfs of water at 70 F. Find the head
    lost due to friction (in ft) in the pipe over a distance of 3 miles using the Moody diagram.

    b) What diameter galvanized steel pipe would be required in the preceding example if a flow rate of 10
    cfs was needed, while keeping the total frictional headloss at <50 ft?

    c) Using the Colebrook equation, find the head lost due to friction (in ft) if the original 14-in-diameter
    pipe in part A becomes heavily encrusted (k = 0.003 ft).
    Problem 3 (40 pts)

    a) Fill in the conceptual figure below, showing the relationship between head loss in a pipe due to
    friction and velocity. Draw one line for laminar flow and one line for turbulent flow, assuming the same
    pipe (roughness, diameter). Both axes use a linear scale, i.e. not logarithmic.

    b) Validate this conceptual drawing by determining head loss for the following conditions. These
    calculations will be repeated, so a spreadsheet may be the quickest way to calculate.

    D = 0.1 m
    L = 100 m
    Kinematic viscosity = 1 x10-6 m2/s
    Roughness (k) = 0.00026 m

    Q (m3/s) V (m/s) Re f hf (m)


    5 x 10 -6
    1 x 10 -5
    5 x 10 -5
    8 x 10 -5
    8 x 10 -4
    0.001
    0.01
    0.1
    1

    c) Plot results from Part B to create a similar figure as in Part A (head loss vs. velocity).

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