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CIVE 440 is a Hydraulic Engineering course that covers fundamental concepts of hydraulics, including pipe flow and open-channel flow, and involves both theoretical and practical components such as lab experiments and a design project. The course aims to equip students with skills in analysis, design, and technical writing related to water resources. Assessment includes exams, lab reports, and a group project, with mandatory attendance policies in place.

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Lecture 1

CIVE 440 is a Hydraulic Engineering course that covers fundamental concepts of hydraulics, including pipe flow and open-channel flow, and involves both theoretical and practical components such as lab experiments and a design project. The course aims to equip students with skills in analysis, design, and technical writing related to water resources. Assessment includes exams, lab reports, and a group project, with mandatory attendance policies in place.

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CIVE 440 Lecture 1

Hydraulics and Laboratory


Lecture outline
 Course Introduction

 What is Hydraulic Engineering?

 What does the Hydraulic Engineer do?

 A brief history on Hydraulics

 The CIVE 440 course: An overview


 Course Outline, Calendar and Assessment
 Objectives/Learning outcomes
 Course syllabus + moodle files
What is Hydraulic
Engineering??
Hydraulics:
Is the application of fluid mechanics and related
engineering principles to the design & development of
projects that involve water resources

Itaipu Dam (9840 MW expected to become 12600 MW) - Brazil


The hydraulic engineer is involved in:
 Water supply networks/storage
 Open channel flow
 Hydraulic structures
 River and flood management
New Cornelia Dam, USA: 209 Mm3

 Projects that include hydro- mechanical


& electrical elements e.g. irrigation
systems, power plants, pumps,
navigation works,…
More Involved Fields in Hydraulics:

FLUID DYNAMICS COASTAL & OCEAN ENVIRONMENTAL


ENGINEERING HYDRAULICS

HYDRAULIC MACHINERY
HYDRAULIC MODELING &
AUTOMATION & CONTROL
SIMULATION
Brief History

Brook Taylor
(1685-1731)
Archimedes (287 BC-212 BC) Daniel Bernoulli Leonhard Euler
(1700-1782) (1707-1783)

George Gabriel Stokes,


(1819 –1903) Osborne Reynolds (1842 –1912)
Ludwig Prandtl (1875-1953): considered to be
the father of modern aerodynamics was a prominent innovator in the
understanding of fluid dynamics
What does this
course cover?
A general overview of the CIVE 440 – Hydraulics Engineering course:

 Covers basic hydraulic concepts

 Establishes the basis for the design and analysis of projects

involving water resources


 Divided into 2 major sections:
1. Pipe flow 2. Open-channel flow
Course outline
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Pipe flow: Open-channel flow: Design series:
1.The energy equation 1.Uniform flow 1.Pipe systems
2.Head loss equations 2.Critical flow 2.Channel design
3.Simple pipe flow 3.Floodplain 3.Transitions
4.Pipe with fittings encroachment 4.Spillways & weirs
5.Pumps and turbines 4.Rapidly varied flow 5.Stilling basins
6.Pipes in series/ Parallel pipes 5.Gradually varied flow

7.Branching pipes 6.Water surface profiles

8.Branching reservoirs 7.Lake discharge

9.Pipe networks
Course Calendar
2025 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Week Topics Timelines-Deadlines
20 21 22 23 24 25 1 Introduction - Syllabus Holidays
JAN 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 Pipe Flow / Pipes with Fittings
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 3 Pumps & Turbines/ Branching Reservoirs Lab Experiment 1
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 4 Pipes and Networks
FEB 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 5 Introduction to Open Channel Flow Lab Experiment 2
23 24 25 26 27 28 1 6 Unifrom Flow/ Critical Flow
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 7 Hydraulic Jumps / Humps & Contractions Lab Experiment 3
MAR 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 8 Weirs and Spillways
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 9 Water Surface Profiles Project Sign-up form
23 24 25 26 27 28 29 10 Floodplain Encroachment Lab Report Due
30 31 1 2 3 4 5 11 Design of Channels Project Report Due
APR 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 12 Design of Stilling Basins Last Day for Withdrawal
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 13 Transition Structures Exam Dates
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 14 Design of Spillways End of Classes
27 28 29 30 1 2 3 15
MAY 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Pipe Flow

 Also called conduit or internal flow

 Inside a fixed boundary

 In contrast to external flow

e.g. airplanes, submarines, ship…


Pipe Flow
 A review of Fluid mechanics
concepts and principles
 Classifications of flow motion
 Head losses in pipes

 Major losses – friction: the Moody


diagram

 Minor losses – form or geometry


losses

 More involved pipe problems


Types of problems in Pipe Flow

 Simple pipes
 Pipes with appurtenances
 Branched pipes
 Branched reservoirs
 Simple networks
 Complex networks
Open channel flow
 Not entirely included within rigid boundary
 Upper liquid surface is free
 May or may not be open to the atmosphere
 Examples and applications: topics to be
covered - open channel flow
Types of problems in open channels:
 Estimating V and y in a local region
 Predicting the water surface profile
along a channel reach
 Designing and constructing a channel
taking into account natural hazards.

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The Lab Component of the course
 3 Lab experiments every other week starting week 3
 Groups of 4 work together in the lab
 1 individual lab report to be submitted
 The topic is of your own choice i.e. choose one of
the 3 completed lab experiments
 Lab sign-up form: choose best time that fits your
schedule
The Project
 The topic is on design/analysis of a water
distribution network in an area of your own choice
 1 final group report is to be submitted along with
an EPANET presentation + interim meetings
The Project

*
The EPANET Software
Analysis or Design??
+ Area Name
Course objectives/learning outcomes
1. Pipe-flow: analysis from simple to complex
2. Design of pipes and pipe water networks
3. Uniform and varied flow in open channels
4. Water surface profiles
5. Design of basic hydraulic structures
6. Measurement of discharge
Course objectives/learning outcomes
7. Floodplain encroachment problems
8. Special applications e.g. weirs, spillways, etc.
9. Major technical design/analysis software
10. Hands-on experience in the laboratory
11. Analytical approaches to solve problems
12. Technical writing and presentation skills
Course assessment

 Exam 1 - Pipe flow 25 %


 Exam 2 - Open channels 25 %
 Exam 3 - Design + Lab 25 %
 Lab report 10 %
 Project + presentation 15 %
Attendance policy
The policy for this course requires attendance to be mandatory. Class
attendance will be taken and students will be penalized for absences
according to the following rules:
1. A total of three absences for the semester will be permitted w/o
penalty. These include instances of sicknesses and other valid
excuses.
2. For every absence beyond the third, 1 point will be deducted from
the final course grade. Extended absences should be validated
approved by course instructor, if warranted.
3. As set by AUB regulations, students who miss more than one-fifth of
the sessions of any course in the first ten weeks of the semester may
be required to withdraw from the course with a grade of “W”.

Please note that the attendance rules listed above will be strictly enforced.
Textbooks

• Elger, D. F., Lebret, B. A., Crowe, C. T., Roberson, J.


A., (2016) Engineering Fluid Mechanics, 11th ed.,
chaps. 10, 13, & 15, John Wiley & Sons, Singapore
• Finnemore, E. J., Franzini, J. B., (2002) Fluid
Mechanics with Engineering Applications, 10th ed.,
chap. 8, 10, & 11, McGraw-Hill, New York.
• Class notes pdf reference file (already on moodle)

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