CE-206 Fluid Mechanics –I

Part I: Course Information

CourseTitle: Fluid Mechanics –I
CourseCode: CE –206
CourseDuration: OneSemester
CreditUnits: 3 + 0 (Contact Hrs03)
Level: 3rdSemester,2ndYear
MediumofInstruction: English
Prerequisites: None
EquivalentCourses: NotApplicable

Part II: Course Aims, CLOs, TLAs, ATAs, Grading

Course Aim

 Toenablestudentstolearnbasicsoffluidmechanicsforcivilengineeringapplications.

Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CLOs)

Upon successful completion of this module, students will be able to:
1. Define variousbasictermsrelatedtofluidmechanics.
2. Classify various parameters of fluidmechanics
3. Applybasicconceptsoffluidmechanicsinrealworldproblems
4. Analyzeandestimatevariousbasicparametersrelatedtofluidmechanics.

Teaching and Learning Activities (TLAs)

Course learning outcomes will be achieved through a combination of the following teaching
strategies.
 Quizzes
 In-classactivities
 Readingassignments
 Classroomdiscussions
 Use of internet &e-mail
 Homeworkassignments
 Mid-term majorexamination
 Instructor leadpresentations
 Finalcomprehensiveexamination
 Solvedexamplesintheclassroom
 SiteVisittoWaterResourcesInfrastructure
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CLOs TLAs Hours/Week

Lectures: Teaching and learning will be primarily based

CLOs around lectures and reinforced with using whiteboard and 2.5 hrs per
1,2, 3, 4 class discussions. week

Discussions,AssignmentsandFieldTrip:Eachlecturewill be
followed by practical applications of the course. Teaching
and learning will be reinforced with follow up assignments for
CLOs 0.5 hr per
overall course. Students will also be encouraged to ask
1,2, 3, 4 week
questionsanddiscussopenlyanyitemtheyhavedifficultyand
providefeedbackonteachingandlearning.

Weekly Lectures:

Weeks
Topics CLOs
/Lectures

Definitionoffluid&fluidmechanics,Applicationoffluidmechanics to Civil
1. Engineering, Introduction to the branches of fluids mechanics, 1,2

Difference between solid, fluid, liquid and gas, Density, Specific

2. gravity,Specificvolume,Specificweight,viscosity,Typesoffluids on the 1, 2, 3
basis ofviscosity,

kinematic viscosity, surface tension, Capillary rise,

3. 1, 2, 3
compressibility, Numerical problems

Introduction to fluid statics, pressure at a point, Pressure height

4. 1, 2
relation, Absolute and gage pressure

Pressure measuring devices: Mercury barometer, Manometer and its

5. 1, 2
types

6. Numerical problems 3
Hydrostatic force on a submerged plane surface, Numerical
7. 1, 3
problems

Bouncy and stability of submerged & floating bodies, Numerical

8. 1, 2, 3
problems
9. Mid Term Examination 1, 2, 3

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Study of real, ideal, compressible, incompressible, pressure,

10. gravity, laminar and turbulent flow, Steady, un steady, uniform, 1, 2
non-uniform flow

Path lines, stream lines, streak lines, volume, weight and mass
11. flow rate 1, 2, 3
Continuity equation and numerical problems
12. Energies and Heads, Bernoulli’s Equation 1, 2, 3

Power consideration in fluid flow, piezometer and pitot tube,

13. 1, 2, 3
Hydraulic gradient line, energy gradient line, Numerical problems

14. VenturemeterandorificemeterandrelevantNumericalproblems 3, 4

Orifice, Hydraulic coefficient

15. Discharge through submerged and partially submerged orifice + 3, 4
numerical

-Rectangular and triangular notches

16. 3, 4
Trapezoidal and stepped notches, numerical problems

Weir, rectangular weir, Broad crested weir and numerical

17. 1, 3, 4
problems

18. Final Term Examination 1, 2, 3,4

Assessment Tasks Activities (ATAs)

Indicative of likely activities and tasks designed to assess how well students achieve the
CLOs. Final details will be provided to students in their first week of attendance in this
course.
ATAs CLOs Weight % Remarks

Final-Term Exam 1,2, 3, 4 50% 2 hrs written exams

Mid-Term Exam 1,2, 3 25% 2 hrs written exams

Home Assignments 1,2, 3, 4 10% Total 6 assignments

Quizzes 1,2, 3, 4 15% Total 6 in-class tests
Total (%) 100 % The final grading is relative

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Grading of Students Achievements

The grading for this course is based on the Academic Regulations criterion of the University.

Grade Grade
Grade Definitions
Letter Points
Strong evidence of original thinking; good
A 4.0 Excellent organization, capacity to analyze &
A- 3.67 synthesize; superior grasp of subject matter;
evidence of extensive knowledge base.

Evidence of grasp of subject, someevidence

of critical capacity and analytical ability;
B+ 3.33
reasonable understanding of issues;
B 3.00 Good
evidenceoffamiliaritywithliterature.
B- 2.67

Student who is profiting from the university

C+ 2.33 experience; understanding of the subject;
C 2.00 Adequate abilitytodevelopsolutionstosimpleproblems in
C- 1.67 thematerial.

Sufficient familiarity with the subject matters

D+ 1.33 to enable the student to progress without
Marginal
D 1.00 repeating the course.

Little evidence of familiarity with the subject

F 0.00 Failure matter; weakness in critical and analytical
skills; limited, or irrelevant use of literature.

Part III: Syllabus, Recommended Books, Online

Sources, Course Coordinator
Syllabus

1. Introduction
 Solids and fluids (liquids and gases)
 Units and dimensions
 Physical properties of fluids; density, specific weight, specific volume, specific
gravity, surface tension, compressibility
 Viscosity and its measurement
 Newton's equation of viscosity
 Hydrostatics
 Kinematics
 Hydrodynamics

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2. Fluid Statics
 Pressure intensity and pressure head
 Pressure and specific weight relationship
 Absolute and gauge pressure
 Measurement of pressure
 Piezometer, manometer
 Pressure transducers
 Differential manometer and Borden gauge

3. Forces on Immersed Bodies

 Forces on submerged planes & curved surfaces and their applications
 Buoyancy and floatation
 Equilibrium of floating and submerged bodies

4. Fluid Kinematics
 Steady and unsteady flow
 Laminar and turbulent flow
 Uniform and non-uniform flow
 Path line streamlines and stream tubes
 Velocity and discharge
 Control volume
 Equation of continuity for compressible and incompressible fluids

5. Hydrodynamics
 Different forms of energy in a flowing liquid
 Bernoulli's equation and its application
 Energy line and Hydraulic Gradient Line
 Introduction to density currents, free and forced vortex
 Forces on pressure conduits, reducers and bends, stationary and moving blades
 Torques in rotating machines

6. Flow Measurement
 Orifices and mouthpieces, sharp-crested weirs and notches
 Pitot tube and pitot static tube
 Venturimeter, orifice meter
 Time of emptying tanks

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Recommended Books and References

1. Daugherty, R. L., J. B. Franzini and Fenimore, Fluid Mechanics with

Engineering Application, McGraw-Hill New York (Latest Edition)
2. Monson Young, Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics, (Latest Edition)
3. Douglus, Fluid Mechanics, McGraw-Hill Inc.
4. Jack P. Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics, McGraw-Hill Inc.
5. Merle Potter, Mechanics of Fluid, CL- Engineering (2011)

Online Resources

 Watch online resources for Fluid Mechanics examples