Course Outline: Open Channel Flow, 2016

IUBAT – International University of Business

Agriculture and Technology
College of Engineering and Technology
CEN 307: Open Channel Flow
Course Outline
(Spring, Jan 5 – Apr 6, 2016)

Program: B.Sc in Civil Engineering

Instructor: Khandaker Iftekharul Islam

Total Hours: 42
Total Weeks: 14
Credits: 03

Prerequisites: N/A

Tentative Sessions:

Day Time Room#

Sunday (A) 11.45-12.45 304
Thursday (A) 3.20-5.25 PM 305
Saturday (Eve) 6.00-07.45 PM 504
Thursday (Eve) 8.45-9.35 PM 307
Sunday (B) 8.30-10.35 AM 306
Thursday (B) 1.10-2.10 PM 306

Objective and Outcome

Basic understanding of flow in open channels, which is essential in the Planning, design and operation of water resource
system.

Components

Open-Channel flow and its classification, Velocity and pressure distribution, energy equation and specific energy, critical
flow. Principles of flow measurement and energy, critical flow. Principles of flow measurement and devices. Concept of
uniform flow, Chezy and Manning equations. Estimation of resistance coefficients and computation of uniform flow.
Momentum equation and specific and computation of uniform flow. Momentum equation and specific momentum of
uniform flow. Momentum equation and specific momentum. Hydraulic jump Theory and analysis of gradually varied
flow computation of flow Profiles. Design of channels.

Text Books

Open Channel Flow- Abdul Halim

Reference Books:
Text (s) and Equipment

(1) Chow, V.T., 1973, Opens – Channel Hydraulics, McGraw-Hill Book Company.

(2) French, R. H. 1986, Open –Channel Hydranlics, McGraw-Hill Book Company.

Ranga Raju, K G 1993, Flow Through Open Channels, Tata MC Graw-Hill

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Attendance and Participation

Punctual attendance is expected of all students. Also, students should miss a class only if absolutely necessary; it is also
further expected that students will be adequately prepared for all classes.

Academic Offenses
It is well recognized that intellectual honesty is the basic requirement for development and acquisition of knowledge.
Intellectual honesty is a pre-requisite for continued membership in the university community.

Forms of intellectual dishonesty are plagiarism, cheating in examinations, aiding and abetting cheating, the use of
assignment prepared by others, impersonation of another student at an examination, misrepresentation of information,
falsification of academic records, and unruly behavior with instructor.

If a student is detected by the instructor in committing academic offense, it may result in an “F” grade for
the course or even dismissal of the student from the university.

Evaluation
A several number of announced and unannounced examinations and quizzes, project work, 1/2 writing assignments,
attendance, class participation, will be the major determinants of students’ grades.

Assessment

First Term Exam. 20%

Mid Term Exam. 20% Final grading of the course

will be done on the basis of
Final Exam. 40% continuous assessment of a student.

Assignment 10%

Attendance & Class Performance 10%

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Total = 100%

Week of / Number/ Date Outcome/ Material Covered Reference Reading Assignment

Lecture-1 Open channel flow and its classification
Lecture-2 Natural and Artificial channel and their
properties
Lecture-3 Principles of flow measurement and
energy
Lecture-4 Principles of flow measurement and Assignment-1
devices.
Concept of uniform flow, Chezy and
Manning equations.
Lecture-5 Velocity distribution, energy and
momentum coefficient
Lecture-6 energy equation and specific energy, flow
characteristics, Laminar, turbulent and
uniform flow, Example related to the
topics: Compound channel
Lecture-7 Principles of flow measurement and
energy, rapidly varied flow, use of energy
principles
Lecture-8 Use of energy principal: Critical flow,
rapidly varied flow: the use of moment
principles, critical depth measure
First term Exam
Lecture-9 Determination of critical bed slope,
classification of flow profile
Lecture-10 Classification of gradually varied flow Determination of backward
profile. Example of typical surface profile by direct step method
profiles
Lecture-11 Unsteady flow, translatory waves, Surges
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and bores, Oscilatory waves

Lecture-12 Hydraulic structure, Weir
Lecture-13 Flumes, Flumes, Spillway
Lecture-14 -Do-
Mid Term Exam

Lecture-16 Energy dissipater, Control gates

Lecture-17 Lateral discharge structure
Lecture-19 River and canal engineering
Lecture-20 Design of alluvial channel Assignment-3
Lecture-21 Flood discharge in compound channel
Lecture-22 Back up and revise class
Lecture-23 --Do--

Lecture-24 --Do--

Final Examination as per schedule declared by the Registry.

Publication of Results.

Counseling Hour:
Saturday: 3:15 pm – 5:15 pm
Sunday: 10:30 am – 11:40 pm
Thursday: 6.00 pm – 8.45 pm

Developed by-

Khandaker Iftekharul Islam, Assistant Professor,

Department of Civil Engineering

Khandaker Iftekharul Islam

Khandaker Iftekharul Islam is one of the faculty members in the Department of Civil Engineering, IUBAT
– International University of Business Agricultural and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh. He graduated
(B.sc) in Civil Engineering from Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET). After being
graduated, He went to pursue his Masters (M.sc) in Geo and Water Engineering, in the Department of Civil
and Environmental Engineering at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden with a full tuition fee
waiver. After fulfilling the requirements of Masters in Chalmers, He came back and joined IUBAT as a
faculty member on 2nd April, 2011. He was involved in various projects and researches, when he was in
Chalmers. He was a youngest teacher in Engineering Staff College, Bangladesh (ESCB). His responsibility
was there to instruct the course ‘Computer Aided Analysis and Design of Civil Engineering Structures’. His fields of research
interests are Water resource, Water treatment, Geographical Information System, Environmental System analysis, ETP- Effluent
treatment plant and Construction Project Management etc. He is continuously working on his interests.