Area: | Department of Civil Engineering |
Credits: | 12.5 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Tutorial: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Prerequisite(s): | 302795 (v.1) Water Engineering 362 or any previous version
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Syllabus: | Closed conduits. Unsteady flow between reservoirs, oscillation, surge chambers, water hammer analysis, surge suppressor. Open channel flow. Unsteady flow, channel routing. Kinematic wave analysis. Channel regulation and control structures. Dam break analysis. Large scale physical modelling of hydraulic structure. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On completion of the course the student will have a thorough understanding in areas of civil engineering hydraulics via applied examples. This course will also introduce the student to groundwater hydraulics and coastal engineering. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Mays. Hydraulic Design Handbook. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-07-041152-2 USBR. Design of Small Dams. USBR publications USA. Vischer & Hager. Dam Hydraulics. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-0471-97289-4 Cedergren, H.R. Seepage, Drainage and Flow Nets. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-471-18053-X |
Unit Texts: | None |
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Field of Education: | 30900 Civil Engineering (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Informational | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Miri Sarawak Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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