CIVL2130 Hydraulics I [UG,PG]

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Credit: 6 points Availability: Semester 2 (See Timetable) Old unit code: 610.203, AMEC2130

Outcomes: Students are able to apply knowledge of hydraulics and engineering fundamentals; communicate effectively; undertake problem identification, formulation and solution; understand the social, cultural, global and environmental responsibilities of the professional engineer, and the need for sustainable development; maintain a process of lifelong learning, and develop the capacity to do so; adapt acquired knowledge to new situations; and think and reason logically and creatively.

Content: Topics include fundamental concepts in hydraulics and fluid mechanics; properties and behaviour of fluids; hydrostatics; mass, momentum and energy conservation principles, behaviour of ideal and real fluids; interaction between fluids and structures; dimensional analysis and modelling design; flow in pipes and pipe network analysis.

Assessment: The assessment consists of an end-of-semester examination, written assignments and laboratory reports. The examination assesses students' understanding of basic fluid mechanics theory and the ability to undertake problem identification, formulation and solution in the context of hydraulics. Written assignments are used for continuous assessment and to enable students to monitor their own understanding and progress during the course of study. Laboratory reports assess students' ability to understand the devices and processes within fluid and hydraulics systems, to think and reason logically, interpret results of experiments and communicate their findings. The laboratories reinforce basic theory covered in lectures and enable students to develop experimental and report writing skills.

Supplementary assessment is not available in this unit except in the case of a bachelor's degree student who has obtained a mark of 45 to 49 and is currently enrolled in this unit, and it is the only remaining unit that the student must pass in order to complete the course.

Unit Co-ordinator(s): Dr Marco Ghisalberti

Location: UWA (Crawley)

Mode: on-campus

Unit Rules:

Advisable prior study: GENG1001 Engineering: Introduction to Engineering Mechanics or equivalent

Contact hours—78 (lectures: 39 hrs; tutorials: 25 hrs; labs: 14 hrs)

Unit Web Page: http://www.civil.uwa.edu.au/

Note: Some unit web pages are still under construction and will be available in 2008.

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Books and other material wherever listed may be subject to change. Book lists relating to 'Preliminary Reading', 'Recommended Reading' and 'Textbooks' are, in most cases, available at the University Co-operative Bookshop (from early January) and appropriate administrative offices for students to consult. For first-year units the Bookshop will endeavour to make available photocopies of book lists for individual units. Books marked with an asterisk (*) are available in paperback.