Lessons
Lesson | Date | Topic | Chap. / Sec. | Homework |
1 | Jan 12 | Introduction and definitions | 1.1 - 1.10 | 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4 |
2 | Jan 14 | Geometric elements of channels | 2.6 | |
3 | Jan 19 | Types of open channel flows | 1.6 | |
4 | Jan 21 | Conservation laws (Continuity) | 1.7 | 1.5, 1.6, 1.7 |
5 | Jan 24 | Conservation laws (Momentum) | 1.7 | |
6 | Jan 26 | Conservation laws (Energy) | 1.7 | |
7 | Jan 28 | Uniform Flow | ||
8 | Jan 31 | Design of Channels | 4.1 - 4.8 | 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8, 4.9 |
9 | Feb 02 | Design of Channels | 4.9 - 4.10 | 4.10, 4.11, 4.13, 4.14 |
10 | Feb 04 | Design of Channels | 4.16 - 4.18 | 4.16, 4.18 |
11 | Feb 07 | Review | ||
12 | Feb 09 | Test 1 | ||
13 | Feb 11 | Energy and Specific Energy | 2.1 - 2.3 | 2.1, 2.2, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6 |
14 | Feb 14 | Critical Flow | 2.4 - 2.6 | 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 |
15 | Feb 16 | Critical Flow | 2.7 | |
16 | Feb 18 | Open Channel Flow Measurement | 2.8 | 2.8, 2.14, 2.15, 2.20 |
17 | Feb 23 | Momentum in Open Channels | 3.1 | 3.1, 3.2, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9 |
18 | Feb 25 | Momentum in Open Channels | 3.10, 3.13, 3.14, 3.18 | |
19 | Feb 28 | Hydraulic Jump | 3.2 | |
20 | Mar 02 | Other applications | 3.3 - 3.5 | |
21 | Mar 04 | Review | ||
22 | Mar 07 | Test 2 | ||
23 | Mar 09 | Gradually Varied Flow | 5.1 - 5.3 | 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5 |
24 | Mar 11 | Water surface profile computation | 5.5 - 5.10 | 5.6, 5.8, 5.18 |
25 | Mar 21 | Water surface profile computation | ||
26 | Mar 23 | Hydraulic Structures (Spillways) | 6.1 - 6.4 | 6.1, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5 |
27 | Mar 25 - 28 | Spring Recess | ||
28 | Mar 30 | Hydraulic Structures (Culverts) | 6.5 | |
29 | Apr 01 | Hydraulic Structures (Culverts) | 6.7, 6.8, 6.11 | |
30 | Apr 04 | Hydraulic Structures (Bridges) | 6.6 | |
31 | Apr 06 | Review | ||
32 | Apr 08 | Test 3 | ||
33 | Apr 11 | Hydraulic Structures (Bridges) | ||
34 | Apr 13 | Hydro-modeling using HEC-RAS | ||
35 | Apr 15 | Hydro-modeling using HEC-RAS | ||
36 | Apr 18 | Governing equations of unsteady flow | 7.2 - 7.3 | 7.3, 7.4 |
37 | Apr 20 | Saint-Venant equations | ||
38 | Apr 22 | Initial and boundary conditions | 7.5 | 7.6, 7.10 |
39 | Apr 25 | Erosion and sediment transport | 10.1 - 10.3 | 10.3, 10.6, 10.7, 10.8 |
40 | Apr 27 | Erosion and sediment transport | ||
41 | Apr 29 | Stable Channel Design | 10.4 | 10.11, 10.12 |
42 | May 02 | Stable Channel Design | ||
43 | May 04 | Scour computations | 10.8 | |
44 | May 06 | Review | ||
45 | May 09 - 13 | Finals |