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