FLUID MECHANICS
- Course
- CVL331 - FLUID MECHANICS
- Department
- Institute of Graduate Studies and Research
- Course Type
- Scientific Preparation
- Status
- Required
- Language
- English
- Credit
- 0
- ECTS
- 0
- T+P+L
- 0 + 0 + 0
- Course Coordinator(s)
- Asst. Prof. Dr. Mehrnoush KOHANDEL GARGARI
- Prerequisite
- -
- Keywords
- -
Course Description
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FLUID MECHANICS
Evaluation Tools (Active Term)
| Item | Type | Weight (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Midterm | Midterm | 30 |
| Assignment | Assignment | 30 |
| Final | Final | 40 |
| Total | 100 | |
Course outcomes
No course outcomes have been defined yet.
Course Syllabus
| Week | Topic |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction to Water Resources Engineering Role of water in engineering systems, hydrologic cycle, unique characteristics of water, water as an economic and common-pool resource. |
| Week 2 | Water resources and water use concepts Demand, use, consumption, withdrawal vs non-withdrawal uses, consumptive vs non-consumptive use, return flows and water losses at different scales. |
| Week 3 | Global and regional water challenges Water scarcity and stress, climate–water interactions, water security, SDG 6, water as a source of cooperation and conflict. |
| Week 4 | Hydrologic cycle and catchment concepts Hydrologic processes, drainage basins and watersheds, atmospheric circulation, water balance (hydrologic budget). |
| Week 5 | Precipitation processes and measurement Rainfall formation mechanisms, rainfall measurement methods, rain gauge networks, spatial variability of rainfall. |
| Week 6 | Areal rainfall analysis Arithmetic mean, Thiessen polygon, and isohyetal methods; depth–area and depth–area–duration (DAD) relationships. |
| Week 7 | Extreme precipitation and design storms Intensity–Duration–Frequency (IDF) curves, return period concepts, Probable Maximum Precipitation (PMP) and Probable Maximum Flood (PMF). |
| Week 8 | Midterm Exams |
| Week 9 | Evaporation and evapotranspiration Physical processes, controlling factors, evaporation estimation methods, evaporation pans, potential vs actual evapotranspiration. |
| Week 10 | Infiltration processes Infiltration concepts, Horton model, Green–Ampt model, φ-index and W-index, initial abstraction. |
| Week 11 | Runoff generation and rainfall–runoff modeling Runoff mechanisms, factors affecting runoff, SCS Curve Number method, Rational method. |
| Week 12 | Hydrographs and watershed response Streamflow hydrographs, components, baseflow separation methods, direct runoff hydrograph. |
| Week 13 | Unit hydrograph theory Derivation of unit hydrographs, assumptions, SCS unit hydrograph, application in flood estimation. |
| Week 14 | Flood frequency analysis and design floods Probability concepts, frequency distributions, Gumbel and Log-Pearson Type III, selection of design return periods. |
| Week 15 | FINAL EXAM |
Reference Books & Course Materials
- 01 Mays, L. W. (2010). Water Resources Engineering. Wiley
- 02 Savenije, H. H. G., & van der Zaag, P. (2008). Water Resources Management: Concepts and Tools. CRC Press.
Learning Outcomes
- L01 Apply mathematical knowledge to engineering for fluid mechanics
- L02 Identify fundamentals of fluid mechanics
- L03 Identify and apply the bouyancy and stability theorems
- L04 Develop solutions for hydrostatic problems
- L05 Analyze and design fluid flow using energy equations
- L06 Identify flow types and design required flow systems
Program Outcomes
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