CEE 440: Hydraulic Engineering (Elective Course for a BSEnvE degree)
Hydraulic transients; flow control structures; sediment transport;
computer analysis of hydraulic systems. Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits.
Prerequisite
CEE 340 (Hydraulic and Water Resources)
Textbook(s) and/or Other Required Material
Hydraulic Engineering, by Roberson, J. A., J. J. Cassidy and M.
H. Chaudhry, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 1998.
Course Objectives
Students completing this course successfully will be able to
calculate flow rates and pressure heads in branching and looped
pumped pipelines
calculate transient pressures at various points in a pipeline due to
sudden valve closure or pump stoppage
use a water hammer computer program to determine the effects of
valve closure time on transient pressures in a pipeline
design water hammer control measures, including surge tanks,
discharge tanks and air vessels
analyze steady flow in open channel flows, including determination
of flow depths upstream of and within contractions in width
sketch and calculate gradually varied open channel flow profiles
design rigid boundary and erodible channels
use the HEC-RAS computer model to calculate open channel flow profiles
design culverts to carry a design discharge while meeting headwater
requirements
analyze spillways, including calculation of rating curves and sizing
spillway crests to carry a design discharge
Topics Covered
Centrifugal pumps and pumped pipelines (5 hours)
Unsteady closed conduit flow (6 hours)
Water hammer computer models (2 hours)
Water hammer control (3 hours)
Design of pipelines (2 hours)
Steady uniform open channel flow (3 hours)
Steady non-uniform open channel flow (7 hours)
Design of open channels (3 hours)
Open channel flow computer model: HEC-RAS (4 hours)
Analysis and design of culverts (4 hours)
Spillways (3 hours)
Class/Laboratory Schedule
Two 75-minute lecture sessions per week.
Computer Applications
Water hammer computer program
HEC-RAS
Excel spreadsheet (optional)
Laboratory projects
None
Contribution of Course to Meeting the Professional Component
College-level mathematics and basic sciences: 0 credits
Engineering topics: 3 credits
General education: 0 credits
Relationship of Course to Program Outcomes
This course will enhance the student's
ability to apply knowledge in mathematics, physics, fluid mechanics,
and engineering science to civil and environmental engineering problems,
ability to develop design criteria to meet desired needs and to
design a civil or environmental engineering system, component, or a
process to satisfy these criteria
ability to identify and formulate an engineering problem, to collect
and analyze relevant data, and to develop a solution,
ability to use modern engineering techniques, skills, and tools
including computer-based tools for civil and environmental engineering
analysis and design,
knowledge of fundamentals of water supply and resources,
proficiency in advanced principles and practices in water supply and
resources
