Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Kaufman Hall Room 135
Frank Batten College of Engineering and Technology
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, Virginia 23529-0241, USA
Tel) (757) 683-3753
Fax) (757) 683-5354

 

	
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Core Information
Course CEE 440/540 Hydraulic Engineering
Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits
Spring Semester, ODU Campus
Session Spring Session #1
Instructor Dr. A. Osman Akan, Professor, KH 135
Phone (757) 683-3757
Fax (757) 683-5354
e-mail <oakan@odu.edu>

Textbook and References
   

Required Textbook:

Roberson, Cassidy, and Chaudhry, Hydraulic Engineeering, 2nd edition, John Wiley and Sons, Inc.

References:

None

Grading Policy
   

The best of the following combinations will be used to determine the course grade for each individual:

  Test 1 (%) Test 2 (%) Final (%) Projects (%) Total (%)
1 20 20 30 30 100
2 25 25 30 20 100

Honor Code

All exams and projects that are turned in for credit should contain either the honor code pledge written out completely, or the words, "honor pledge" or "pledge" written next to your signature. Collaboration with others is permissible on homework assignments only.

Attendance Policy

Attendance is not required, but strongly recommended since absences can have a negative effect on the student's learning and performance. Also, a student must be present for all tests and examinations.



Tentative Course Outline
 

CEE 440/540 Hydraulic Engineering
Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits
ODU Campus
Spring Semester

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Class Topics Book Sections
and Pages
1 Inroduction  
2 Steady Uniform Open-Channel Flow 4.1-4.2, pp 156-172
3 Holiday  
4 Specific Energy, Critical Flow, Jump 4.3, pp 173-179 and pp 187-192
5 Non-Uniform Open-Channel Flow 4.3, pp 179-186
6 Non-Uniform Open-Channel Flow 4.4, pp 192-201
7 Non-Uniform Open-Channel Flow 4.4, pp 192-201
8 Flood Plain Delineation 9.3-9.4 pp. 482-490
9 Flood Plain Encroachment 9.5, pp.490-493
10 Design of Rigid Boundary Open Channels Handouts
11 Design of Erodible Open Channels Handouts
12 Culverts and Bridge Openings 7.2, pp. 349-358 and handouts
13 Design of Culverts 7.2, pp. 349-358 and handouts
14 HEC-RAS Computer Model  
15 Review  
16 TEST 1  
17 Holiday  
18 Holiday  
19 Spillways 7.3, pp. 358-372
20 Steady Closed Conduit Flow 5.1-5.3, pp. 223-242
21 Pumped Lines 8.3-8.10, pp.417-438
22 Pumped Lines 8.3-8.10, pp. 417-438
23 Water Hammer 11.1-11.5, pp. 550-560
24 Water Hammer Control 11.11-11.12, pp.578-582, handouts
25 Water Hammer Computer Program 11.6-11.10, pp. 561-578
26 Design of Pipelines  
27 Design of Manifolds and Wastewater Diffusers 5.5, pp. 245-250 and 7.8, pp.396-404
28 Spillways 7.3, pp.358-372
29 Review  
30 Test 2  
31 Review  
32 FINAL EXAM