Civil (HYDRAULICS) 4th Semester Course Outline

Civil (HYDRAULICS) 4^th Semester Course Outline

Bangladesh Polytechnic Institute

Technology: Civil

Semester: 4th

Sub. Name: HYDRAULICS (6445)

Course Outline

Class No.	Discussion and Explanation of Topics/ Titles	Remarks
Class-1	 Understand the basic concept of fluid and its properties.  Define fluid, liquid and gases.  Differentiate fluid, liquid and gases.  Define hydraulics.  Define density, specific weight, surface tension, capillarity and viscosity of liquid.
Class-2	Understand the aspects of fluid pressure.  State the meaning of intensity of pressure.  State the meaning of pressure head and static head of liquid.  Define free surface of liquid, atmospheric pressure, gauge pressure, vacuum pressure and absolute pressure.
Class-3	Understand the aspects of fluid pressure.  Compute the intensity of pressure and total pressure at the base / side wall of a tank full of water.  Identify hydraulic ram and plunger.  Explain the working principle of a hydraulic ram.  Calculate the weight lifting capacity of ram.
Class-4	Understand the technique of measuring the fluid pressure.  Define piezometer, manometer, differential manometer and inverted differential manometer  Outline the specific uses and limitations of each of the fluid pressure measuring devices in 3.1.  Compute liquid pressure using piezometer.
Class-5	Understand the technique of measuring the fluid pressure.  Compute liquid pressure using simple manometer.  Compute difference of fluid pressure between two sections of a pipe line using differential manometer.  Compute difference of fluid pressure between two sections of a pipe line using inverted differential manometer.
Class-6	Understand the concept of total pressure and center of pressure on immerged plane surface.  Explain the meaning of total pressure and center of pressure on an immerged plane surface.  Express the deduction of formula for computing total pressure on a vertically immerged plane surface
Class-7	Understand the concept of total pressure and center of pressure on immerged plane surface.  Express the deduction of formula for computing center of pressure on a vertically immerged plane surface  Compute total pressure on a vertically immerged plane surface.  Compute center of pressure of liquid on a vertically immerged plane surface
Class-8	 Understand the fundamental concepts of buoyancy.  Define buoyancy and center of buoyancy.  State the meaning of metacentre and metacentric height.  Mention the conditions of equilibrium of a floating body.  Compute the metacentric height using experimental formula
Class-9	Understand the principles of flow of liquid under different conditions.  Define various types of flow such as: laminar flow, turbulent flow, steady flow, unsteady flow, uniform flow, non-uniform flow, incompressible flow, rotational flow, irrotational flow, continuous flow.
Class-10	Feedback
Class-11	Understand the principles of flow of liquid under different conditions.  State the equation of continuity of liquid flow.  Explain datum head, velocity head, pressure head and total head of a liquid.
Class-12	Understand the concept of Bernoulli’s theorem.  State the Bernoulli’s theorem.  Prove the Bernoulli’s theorem
Class-13	Understand the concept of Bernoulli’s theorem.  Describe construction of venturimeter and pitot tube.  Compute the discharge in a given pipe line by using venturimeter
Class-14	Understand the aspects of flow through orifice and mouthpiece.  Define the terms: orifice, jet of water and venacontracta. State the meaning of coefficient of contraction (Cc), coefficient of velocity (Cv), coefficient of discharge
Class-15	 Understand the aspects of flow through orifice and mouthpiece.  State the relation between Cc, Cv and Cd.  Calculate the time of emptying a rectangular tank and hemispherical vessel through orifice.  Define the term mouthpiece.  Explain the functions of a mouthpiece.  Distinguish between external and internal mouthpieces
Class-16	Feedback
Class-17	Feedback
Class-18	Model Test
Class-19	Feedback
Class-20	 Understand the aspects of different types of losses of head of flowing liquid.  Define different types of losses of head of flowing liquid such as: a) Loss of head due to friction. b) Loss of head due to bend and elbows. c) Loss of head due to sudden enlargement. d) Loss of head due to sudden contraction. e) Loss of head at entrance to pipe. f) Loss of head due to obstruction
Class-21	Understand the aspects of different types of losses of head of flowing liquid.  Write down the formulae for different types of losses of head.  Calculate loss of head due to friction
Class-22	Understand the aspects of friction and flow through pipes.  State the Chezy’s formula for loss of head due to friction in pipes.  State the Darcy’s formula for loss of head due to friction in pipes
Class-23	Understand the principle of flow through notches.  Outline the advantages of triangular notch over rectangular notch.  State the formulae for measuring discharges through rectangular notch, V-notch and trapezoidal notch
Class-24	Understand the principle of flow through notches.  Calculate the discharges through rectangular notch using discharge formulae.  Calculate the discharges through triangular notch using discharge formulae.  Calculate the discharges through trapezoidal notch using discharge formulae
Class-25	 Understand the principle of flow through weirs.  State Francis’ formula for discharge through a rectangular weir.  State Bazin’s formula for discharge through a rectangular weir
Class-26	Understand the principle of flow through weirs.  Calculate the discharges through rectangular weir using Francis’ formula.  Calculate the discharges through rectangular weir using Bazin’s formula
Class-27	Understand the aspects of flow of liquid through open channel.  Define the terms: open channel, wetted perimeter and hydraulic radius, hydraulic jump, critical depth.  State the different types of open channels.  State the Chezy’s formula for velocity of flow in open channel.
Class-28	Understand the aspects of flow of liquid through open channel.  Select the conditions for most economical section of a rectangular channel.  Mention the uses of current meter and float to determine velocity of flow.
Class-29	Feedback
Class-30	Feedback
Class-31	Feedback

Reference Book:-

1 Hydraulics − E. H. Lewitt

2 A text book of Hydraulics − R. S. Khurmi

3 Hydraulics − H. W. King.