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Fluid Properties. Hydrostatics. Mass, energy and momentum fluxes. Applications to hydraulic systems. Water resources and global climates. Stream and groundwater flow.
In completing this course we (the students and staff involved) aim to have achieved the following:You (the students) have an appreciation of the role of fluid mechanics and hydrology in Civil and Natural Resources Engineering.You understand fluids properties and their importance to modelling fluid behaviour.You can model (and hence predict) the impact of stationary fluids on associated boundaries. You can extend these concepts to deal with issues of object stability under submerged and floating conditions, and in addition fluid bodies subject to accelerations.You can qualitatively describe fluid flow phenomena in such a way that assumptions, which aid the modelling of flow behaviour, become obvious.You can apply the conservation laws (mass, momentum and energy) to model fluid flows, making effective use of control volumes and the integral forms of these laws.You can employ the conservations laws to model and design single pipeline systems and understand how to use energy concepts in the selection of pumps and turbines. You can demonstrate this knowledge in a real laboratory pipe system.You can use historical flood flow data and/or rainfall data to estimate the design flood flow for a catchment of known physical properties.Most importantly you can apply the concepts above to model a broad range of relatively simple hydraulic and hydrological problems (including those that you may not have seen before).
Subject to approval of the Dean of Engineering and Forestry
ENCI241
For further information see Civil and Natural Resources Engineering Head of Department
Test and Exam: The test and exam are each worth 40% of the final grade. The test will consist of a few problems and student solutions will be provided after the test session. These problems will be marked and returned to the students within approximately 3 weeks. The test will be conducted under conditions normal for an examination.You cannot pass this course unless you achieve a mark of at least 40% in the test and exam. A student who narrowly fails to achieve 40% in one of these assessments, but who performs very well in the other, may be eligible for a pass in the course.The solutions prepared by the students must be legible and well presented. Poorly presented material will be given 0 marks.Tutorials: Tutorials will be conducted on a regular basis during the term. These provide an opportunity for students to implement the ideas presented during lectures, with support from staff and tutors. They normally take the form of a problems class, where one or two questions are set and solutions are collected at the end of the tutorial session. Students who make a reasonable attempt at the question(s) receive full marks for the tutorial session. The tutorials also provide an opportunity for students to discuss other difficulties associated with the material presented in the lectures.As with the test, the solutions prepared by students must be legible and well presented; poorly presented material will be given 0 marks.
Domestic fee $841.00
International fee $4,638.00
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
For further information see Civil and Natural Resources Engineering .