Civil / PE Exam
Hydraulic Engineering Course Syllabus
1. Course Overview
- Dimensional analysis and hydraulic models
- Application of continuity, momentum and energy principles
- Steady, closed conduit flow in single pipes and pipe networks
- Steady, open-channel flow under uniform and gradually varied conditions, control sections, hydraulic jumps, and energy dissipaters
- Hydraulic transients; surges and water hammer in closed conduits, surface waves in open channels
- Concepts and principles of turbo machinery, especially centrifugal pumps; similarity relations and cavitation; operation of pump-and-pipe systems
- Introductory concepts of hydraulic structures, including environmental aspects of hydraulic works and water quality management
2. Textbooks (latest editions recommended)
- Finnermore, E. J. and Franzini, J. B. Fluid Mechanics with Engineering Applications
- Houghtalen, Robert and Osman Akan, A. and Hwang, Ned H. C. Fundamentals of Hydraulic Engineering Systems