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Fluid Dynamics CVEN 311 Fall 2015
Course Logistics
Instructor Prof.
Kuang-An Chang (CE/TTI 802C)
Teaching assistant Kyungtae
Lee (CE/TTI 805C)
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Homework Your chance to practice using the concepts presented in class Teamwork vs. Individual work? Answers to even numbered problems are in the text
Homework + Quiz Homework problems will be posted weekly, usually on Friday. Solutions will be posted 2 days before due day. Not all homework problems may be graded. A quiz will be given on each homework due day. Each quiz covers the homework assigned in the previous week with problems very similar or identical to the homework problems.
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Homework + Quiz Unless you have a university excuse (see Absences in the syllabus), late assignments will not be accepted for credit. Please do not ask for exceptions. Homework is graded by the TA. The lowest homework
score will be dropped.
Quizzes are graded by the TA. The lowest quiz
score will be dropped.
Learning Resources
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Homework Problem
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Learning Resources
Class notes on white board Interaction in class and right after class Office hours
M W 8:30 – 10:00 By appointment Check my webpage for best time to meet Walk in (if my door is open)
TA Office Hours
M W 2:00 – 3:00
Exams Two 50-minutes in-class examinations and a twohour final examination are scheduled (see the course calendar given in the syllabus). Unexcused absences will result in a grade of zero for missed examinations. The exams are closed book. You are allowed to bring in one single-
sided letter size paper with your own notes and formulas (no examples and sample problems). This sheet will be turned in with your exam. No other resources are permitted in the exams.
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Regrading Request for regrading an exam or homework/quiz must be done within one week after the exam, quiz, homework is returned. Your exams will be graded by the instructor. For exam grade reconsiderations, a written explanation must be presented for each problem to be re-examined. This must be limited to: a thorough explanation of your solution, its connection to the posted exam solution, and the reasons for the awarding of additional points.
Grade Grading Policy: Homework 5% Quizzes 20% Exam 1 20% Exam 2 20% Final Exam 35% Letter grades will be assigned from your total course score according to 90% to 100%: A; 80% to 89%: B; 70% to 79%: C; 60% to 69%: D; below 60%: F. Please note that homework and quizzes are 25% of your total grade – please do not neglect this work.
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Attendance Policy
Attendance is highly recommended Quizzes will be given on the assignment due days. It is your responsibility to make sure you attend class and take quizzes on those days. Only University excurse will be accepted for missing homework and quizzes. The instructor is under no obligation to provide an opportunity for the student to make up work missed because of an unexcused absence.
Course Text
Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics, 7th Edition By
Munson, Okiishi, Huebsch, and Rothmayer Publisher: Wiley & Sons Published year: 2012
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Course Topics
Fluid Properties Statics
Bernoulli Equation
How thick is the base of the Hoover Dam? Explain why a ping-pong ball can be held in an air jet
Control Volume Analysis
Quantify the effects of mass, momentum and energy flux
Course Topics
Dimensional Analysis
Pipe Flow
How long do we need to run a test in a TAMU civil engineering lab for a scaled down bridge pier model? How big does the pipe have to be that carries drinking water into TAMU?
External Flows
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How much power does it take to drive a VW beetle at 60 mph? How about 120 mph?
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Introduction
Why do we care about fluids? Name 5 devices that required an understanding of how fluids work in order for the devices to be designed and built
Weather Airplane Oil platform in Gulf Mexico Artificial heart Toilet
Civil and Ocean Fluids
What kinds of Civil and Ocean Engineering projects require an understanding of fluids?
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Water Distribution Systems Pumps, Pipes, Tanks, Valves Water/Wastewater Treatment Plants Dams, Reservoirs, Hydropower, Irrigation Waste Discharges into the Environment High Rise Building Coastal Structures Sea Based Oil Platform
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Dams and Reservoirs
Wastewater Treatment Plants
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Water Distribution
Bridge
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Offshore Platform
Source: atlantia.com
Hurricane Ike
Two bridges damaged during Hurricane Ike. Rollover Pass located between the communities of Gilchrist and Caplen (left). Pelican Island Bridge along the 51st Street over the Galveston Ship Channel (Photos by courtesy of Dr. Jun Jin)
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My Goals for Course That each of you develop an intuition for the fundamental principles of fluid mechanics That you leave this course saying, “Fluids makes sense” and “I can tackle fluids problems.” That we have an enjoyable semester learning together
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