Course overview
This course delves into advanced topics of hydraulic systems for civil engineers. Students will explore both the fundamental theories and the practical skills necessary for designing and managing pipeline and open channel systems. The curriculum includes in-depth modules on pipeline systems, covering minor loss elements, pumps, pipe networks, and extended period simulations. For open channel systems, the course will cover flow profile plotting and computation, 1D flow profile simulation, and hydraulics structures such as weirs, spillways, sluice gates, and channel networks. Additionally, students will engage in laboratory practicals and undertake a comprehensive design project to apply their theoretical knowledge in real-world scenarios.
- Pipeline fundamentals and networks
- Pumping Systems
- Modelling Distribution Systems and Design Project
- Laboratory Practicals
- Introduction to Open Channel Systems
- Gradually Varied Flow Systems
- Flow Control Structures
- Hydraulic Jumps and HEC-RAS
- Design Project Using HEC-RAS
Course learning outcomes
- Identify the relevant theoretical frameworks for problems relating to pipeline and open channel systems
- Develop and execute solution strategies for problems relating to pipeline and open channel systems
- Develop and apply computer modelling techniques to pipeline and open channel systems
- Critically evaluate and effectively synthesise simulation results for pipeline and open channel systems models
- Undertake laboratory experiments on a range of hydraulic systems, and employ appropriate hydraulics theory to analyse measured data
- Apply pipeline and open channel system design principles to a semi-structured design problem and write a comprehensive technical design report
Availability
Class details
Adelaide City Campus East
Group 1
Class number 29285
Section PR05
Size 12
Available 9
Class number 29286
Section PR04
Size 12
Available 0
Class number 29287
Section PR03
Size 12
Available 0
Class number 29288
Section PR02
Size 12
Available 5
Class number 29289
Section PR01
Size 12
Available 10
Class number 31842
Section PR07
Size 12
Available 12
Class number 31843
Section PR06
Size 12
Available 8
Class number 29290
Section WS02
Size 39
Available 30
Class number 29291
Section WS01
Size 39
Available 8
Mawson Lakes
Group 1
Class number 26686
Section PR03
Size 25
Available 18
Class number 26687
Section PR02
Size 25
Available 24
Class number 26688
Section PR01
Size 25
Available 20
Class number 31841
Section PR04
Size 25
Available 24
Class number 26689
Section WS01
Size 100
Available 86
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