CIV2261

Water supply 1

R Keller and R Wootton

4 points · 13 lectures, 26 hours of tutorial/workshop classes · Second semester, Clayton · First semester, Caulfield

Objectives The student is expected to acquire a basic knowledge and understanding of the methods and processes of hydraulic engineering.

Synopsis Topics to be covered include the following: holistic view of water resources; systems concepts (boundaries, inputs, outputs, state variables, relevant space and time scales); fluid properties (density, viscosity, specific weight, etc); fluid statics (pressure vs depth, manometry, hydrostatic forces, buoyancy); continuity; energy concepts - pressure, elevation, velocity; momentum concepts - jets, forces due to sudden velocity changes; pipe flow and friction losses - friction equations, TEL, HGL, Bernoulli's equation, D-W equation, minor losses; open channel flow concepts - free surface flow, specific energy concepts, Manning's equation; sources of supply (regulated, unregulated, reliability); data: types, sources, quality; benefits/costs (at least at conceptual level); pump characteristics; pumped storage, balancing reservoir; water quality, water treatment.

Assessment Examination (2 hours): 50% · Practical/project work: 50%

Prescribed texts

Streeter V L and Wylie E B Fluid mechanics McGraw-Hill, 1987

Recommended texts

McGhee Water supply and sewerage McGraw-Hill, 1991
Chadwick and Morfett Hydraulics in civil engineering Allen and Unwin, 1986
Roberson and others Hydraulic engineering Houghton Mifflin, 1988
Giles and others Fluid mechanics and hydraulics McGraw-Hill, 3rd edn, 1994
Hwang Fundamentals of hydraulic engineering systems Prentice-Hall, 1981

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