EPOKA UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
COURSE SYLLABUS
2023-2024 ACADEMIC YEAR
COURSE INFORMATIONCourse Title: INTERMEDIATE FLUID MECHANICS |
Code | Course Type | Regular Semester | Theory | Practice | Lab | Credits | ECTS |
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CE 464 | B | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 |
Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) | NA |
Main Course Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours: | Dr. Begmyrat Kulmedov bkulmedov@epoka.edu.al , work days |
Second Course Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours: | NA |
Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours: | NA |
Language: | English |
Compulsory/Elective: | Elective |
Study program: (the study for which this course is offered) | MSc in Civil Engineering, Profile: Construction Materials Engineering |
Classroom and Meeting Time: | |
Code of Ethics: |
Code of Ethics of EPOKA University Regulation of EPOKA University "On Student Discipline" |
Attendance Requirement: | |
Course Description: | - |
Course Objectives: | The objectives of this course are to integrate information from structural/earthquake engineering to provide a solid basis for the analysis and design of structures to resist the effects of earthquake shaking. |
BASIC CONCEPTS OF THE COURSE
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1 | Continuity Equation |
2 | Momentum Equation |
3 | Bernoulli's Equation |
4 | Viscosity and Shear Stress |
5 | Turbulence |
6 | Streamlines, Streaklines, and Pathlines |
COURSE OUTLINE
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Week | Topics |
1 | Introduction |
2 | Dimensions and Units |
3 | Flow Patterns: Streamlines, Streaklines, and Pathlines |
4 | Pressure Distribution in a Fluid |
5 | Integral Relations for a Control Volume |
6 | The Reynolds Transport Theorem |
7 | Conservation of Mass |
8 | Midterm |
9 | The Linear Momentum Equation |
10 | Frictionless Flow: The Bernoulli Equation |
11 | Dimensional Analysis and Similarity |
12 | Open-Channel Flow |
13 | Assignment presentation |
14 | Assignment presentation |
Prerequisite(s): | NA |
Textbook(s): | There are no assigned textbooks for this class. Reading will be assigned in class. The textbooks listed below provide useful reference material for the class: 1) White, Frank M. Fluid mechanics/Frank M. White, University of Rhode Island.—Eighth edition. 2) Fluid Mechanics, 3rd edition. Russell C. Hibbeler |
Additional Literature: | |
Laboratory Work: | |
Computer Usage: | |
Others: | No |
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
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1 | describe the physical properties of a fluid. |
2 | calculate the pressure distribution for incompressible fluids. |
3 | calculate the hydrostatic pressure and force on plane and curved surfaces. |
4 | formulate the problems on buoyancy and solve them. |
5 | describe the principles of motion for fluids. |
6 | describe the areas of velocity and acceleration. |
7 | identify how to derive basic equations and know the related assumptions. |
8 | apply the equation of the conservation of mass. |
9 | apply the equation of the conservation of momentum |
COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES
(Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution) |
No | Program Competencies | Cont. |
MSc in Civil Engineering, Profile: Construction Materials Engineering Program |
COURSE EVALUATION METHOD
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Method | Quantity | Percentage |
Presentation |
1
|
15
|
Project |
1
|
25
|
Term Paper |
1
|
60
|
Total Percent: | 100% |
ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)
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Activities | Quantity | Duration(Hours) | Total Workload(Hours) |
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
Mid-terms | 1 | 20 | 20 |
Assignments | 1 | 30 | 30 |
Final examination | 1 | 30 | 30 |
Other | 1 | 11.5 | 11.5 |
Total Work Load:
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187.5 | ||
Total Work Load/25(h):
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7.5 | ||
ECTS Credit of the Course:
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7.5 |
CONCLUDING REMARKS BY THE COURSE LECTURER
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I want you to have confidence in your abilities. You've tackled complex problems, and you've overcome challenges. Believe in your capacity to make a difference in the world through your knowledge and expertise. |