KING ABDULAZIZ

UNIVERSITY
Faculty of
Engineering
CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
CE- 351: Hydraulics, Section
(01 & 03))
Fall 2008 (1st Semester 1429H)
Lecture Sat & Mon 9:00 -9:50 Am ,
(Sec01-Lab and Tutorial Mon. 2:30- 5:20 Pm
and
Sec02-Lab and Tutorial Wed. 2:30- 5:20 Pm)
Office: Bld. H, Rm# 287
Office hours: 10am-12:00 noon Sat and Mon.
Instructor: Dr. Saud A. Gutub

# of Wks

TOPIC

HW No. Tests
READING
ASSIGNMENT
INTRODUCTION (REVISION) Chapter (1)
1
Definitions,
Properties
of PP.1-13
Water.
FLUID STATICS (REVISION) Chapter (2)
2
Hydrostatic Pressure,
PP.14-48
Manometers, Hydrostatic
Forces on Plane and Curved
Quiz #1
Surfaces, Buoyancy, Flotation
Stability.

WATER FLOW IN PIPES

Chapter (3)

Description of Pipe Flow,

Forces in Pipe Flow, Energy

PP.49-81

2 1/2

Loss Due to Friction,

Empirical Formulas For
Friction Head, Local (Minor)
Losses.
PIPELINES
AND
PIPE Chapter (4)
NETWORKS
PP.82-127
Pipelines Connecting Two
Reservoirs, Pipelines with
Negative Pressure or Pumps,
Branching Pipe Systems,
Pipe Networks, Water
Hammer, Surge Tanks,
Computer Applications
(EPANET).

WATER PUMPS

Quiz #2

Mid-Term Exam
Chapter (5)

2 1/2

5
Centrifugal, Propeller and Jet PP.128-156
Pumps, Pump Selection,
Pumps in Parallel or in Series,
Cavitation in Water Pumps,
Specific Speed and Pump
Similarity.
WATER FLOW IN OPEN
Chapter (6)
CHANNELS
PP.157-198
Classifications of Open
Channel Flow, Uniform
Flow ,Hydraulic Efficiency of
Open Channel Sections,
Energy Principles in Open
Channel Flow, Hydraulic
Jumps, Gradually Varied
Flow, Computations of
Surface Profiles, Computer
Applications (HEC-RAS).
WATER MEASUREMENTS
Chapter (9)

6
Quiz #3

7
Velocity Measurements,
PP.272-295
Pressure Measurements,
Flow Measurements.
HYDRAULIC
SIMILITUDE Chapter (10)
1

Quiz #4
8

AND MODEL STUDIES

PP.296-320
Dimensional Homogeneity,
Principles of Hydraulic
Similitude, Models for Floating
and Submerged Bodies,
Open Channel Models,
Buckingham -Theorem.
Storm Water Network
Chapter 11
(Stormwater Collection &
PP.350-364
Transport Systems) Components,
Layout, Transport and distribution,
Mains design
Final Exam

14wks
TEXT BOOKS:
Ned H. C. Hwang and Robert J. Houghtalen, Fundamentals of
Hydraulic Engineering Systems, 3rd edition, Prentice Hall.
(available at Alsheqri Book Store at Students' Affairs Building).
REFERENCES:
Roberson, J.A., Cassidy J.J., Chaudhry, M.H., Hydraulic Engineering, 2nd
edition, John Wiley & sons, inc.,1997.
Course web site: http://www. kau.edu.sa/sgutub

E-Mail : sgutub@kau.edu.sa

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS
The following assigned homework problems must be submitted within one
week from the date the corresponding material is covered.
Homework Chapter Problems
No.
1
1
1.2.4,1.2.5,1.3.3,1.3.6,1.4.2,1.4.9
1.5.2,1.5.5,1.6.1,1.6.3

8
9

10
11

2.2.1,2.2.9,2.4.5,2.4.11
2.5.7,2.5.11,2.6.2,2.6.8,2.8.1,2.8.4
3.3.1,3.3.6,3.5.2,3.5.13
3.6.1, 3.6.7, 3.10.2,3.10.6
4.1.6,4.1.13, 4.2.4, 4.2.10, 4.3.2, 4.3.7, 4.4.5,
4.4.8, 4.5.3, 4.5.5, 4.6.3, 4.6.6
5.1.2, 5.1.6, 5.4.2, 5.4.5,
5.5.1, 5.5.5, 5.6.2, 5.6.4, 5.7.3
6.2.3, 6.2.9, 6.3.1, 6.3.5, 6.4.3, 6.4.6, 6.5.1,6.5.4
6.8.3, 6.8.9
9.1.2, 9.1.4, 9.2.1, 9.3.4, 9.3.7, 9.4.7, 9.4.10
10.2.4,10.3.1,10.4.2,10.7.1,10.8.3,10.9.1
11.6.1, 11.6.6, 11.7.5

EXPERIMENTS LIST
Exp.
No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Title of Experiment
Lab. Introduction
Friction
Minor losses
Computer applications in Pipe Networks (EPANET)
Project Preparation
Specific Energy
Hydraulic Jump
Computer Applications in Open Channels (HEC-RAS)
Flow Measurements with weirs
Students Project Presentations

Note: The lab report must be submitted within one week from date on which experiment was taken.

GRADE DISTRIBUTION

Homework and Lab Reports

15%

Midterm

20%

Quizzes

15%

Final Exam

35%

Project

10%

Field Trip

5%

Total