MAE 102 / SE 115 Fluid Mechanics for Structural Engineers

Designation: Required course for SE Catalog Data: MAE 102 / SE 115 Fluid Mechanics for Structural Engineering (4) Fluid statics, hydrostatic forces; integral and differential forms of conservation equations for mass, momentum and energy; Bernoulli equation; dimensional analysis; viscous pipe flow; external flow, boundary layers; open channel flow. Prerequisites: Admission to the major and grades of C- or better in Phys 2A,and Math 21D or 20D, and 20E or concurrent enrollment. Prerequisites by Topic: Differential equations, vector calculus, introductory physics and Newtons laws of motion. Textbook, Required Materials: Young, D., Munson, B., and Okiishi, T., A Brief Introduction to Fluid Mechanics. John Wiley & Sons, 5th Edition. Electrical version at www.wiley.com/go/engineeringvalue Class/Laboratory Schedule: 4 lecture hours per week

Course Topics: 1. Fluid properties 2. Fluid statics, manometry, forces on submerged surfaces 3. Elementary fluid mechanics - Bernoulli equation 4. Fluid kinematics 5. Control volume analysis - conservation equations for mass, momentum and energy 6. Differential analysis - conservation of mass and momentum 7. Similitude and dimensional analysis 8. Viscous flows in pipes 9. Flow over immersed bodies - boundary layers and drag 10. Open-channel flow Course Objectives: (Letters in parenthesis refer to SE Program Outcomes) 1. To teach students the basic principles underlying fluid statics and fluid dynamics (a, b, e) 2. To train students to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems in fluid mechanics (a, e, g, k) 3. To introduce students to fluid mechanics applications in structural and civil engineering (a, c, i, e)

Methods of Evaluation: 1. Weekly homework assignments 2. Exams Performance Criteria: Objective 1 1.1 Students will demonstrate an understanding of the physics and basic equations underlying fluid statics (hydrostatic pressure, manometry, forces on submerged objects, buoyancy) (1,2). 1.2 Students will demonstrate an understanding of the physics, basic equations, and analysis methods underlying fluid dynamics (inviscid/viscous flow, internal/external flow, laminar/turbulent flow, Bernoulli equation, conservation of mass, momentum, and energy, integral and differential analysis, dimensional analysis) (1,2).

Objective 2 2.1 Students will demonstrate an ability to calculate static forces on bodies submerged within a fluid (1, 2). 2.2 Students will demonstrate correct application of Bernoulli equation in analysis of fluid motion (1, 2). 2.3 Students will demonstrate the ability to perform control volume analysis and determine external forces (1, 2). 2.4 Students will demonstrate the ability to perform differential analysis and determine viscous forces (1, 2). 2.5 Students will demonstrate understanding of dimensional analysis to scale engineering problems and use of empirical data to solve fluid problems (1,2). 2.6 Students will demonstrate that they can apply and combine the appropriate principles referred to in Objective 1 to the solution of problems (1, 2). Objective 3 3.1 Students will demonstrate understanding and ability to analyze internal pipe flow applications (1,2). 3.2 Students will demonstrate understanding and ability to analyze external flows and drag forces of bodies (1,2). 3.3 Students will demonstrate understanding and ability to analyze open channel flow applications (1,2).

Contribution of Course to Professional Component: Engineering Science

Prepared by:

K. Nomura, Q. Zhu, August 2007