Civil Engineering (CIVE) Courses>Fluid Mechanics

CIVE345 - Fluid Mechanics

Description

Properties of fluids. Basic flow analysis techniques. Basic concepts: velocity field, stress, flow patterns, classification of fluid motion. Fluid statics: pressure distribution; hydrostatic forces on submerged surfaces; buoyancy and stability. Integral analysis of fluid motion: conservation of mass, momentum balance, energy balance. Dimensional analysis and similitude. Laminar and turbulent flow in pipes and pipe systems. Flow measurement.

*Indicates a 3 hour laboratory taken by students on alternate weeks.

Units

1.5

Hours: lecture-lab-tutorial

3-1.5*-1

Prerequisites

  • Complete all of the following
    • Complete all of:
    • Complete 1 of:
      • CIVE220 - Mechanics of Solids I (1.5)
      • MECH220 - Mechanics of Solids I (1.5)
    • Complete 1 of:
      • CIVE295 - Building Science Fundamentals (1.5)
      • MECH295 - Engineering Fundamentals (1.5)

Course offered by

Department of Civil Engineering

Course schedules

Summer timetable available: February 15. Fall and Spring timetables available: May 15.

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