COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HYDRAULIC PHYSICAL MODELS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
CIE 5136 HYDRAULIC PHYSICAL MODELS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR AYŞEGÜL ÖZGENÇ AKSOY

Offered to

HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING AND WATER RESOURCES
HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING AND WATER RESOURCES
HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING AND WATER RESOURCES

Course Objective

Some engineering problems are so complicated that they can t be solved by mathematical approaches and the only tool is to design and build a physical model in order to verify the theory and to obtain experimental data. Dam spillways, river structures, breakwaters, are examples which are designed and studied by means of hydraulic models. It is intended to provide the basic knowledge about physical models based on the fundamentals of the similitude and also make acquire the mastery in the experimental study.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To provide the fundamentals of the dimensional analysis
2   To provide the fundamentals of the design of physical models
3   To provide the importance of the physical models in engineering applications
4   To provide the measurements techniques in laboratory
5   To interrelate the experimental findings and the actual values in nature

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Dimensional Analysis and Dimensionless numbers
2 The similitude Laws
3 Reynolds models
4 Infiltration Models
5 Laboratory Study
6 Models of Steady Flows in Prismatic Channels
7 Laboratory Study
8 Distorted models.
9 Models related to the sediment transport
10 Models related to local scours
11 Laboratory Study
12 Models of coastal structures
13 Laboratory Study
14 Submission of homeworks and general evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

Theory of Hydraulic Models, Macmillan, London, 1971

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures from the textbooks, appraisal of the homeworks

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 +ASG * 0.20 +FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

sukru.guney@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

It will be announced to students at the beginning of semester

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 5 70
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 25 25
Preparing assignments 5 7 35
Final 1 4 4
Midterm 1 4 4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 195

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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