Hydraulic Engineering

  1. Core Principles of Fluid Mechanics
    1. Fluid Properties
      1. Density and Specific Weight
        1. Definitions and Units
          1. Variation with Temperature and Pressure
          2. Viscosity
            1. Dynamic Viscosity
              1. Kinematic Viscosity
                1. Temperature Dependence
                2. Surface Tension
                  1. Molecular Basis
                    1. Capillarity Effects
                      1. Applications in Hydraulic Engineering
                      2. Compressibility
                        1. Bulk Modulus
                          1. Effects on Fluid Behavior
                        2. Fluid Statics
                          1. Pressure at a Point
                            1. Pascal's Law
                              1. Isotropy of Pressure
                              2. Pressure Variation with Depth
                                1. Hydrostatic Law
                                  1. Pressure in Gases versus Liquids
                                  2. Manometry and Pressure Measurement
                                    1. Simple Manometers
                                      1. Differential Manometers
                                        1. Bourdon Gauge
                                          1. Electronic Pressure Transducers
                                          2. Hydrostatic Forces on Plane Surfaces
                                            1. Vertical Surfaces
                                              1. Inclined Surfaces
                                                1. Center of Pressure
                                                2. Hydrostatic Forces on Curved Surfaces
                                                  1. Calculation Methods
                                                    1. Applications in Dams and Tanks
                                                    2. Buoyancy and Stability
                                                      1. Archimedes' Principle
                                                        1. Stability of Submerged Bodies
                                                          1. Stability of Floating Bodies
                                                            1. Metacentric Height
                                                          2. Fluid Kinematics
                                                            1. Description of Fluid Motion
                                                              1. Lagrangian Approach
                                                                1. Eulerian Approach
                                                                2. Flow Classification
                                                                  1. Steady and Unsteady Flow
                                                                    1. Uniform and Non-uniform Flow
                                                                      1. Laminar and Turbulent Flow
                                                                        1. One-Dimensional Flow
                                                                          1. Two-Dimensional Flow
                                                                            1. Three-Dimensional Flow
                                                                            2. Visualization of Flow
                                                                              1. Streamlines
                                                                                1. Streaklines
                                                                                  1. Pathlines
                                                                                  2. Continuity Equation in Kinematics
                                                                                    1. Reynolds Transport Theorem
                                                                                      1. Control Volume Analysis
                                                                                        1. Application to Conservation Laws
                                                                                      2. Fluid Dynamics
                                                                                        1. Conservation of Mass
                                                                                          1. Continuity Equation for Incompressible Flow
                                                                                            1. Application to Control Volumes
                                                                                            2. Conservation of Momentum
                                                                                              1. Linear Momentum Equation
                                                                                                1. Application to Bends
                                                                                                  1. Application to Nozzles
                                                                                                    1. Application to Vanes
                                                                                                      1. Impulse-Momentum Principle
                                                                                                      2. Conservation of Energy
                                                                                                        1. Bernoulli's Equation
                                                                                                          1. Assumptions and Limitations
                                                                                                            1. Applications in Hydraulic Devices
                                                                                                            2. General Energy Equation with Head Loss
                                                                                                              1. Major Losses
                                                                                                                1. Minor Losses
                                                                                                                2. Energy Grade Line
                                                                                                                  1. Hydraulic Grade Line
                                                                                                                    1. Interpretation and Use in System Design

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