FONDAMENTI DI IDRAULICA E DI GESTIONE DELLE RETI IDRICHE

Academic Year 2022/2023 - Teacher: Vincenza Cinzia SANTORO

Expected Learning Outcomes

To provide students with the basic knowledge for dealing with civil engineering problems involving still or moving fluids. In particular, problems will be afforded dealing with forces acting on tanks and reservoirs; analysis, design and operation of pressure pipes networks; free surface open channel flow.

To introduce the subject matters concerning water resources management, hydraulic and hydrogeological risk mitigation and electric energy production from renewable sources.

Required Prerequisites

Calculus I and Physics I

Attendance of Lessons

Class attendance is strongly recommended, coherently with the proposed educational model, aiming to promote a gradual learning, the active participation of students in class and the communication between the teacher and the students.

Detailed Course Content

Introduction and basic concepts
Properties of fluids
Pressure and fluid statics
Fluid kinematics
Mass, Bernoulli and energy equations
Momentum analysis of flow systems
Pressure flow
Differential analysis of fluid flow
Open channel flow

Textbook Information

Y. A. Cengel, J. M. Cimbala, G. Cozzo, C. Santoro (2018) - MECCANICA DEI FLUIDI - IV edition - McGraw-Hill
G. Pezzinga (2008) - Esercizi di Meccanica dei fluidi - Aracne editrice

Course Planning

	Subjects	Text References
1	Theory and problems applications concerning the course content	Y. A. Cengel, J. M. Cimbala, G. Cozzo, C. Santoro (2018) - MECCANICA DEI FLUIDI - IV edizione - McGraw-Hill
2	Applications concerning the course content	G. Pezzinga (2008) Esercizi di Meccanica dei fluidi - Aracne editrice

Learning Assessment

Learning Assessment Procedures

The final examination is made up with a written and an oral exam.

Two in progress written tests will be held, each of them covering approximately 50% of the course content, consisting of 10 questions for each test; every question will have a maximum score equal to 3. If a student will pass both tests (each with a minimum score of 15/30), he/she will have the possibility to access straight the oral exam.

Examples of frequently asked questions and / or exercises

Hydrostatic pressure distribution.

Hydrostatic forces on submerged plane and curved surfaces.

Applications of the Bernoulli equation.

Dynamic forces exerted by fluid flows.

Hydraulic grade line and energy line sketches.

Analysis, design and operation of pressure pipe networks.

Critical depth and normal depth.

Steady flow free surface profiles sketches.

Degree Course in

Civil, Environmental and Management Engineering