HYDRAULICS COMPLEMENTS

Academic Year 2023/2024 - Teacher: Giuseppe PEZZINGA

Expected Learning Outcomes

Achievement of knowledge of mathematical models in Hydraulics and their applications to schematic cases of problems of fluid flow in water engineering, with attention to fundamental hypotheses and computational approximations.

Course Structure

Lessons and classroom exercises.

Required Prerequisites

Knowledge of the fundamental topics of hydraulics is required.

Detailed Course Content

Steady flow in pressure pipe networks – Sizing of pressure pipe networks – Steady free surface flow – Unsteady pressure pipe flow - Unsteady free surface flow – Groundwater flow – Sediment transport

Textbook Information

1. Montuori C., Complementi di idraulica, CUEN, Napoli.

2. Pezzinga G., Elementi di idraulica numerica, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile e Architettura, Università di Catania.

3. Citrini D., Noseda G., Idraulica, CEA, Milano.

4. Marchi E., Rubatta, A., Meccanica dei fluidi, UTET, Torino

Course Planning

 SubjectsText References
1INTRODUCTIONText 2
2UNIFORM FLOW IN PRESSURE PIPES AND OPEN CHANNELSText 1
3STEADY FLOW IN PRESSURE PIPE NETWORKSText 2, Text 3
4SIZING OF PRESSURE PIPE NETWORKSText 2, Text 3
5STEADY FREE SURFACE FLOWText 1, Text 2, Text 3
6UNSTEADY PRESSURE PIPE FLOWText 2, Text 3
7UNSTEADY FREE SURFACE PIPE FLOWText 1, Text 2
8GROUNDWATER FLOWText 2, Text 3
9SEDIMENT TRANSPORTText 4

Learning Assessment

Learning Assessment Procedures

Evaluation of the exercises.

Oral exam.