CTC 261 LECTURES

Lecture #

Ch.

Subject

All assignments will be posted and dropped off in Brightspace)

Lecture 1

2

Hydraulics:  Overview & Definitions; Fluid Properties

Water Properties

Lecture 2

2

Fluid Statics (horizontal & vertical plane)

Fluid Statics (Horizontal/Vertical Plane)

Lecture 3

2

Fluid Statics (inclined plane) and Buoyancy

Fluid Statics (Inclined Plane) and Buoyancy 

Lecture 4

2

Types of flow, continuity, storage, Bernoulli

Flow Characteristics and Bernoulli’s

Lecture 5

2

Energy equation/ EGL-HGL graphs/friction losses

Energy Equation and Friction Losses

Lecture 6

2

Orifices, Weirs and Sluice Gates

Orifices and Weirs (use Flowmaster and Excel)

Lecture 7

2

Open Channel Flow

Open Channel Flow (By hand and by using Flowmaster)

Lecture 8

HDS-5

Culvert Basics

Culvert form & Culvertmaster (Headwater under Inlet Control)

Lecture 9

HDS-5

Culvert Hydraulics

Culvert form & Culvertmaster (Headwater with Inlet & Outlet Control)

Lecture 10

HDS-5

Culvert Design

See Brightspace

Lecture 11

 

Stormwater Design and Riprap Design

No homework assigned

Resources:

Culvert Design Form (Excel)

 

HDS-5 2012: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/engineering/hydraulics/pubs/12026/hif12026.pdf

HDS-5 PDF 2005: http://www.cecalc.com/References/Culvert%20Design.pdf

 

FHWA hydraulics software: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/engineering/hydraulics/software.cfm

 

Border:  bor100.dgn (right click, save as)  This is a microstation file; from microstation you can save as an autocad file

 

NYS Stormwater Management Design Manual: https://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/29072.html

Bank and Channel Protective Lining Design Procedures: https://www.dot.ny.gov/divisions/engineering/technical-services/technical-services-repository/GDP-10b.pdf

 

Final Review Powerpoint

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