3 credits
Fall 2026 Lecture Upper DivisionData from last updated 4/23/2026
Fall 2026
Fall 2026 Instructors:
Energy and momentum principles, design of open channels for uniform and nonuniform flow, boundary layer and roughness effects, flow over spillways, energy dissipation, flow in channels of nonlinear alignment and non-prismatic section.
Learning Outcomes1Analyze open channel flow problems and determine the water surface profiles.
2Design hydraulic structures for open channels.
3Use standard engineering software for the analysis of steady open-channel flow problems.
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