Hydraulics is a class aimed at providing a strong basic knowledge on hydraulics, ranging from a qualitative description of the fluid behaviour to the formulation of quantitative models based on continuum fluid mechanics. Such models will be deduced from classical mechanics, by properly distinguishing between rigid and deformable bodies. Simple laws will be derived, which can be used to tackle hydrostatic problem, as well as normal and permanent flows.
Hydraulics belongs to the “Ingegneria Civile“ Course, whose aim is to prepare students in civil engineering topics such as hydraulics, structures and transportation infrastructures, and train them to their design, construction, management and maintenance. Within such framework, Hydraulics aims at formulating the fundamental laws upon which the technical formulae employed in the design practice are established.
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1) qualitatively examine an phenomenon pertaining to hydraulics and classify it based on its kinematic and dynamic feature; 2) decide which class of models best approximates the observed behaviour; 3) quantitatively solve the proposed model for the quantities which take on technical interests.
Hydraulics belongs to the “Ingegneria Civile“ Course, whose aim is to prepare students in civil engineering topics such as hydraulics, structures and transportation infrastructures, and train them to their design, construction, management and maintenance. Within such framework, Hydraulics aims at formulating the fundamental laws upon which the technical formulae employed in the design practice are established.
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1) qualitatively examine an phenomenon pertaining to hydraulics and classify it based on its kinematic and dynamic feature; 2) decide which class of models best approximates the observed behaviour; 3) quantitatively solve the proposed model for the quantities which take on technical interests.
teacher profile teaching materials
- body forces and surface forces
- Cauchy stress tensor
- kinematics - velocity and acceleration, pathlines and streamlines
- conservation laws: differential and integral form
- hydrostatics
- ideal fluid Bernoulli's theorem
- uniform flows: one dimensional dissipative model
- pipe flow
Citrini, Noseda – Idraulica - Ed. Ambrosiana
Mossa, Petrillo – IDRAULICA. Ed. Casa Editrice Ambrosiana, Milano
Applications:
Alfonsi, Orsi – Problemi di idraulica e meccanica dei fluidi. Ed. Casa Editrice Ambrosiana, Milano
Programme
- fluid continuum model- body forces and surface forces
- Cauchy stress tensor
- kinematics - velocity and acceleration, pathlines and streamlines
- conservation laws: differential and integral form
- hydrostatics
- ideal fluid Bernoulli's theorem
- uniform flows: one dimensional dissipative model
- pipe flow
Core Documentation
Theory:Citrini, Noseda – Idraulica - Ed. Ambrosiana
Mossa, Petrillo – IDRAULICA. Ed. Casa Editrice Ambrosiana, Milano
Applications:
Alfonsi, Orsi – Problemi di idraulica e meccanica dei fluidi. Ed. Casa Editrice Ambrosiana, Milano
Type of delivery of the course
The first part of the course covers theoretical topics, while the second id dedicated to applications. During classes the teacher employs a tablet as a support to the explanation, and its screen is projected. During the exercises, students are encouraged to interact in order for the teacher to assess the progression of learning.Type of evaluation
Written and oral examination cover both parts of the course. Intermediate written exams can be taken at the end of each part of the course. Both intermediate exams contain exercises and questions regarding the theory, on the topics covered during that part. If both intermediate exams are passed the student will be awarded with a pass for the entire exam. Otherwise the student will have to take the ordinary written and oral exam.