CE 319F: (© Kinnas, Spring 2009)
     Hand-outs, Announcements, Homework Assignments & Solutions
     Part A

• LABS start the week of February 2 and will be held EVERY week. Make sure you visit the Lab website and print the corresponding documents BEFORE each lab.
• 1st class: Tuesday, January 20; Reading assignment (from the textbook): pp. 1-14
  • Pictures of applications of fluids
  • See what can happen to a bridge if you do not account for the wind forces!
  • The Greek alphabet
  • A Table of commonly used units in Fluid Mechanics
  • Q: An object weighs 1 lbf (on earth). What is its mass (in lbm)? (the answer will be given in class)
• 2nd and 3rd classes (January 22 & 27); Reading assignment (from the textbook): pp. 15-24
  • Q: How should the specific weight and the specific gravity of mercury on the moon, relate to those on the earth? g_moon=1/6 g_earth (the answer will be given in class)
  • Tables and Figures from the Appendix of the textbook - Replace Figure A.2 on p. A-5 (from the appendix of the textbook) to this one: CORRECT Figure A.2
  • Viscous flow between two parallel walls
  • Applications of viscosity: Plate sliding down a ramp as in Ex. 2.3>>> Inner surface of rotating disk, as given in Probs 2.41 and 2.42
  • Solutions to Problems 2.34 and 2.41 (determine the torque Q for omega=5 rad/sec, D=10 cm, y=h= 2mm) will be presented in class
  • Homework No. 1 and Solutions
• 4th class (January 29); Reading assignment (from the textbook): pp. 24-27
  • Powerpoint presentation for lecture of January 29
• 5th and 6th classes (Febr. 3 & 5); Reading assignment (from the textbook): pp. 24-28 and 33-40
  • Correction in textbook: change the 4th equ. (from the top) on p. 26 to: p=4 sigma/r
  • Applications of surface tension: Capillary rise>>> Walking on water!?>>> Water droplet
    
  • Homework No. 2 and Solutions
• 7th and 8th classes (Febr. 10 & 12); Reading assignment (from the textbook): pp. 33-48
  • Link to U.S. Standard Atmosphere
  • Check UT' interactive manometer applet! Can you determine on your own the applet's answer for given gage pressure?
  • How does a Bourdon gage work?
  • How does a (pressure) strain gage look like, how is it mounted, and how does it work?
  • Homework No. 3 and Solutions
• 9th and 10th classes (Febr. 17 & 19); Reading assignment (from the textbook): pp. 48-52
  • Hydrostatic force on a vertical flat gate [drawing used in the proof of: F_gate=p_centroid * A and Delta=y_cp-ybar=Ibar/(ybar*A)]
  • Perspective drawing of gate of Prob. 3.64, the solution of which will be presented in class
  • UT's hydrostatic pressure and force applet. Can you change the water level and compare your results to those from the applet?
  • How to deal with gate forces when the free-surface is under non-zero gage pressure?
  • Homework No. 4 (it includes several previous test problems) - A side view of the concrete wall given in Prob. 3.60 and Solutions
• 11th class (Febr. 24) - Review
• Test I - Thursday, February 26, 9:30-10:45 am, in class.
• Second Part of the Course (after Test I)

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