CE 356 Hydraulics, Spring 2004

Review for First Exam

The material is classified according to Bloom’s Taxonomy of Educational Objectives: 

Level	Title	Meaning
1	Knowledge	Definitions, facts, formulas
2	Comprehension	Explanation of definitions, formulas, problem solving procedures
3	Application	Know how to use a formula or procedure to solve simple problems
4	Analysis	Break down a complex problem and solve by steps
5	Synthesis	Derivation of basic formulas, design of new systems
6	Evaluation	Advantages and limitations of alternative approaches

Lectures

Lecture	Topic	Level
1	Introduction, history of hydraulics, water molecule, water properties	2
2	Pressure head and manometers	3
3	Pipe flow, head loss by pipe friction	5
4	Minor head losses, and introduction to pipe laboratory	4
5	Statistical analysis of experimental errors	3
6	Pumps: power, head, flow, velocity (Dr Holley)	4
7	Pumps: similarity, specific speed (Dr Holley)	3
8	Introduction to pump laboratory, pump performance	5
9	Pump selection, net positive suction head,  pumps in series and parallel	4
10	Pipe and pump systems, operating point	5
11	Flow between two and three reservoirs, flow in parallel pipes	3
12	Pipe networks (Hardy-Cross method)	3

Readings: Hwang and Houghtalen: Hydraulic Engineering Systems

Source	Topic	Level
Chap 1	Fundamental properties of water	2
Sec 2.1-2.4	Water pressure, manometers	3
Sec 3.1-3.2	Water flow in pipes	2
Sec 3.4-3.5	Energy head, head loss due to pipe friction	5
Sec. 3.6-3.10	Empirical formulas for head loss, minor head losses	4
Sec 4.1-4.2	Pipeline connecting two reservoirs, negative pressure	4
Sec. 4.2	Pipeline with pumps	5
Sec. 4.3-4.4	Branching pipe systems, pipe networks	3
Sec. 5.1	Centrifugal pumps	4
Sec. 5.2-5.3	Axial flow and jet flow pumps	2
Sec. 5.4	Pump selection	5
Sec. 5.5-5.7	Pumps in series or parallel, cavitation, specific speed	4

You may bring one sheet 8.5” x 11” with you to the exam with anything written on it that you want.