Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
4INS212Fluid Mechanics I3+0+03417.09.2023

 
Course Details
Language of Instruction Turkish
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program Civil Engineering
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Compulsory
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course To give basic concepts about the properties and behavior of fluids.
Course Content Introduction to the properties of fluids; pressure; hydrostatic; pressure forces acting on various surfaces; flow in pipes; momentum equation; laminar and turbulent flow; friction losses; local load losses; flow in series and parallel connected pipes; pipe networks; Pumps; flow in open channels; specific energy; flow through weirs; includes groundwater flow issues.
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Associate Prof.Dr. Redvan Ghasemlounia
Associate Prof.Dr. Redvan Ghasemlounia
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Course notes
Course Notes Lecture, question and answer

Course Category
Engineering %80
Engineering Design %80

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Mid-terms 1 % 40
Final examination 1 % 60
Total
2
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 14 3 42
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 14 3 42
Presentation 1 12 12
Mid-terms 1 9 9
Final examination 1 8 8
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 4 113

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Learn the properties of fluids
2 Understand the basic behavior of fluid flow and their basic equations
3 Solve fluid mechanics problems and understand their applications in engineering

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Properties of Fluids / Introduction, continuous media, specific gravity, specific gravity, density
2 Viscosity, surface tension, and vapor pressure Statics Statics / Pressure, basic principles
3 Euler Equation Equations, Plane Surfaces
4 Curved surfaces
5 Relative equilibrium, balance of floating bodies
6 Kinematics of Fluids / Investigation methods, basic concepts, fluid element movement, acceleration concept
7 Dynamics of Fluids / Dynamics of ideal fluids, continuity equation
8 Mid-Term Exam
9 Equations of motion, energy equation
10 Impulse-Momentum theorem and angular momentum
11 Dynamics of real fluids, Navier-Stokes equations
12 Boundary layer, hydrodynamics of submerged bodies
13 Boundary layer, hydrodynamics of submerged bodies
14 Introduction to Potential Flow Theory
15 Size Analysis

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12 P99
C1 4 4 2 2 2 4 2 1 1 1 2 2
C2 4 4 2 2 2 4 2 1 1 1 2 2
C3 4 4 2 2 2 4 2 1 1 1 2 2

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