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Online or Onsite Course
Hydraulics Principles
for
Flood Control/Drainage Applications

8-Hour Course (May be presented in two 4-hour sessions).

​      ONLINE COURSE CONTENT

  • Three conservation principles of hydraulic engineering

  • Types of flow (Laminar, Turbulent, Transitional, Uniform, Varied)

  • States of flow (Steady and Unsteady Continuous and Discontinuous)

  • Closed Conduits 

  • Calculation of the Energy Equation, including Major and Minor Losses for pipes

  • Pressure Flow – Culverts, pipes, etc.

  • Closed Conduit examples (single and multiple pipes)

  • Open Channel Flow

  • Uniform Flow, Normal Depth and Manning’s Equation

  • Calculation of the Energy Equation, including Major and Minor Losses

  • Overbank Flow and Composite Roughness

  • Hydraulic Efficiency of a Section

  • Velocity Distribution

  • Specific Energy and Alternate Depths

  • Critical Depth, Froude Numbers and Flow Regimes (Subcritical & Supercritical)

  • Open Channel Flow Examples

  • Rapidly Varied Flow

  • Drop Structures and Grade Control Structures

  • Specific Force and Sequent Depths

  • Hydraulic Jumps and Examples

  • Gradually Varied Flow

  • Gradually Varied Flow Curves

  • Hydraulic Control

  • Gradually Varied Flow Calculations (Direct and Standard Step)

  • Gradually Varied Flow Example

  • Common Flood Control Elements

  • Confluences – Pressure and Momentum Calculation (and examples)

  • Bridge Hydraulics – Class A, B and C (and examples)

  • Channel Curvature & Superelevation

  • Freeboard requirements

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