Course Specification Form

1. Department 2. Program
Department of Civil Engineering BECE

4. Credit Hrs
3. Course Code 3. Course Title
4 a. Theory 4 a. Lab
CE201 Fluid Mechanics 1 2 1
5. Contact Hours
Theory Lab 6. Pre-requisites 7. Course Web-Page 8. Course Instructor

Prof Dr Zahid
2 3 None None
Mehmood

9. Lab Instructor 10. Email

Engr. Wasim Karam Zmahmood03@gmail.com

11. Textbook(s)
1. Robert L. Daugherty, Joseph B. Franzini, Fluid Mechanics with Engineering
applications, E.H.Lewitt, Hydraulics and Fluid Mechanics
12. Reference Books(s)
1. Fundamental of Fluid Mechanics" By Munson B.R. Young D.F and Okiishi T.H.
2. Fluid Mechanics" By Douglas J.F, Gasiorek J.M, And Sauffield J.A
13. Other Resources used (e.g. e-learning, field visits, periodicals, software, etc.):
1. Practical Lab
2. Online Lectures Via Zoom
14. Course Objectives (as approved by the dept.)
To enable students to learn basics of Fluid mechanics for Civil engineering applications
15. Course Description/Contents (as approved by the dept.)
This is an introductory course to the principles of Fluid Mechanics. Emphasis is placed on
.obtaining skills in measurement of fluid forces
 Introduction: Solids and fluids (liquids and gases). Units and dimensions. Physical
properties of fluids; density, specific weight, specific volume, specific gravity, surface
tension, compressibility. Viscosity, measurement of viscosity, Newton's equation of
viscosity. Hydrostatics, kinematics, hydrodynamics, hydraulics.
 Fluid Statics: Pressure intensity and pressure head: pressure and specific weight
relationship, absolute and gauge pressure, measurement of pressure, Piezo-meter,
manometer, pressure transducers. Differential manometer and Borden gauge.
 Forces on Immersed Bodies: Forces on submerged planes & curved surfaces and their
applications Drag and Lift forces, buoyancy and floatation. Equilibrium of floating and
submerged bodies.
 Fluid Kinematics: Steady and unsteady flow, laminar and turbulent flow, uniform and
non-uniform flow. Path line, streamlines and stream tubes. Velocity and discharge.
Control volume, Equation of continuity for compressible and incompressible fluids.
 Hydrodynamics: Different forms of energy in a flowing liquid, head, Bernoulli's equation
and its application, Energy line and Hydraulic Gradient Line, Introduction to density
currents, free and forced vortex, Forces on pressure conduits, reducers and bends,
stationary and moving blades, torques in rotating machines.
 Flow Measurement: Orifices and mouthpieces, sharp-crested weirs and notches, pitot
tube and pitot static tube, venturi-meter, velocity methods.

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  Steady Flow through Pipes: Darcy-Weisbach equation for flow in pipes. Losses in pipe
lines, hydraulic grade lines and energy lines. Pipes in series and parallel. Transmission of
energy through pipes. Introduction to computer aided analysis of pipe networks.
 Uniform Flow in Open Channels: Chezy’s and Manning’s equations, Bazin’s and Kutter’s
equations, most economical rectangular and trapezoidal section.

16. Number of CLOs = 03

Course Learning Outcomes (CLO)
CLOs Mapping to PLOs
On successful
completion of the
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
course, students will
be able to:
1) CLO 1: Explain basic
concept of fluid statics C 2
and kinematics.
2) CLO 2: Analyze basic
parameters related to
C 4
nature and flow of
fluids.
3) Practice various
experiments on basic
P 3
fluid mechanics
equipment.
17. Course Teaching Methods
1) Interactive learning
2) Self-directed learning
3) Practical and laboratory learning (practically done before
covid-19 pandemic)
4) Practical and laboratory learning (recorded videos during
covid-19 pandemic
5) Term problems

18. Grading Scheme (Online Mode of Assessment)

Mid Term : 25%
Assignment : 10%
Quiz : 10 %
Term Problems : 05 %
Final term : 50%

19. Grading Scale

Following is the standard Grading scale applicable to all Abasyn University:

A -A +B B -B +C C -C +D D F

85- 80- 75- 70- 65- 61- 58- 55- 53- 50- Below 50
100 84 79 74 69 64 60 57 54 52

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 Week Lab Work Assignment/Quizzes
Topic
Lecture/ Schedule
1. Demonstration of various
1 Introduction parts of hydraulic bench Assignment # 01

Solids and fluids (liquids and

2 Quiz # 01
gases). Units and dimensions
Physical properties of fluids;
density, specific weight, specific
3 Assignment # 02
volume, specific gravity, surface
.tension, compressibility
Viscosity, measurement of
viscosity, Newton's equation of
4 viscosity. Hydrostatics, Quiz # 02
kinematics, hydrodynamics,
hydraulics
Pressure intensity and pressure 2. Calibration of pressure
head: pressure and specific gauge using dead weight
weight relationship, absolute pressure gauge
and gauge pressure, calibration
5 measurement of pressure,
Piezo-meter, manometer,
pressure transducers.
Differential manometer and
Borden gauge.
Forces on submerged planes & 3. To determine hydrostatic
curved surfaces and their pressure and center of
applications, Drag and Lift pressure of partially
6 Assignment # 03
forces, buoyancy and floatation. submerged plane area /
Equilibrium of floating and surface
submerged bodies
4. To determine
Metacentric height of a
Steady and unsteady flow,
floating body
laminar and turbulent flow,
5. Experimental study of
uniform and non-uniform flow.
laminar, turbulent and
Path line, streamlines and
transitional flows(visual
7,8 stream tubes. Velocity and Quiz # 03
analysis)
discharge. Control volume,
6. Measurement of velocity
Equation of continuity for
using Pitot tube
compressible and
incompressible fluids

9 Mid Term
Different forms of energy in a 7. To verify Bernoulli’s
flowing liquid, head, Bernoulli's theorem
equation and its application, 8. Free and forced vortex
10 Energy line and Hydraulic apparatus Assignment # 04
Gradient Line, Introduction to
density currents, free and
,forced vortex
Forces on pressure conduits,
reducers and bends, stationary
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and moving blades, torques in
rotating machines
12,13 Orifices and mouthpieces, 9. Calibration of flow Quiz # 04

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 measuring devices
10. Flow through small orifice
sharp-crested weirs and
notches, pitot tube and pitot
11. Flow through venture
static tube, venturi-meter,
meter
velocity methods
12. Orifice and free jet flow

Darcy-Weisbach equation for

flow in pipes. Losses in pipe
lines, hydraulic grade lines and
energy lines. Pipes in series and
14 Quiz 05
parallel. Transmission of energy
through pipes. Introduction to
computer aided analysis of pipe
.networks
Chezy’s and Manning’s
15,16 equations, Bazin’s and Kutter’s
.,equations
13. Calibration of rectangular
notches
Most economical rectangular 14. Calib1ration of triangular
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and trapezoidal section notches

18 Final term Examination

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