Introduction to Laboratory
Water Resources Engineering Laboratory contributes mainly teaching in the Civil Engineering Department. It provides support in a wide range of specialized areas of water resources engineering analysis and hydraulic structural analysis to the students.
This includes: Study of Hydraulic Bench, Head Loss by Friction, Determination of Meta centric Height, Impact of Jet, Dead Weight Pressure Calibration, Flow Over Weirs, Minor Losses, Measurement of Flow in Pipes, Verification of Bernaulli's Theorem, Hydrostatic Pressure
Course supported includes:
CE 205, CE 311, CE 427
Dr. Yasir Salih Ahmed Ali
Lab. Coordinator
Location: 193
Tel #: 00966-13-3402000
Ext.: 2046
Email:
aliy@rcjy.edu.sa
Multipurpose teaching flume Study of uniform and non-uniform discharge, flow formulae, flow transition (hydraulic jump), energy dissipation (hydraulic jump, stilling basin), flow over control structures: weirs (sharp-crested, broad-crested, ogee-crested), discharge under gates, flow-measuring flumes, local losses due to obstacles, transient flow: waves, vibrating piles, and sediment transport
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Hydraulic Bench Studying the usage and performance of hydraulic bench and to measure the rate of flow by observing level difference in the storage tank.
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Fluid Friction Apparatus Determination of pressure loss due to friction and friction coefficient in a rough pipe and smooth pipes of different diameters.
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Hydrostatic Bench Study of the main properties and the behavior of liquids under hydrostatic conditions
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Dead Weight Calibrator Calibration a Bourdon Pressure Gauge using patron equipment of calibrated weights.
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Flow over Weirs Study the flow characteristics through rectangular and V shaped (triangular) weirs made on a thin wall with sharp threshold.
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Flow Meter Demonstration Calibration of venturimeter and orifice meter and use it for finding the discharge through a pipe.
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Hydrostatic Pressure Determination of position of the Centre of Pressures on a flat surface partially / fully submerged in a liquid at rest.
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Metacentric Height Determination of metacentric height and hence to study the stability of a floating body
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Bernoulli's Theorem Demonstration Demonstration of Bernoulli's theorem, which states that the total energy is a constant in all the sections are same.
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Impact of a Jet Determination of force made by a jet against different surfaces and compare the results with the theoretical values
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Orifice Discharge Study of the flow characteristics through a weir with a rectangular and V-shape neckline, made on a thin wall.
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Osborne - Reynolds' Demonstration Observation of the laminar, transition and turbulent Regime, study of the velocity profile, reproducing the Osborne Reynolds's experiment. and Reynold's number calculation.
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Laminar Flow Demonstration Study of the bi-dimensional problems associated with laminar flow
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Rainfall Hydrograph Apparatus Obtaining the storm hydrograph for an impermeable catchment for different distribution of rainfall over the catchment.
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