Fluid Mechanics for Civil Engineers (CIV364)
Undergraduate course, Stony Brook University, Department of Civil Engineering, 2023
Fluid Mechanics for Civil Engineers (CIV364) is an essential undergraduate course that introduces students to the fundamental principles and applications of fluid mechanics in civil and environmental engineering. The course covers fluid properties, hydrostatics, conservation laws, pipe flow, open channel flow, and flow measurement techniques relevant to civil infrastructure.
Responsibilities
- Delivered weekly lectures and recitations to reinforce theoretical and applied concepts.
- Developed and graded homework assignments, quizzes, and midterm/final exams.
- Assisted students in understanding real-world engineering applications through examples involving water distribution, stormwater systems, and river hydraulics.
- Provided academic support through regular office hours and course management via Blackboard.
Learning Objectives
By the end of the course, students were expected to:
- Apply fluid mechanics principles to analyze civil engineering systems.
- Understand hydrostatics, conservation of mass, momentum, and energy in fluid flows.
- Solve practical problems involving pipe networks and open channel flows.
- Use dimensional analysis and similarity concepts in hydraulic modeling.