LESSON PLAN

FACULTY OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

Programme EC 220 : BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING (HONS.) CIVIL

Course ECW 422 : FLUIDS MECHANICS
Lecturer DR. NURUL FARIHA BINTI LOKMAN
Room T1-A15-9A Phone 03-55436159 Email nurul_fariha@salam.uitm.edu.my

WEEK CONTENT/TOPICS COVERED ENGINEERING LEARNING CO-PO

ACTIVITIES OUTCOME (LO)

1 Introduction to ECW 422 At the end of this CO1

(4 hrs) Syllabus: Content, assessment & evaluation; chapter students will
Lesson Plan. be able to: Addressing :
Elaboration of Program Outcomes for EC 220 and how ECW 422  differentiate PO1
contribute to achievement of outcomes. the unit and
dimensions
CHAPTER 1 - PROPERTIES OF FLUID (CO1) use in
Describe and determine various properties of fluids. engineering
Fluid as a continuum fluids (CO1)
Units and dimensions used in engineering fluids  understand
various
properties of
fluids (CO1)

2  CO1
(4 hrs) CHAPTER 1 - PROPERTIES OF FLUID (CO1)
Density, relative density, specific weight, specific gravity, specific volume, Addressing :
weight, viscosity, compressibility and bulk modulus, vapour pressure, PO1
surface tension and capillarity.
Dimensional analysis

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 3 CHAPTER 2 - HYDROSTATICS_FLUID STATICS (CO2) At the end of this week CO2
(4 hrs) Explain the hydrostatic principles and their application in civil engineering students will be able to
Concept of pressure and pressure difference in a static fluid :
Pressure measurements •explain the concept of Addressing :
pressure PO2
measurements(CO2)
•calculate the
differential pressure in
various devices (CO2)
Formulate and solve
hydrostatic problems

4 CHAPTER 2 - HYDROSTATICS_FLUID STATICS (CO2) CO2

(4 hrs) 
Hydrostatic thrust on plane and curved surfaces Addressing :
PO2

5 CHAPTER 2 - HYDROSTATICS_FLUID STATICS (CO2) CO2

(4 hrs) 
Hydrostatic thrust on dams and use of pressure diagrams Addressing
:
PO2

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 6 CHAPTER 3 - HYDROSTATICS_BUOYANCY (CO2) Complex Problem : At the end of this week CO2
(4 hrs) Explain the hydrostatic principles and their application in civil engineering (Competition) students will be
Buoyant force of a submerged and floating body (WP1- Depth of able to : Addressing
Knowledge; WP3- :
Depth of Analysis; acquire the concept PO2
WP6 – Extent of of buoyancy of
Stakeholder) immersed objects
in fluid (CO3)
(D)-I-O
1. The students are Apply basic Level of
required to fabricate knowledge of Complexity
a floating object. buoyancy in I
2. The students are computing Structured
required to produce metacentre and Known
an end product that metacentric height solution
can float within of a floating bodies Small team
selected time (CO2) Duration: 5-
3. Present the end Design floating object 7 days
product and discuss based on
the outcome of the hydrostatic and
floating object buoyancy
principles (co2)

(The students are

expected to spent 10
(nf2f) hours for this
assignment and
preparation for
presentation in Week
7)

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 7 CHAPTER 3 - HYDROSTATICS_BUOYANCY (CO2) CO2
(4 hrs) Metacentric height and Stability of a floating body

Addressing
:
PO2

8 CHAPTER 4 - HYDRODYNAMICS_CONCEPTS OF FLUID FLOW & ITS By the end of this CO2
(4 hrs) MEASUREMENT (CO2) chapter, student
Explain the hydrodynamics principles and their application in civil should be able to: Addressing
engineering :
Concept of fluid flow, velocity, average velocity, discharge 1. Explain the principle PO2
of conservation of
mass and the
continuity equation. 2.
Solve engineering fluid
problem by applying
these principles.
9 TEST – Fluid Properties, Hydrostatic Trust & Buoyancy (30%
(4 hrs) marks)
10 CHAPTER 4 - HYDRODYNAMICS_CONCEPTS OF FLUID FLOW & ITS By the end of this CO2
(4 hrs) MEASUREMENT (CO2) chapter, student
 should be able to: Addressing
Classifications of flow - Steady and unsteady flow, uniform and non- :
uniform flow, 1-D, 2-D and 3-D flow, laminar and turbulent flow 1. Explain the principle PO2
of conservation of
11 CHAPTER 4 - HYDRODYNAMICS_CONCEPTS OF FLUID FLOW & ITS mass and the CO2
(4 hrs) MEASUREMENT(CO2) continuity equation. 2.
 Solve engineering fluid Addressing
Principle of the conservation of mass and the continuity equation. problem by applying :
Principle of the conservation of energy Bernoulli’s Principle and Energy these principles. PO2
Equation

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 12 CHAPTER 4 - HYDRODYNAMICS_CONCEPTS OF FLUID FLOW & ITS CO2
(4 hrs) MEASUREMENT (CO2)
 Addressing
Measurements of flow - Pitot tube, orifice, notch, venturi meter :
PO2

13 CHAPTER 5 - HYDRODYNAMICS_CONCEPTS OF MOMENTUM IN At the end of this CO2

(4 hrs) FLUID FLOW (CO2) week students will
Explain the hydrodynamics principles and their application in civil be able to : Addressing
engineering :
Principle of the conservation of momentum and the momentum Understand the PO2
equation concepts of
momentum in fluid
flow
14 CHAPTER 5 - HYDRODYNAMICS_CONCEPTS OF MOMENTUM IN CO2
(4 hrs) FLUID FLOW (CO2)
 Addressing
Application of the momentum equation in fluid flow :
PO2