Introduction to Water Engineering

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  At the completion of this subject students will be able to:

  1. apply principles of hydrostatics and buoyancy, pressure measurement and the resultant forces on submerged objects
  2. apply the continuity of mass, momentum and energy to solve steady flow and flow measurement problems
  3. determine flow in single and branched pipe systems with major and minor head losses
  4. apply principles of fluid flow in more complex scenarios (some of which require subjective judgement), including flow under varying head conditions (i.e. reservoir emptying time), open channel flow, and pump selection
  5. use higher-level mathematical problem-solving methods (including iterative solutions with multiple unknowns, approximate integration and dimensional analysis) to fluid flow problems.

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• About University of South Australia

Entry requirements

Prior study

You must either have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject, or currently be enrolled in the following subject(s) in a prior study period; or enrol in the following subject(s) to study prior to this subject:

one of

• USA-ENR119-Engineering Mechanics

• USA-ENR117 (Not currently available)

and one of

• USA-ENR114-Mathematical Methods for Engineers 1
• MUR-MAS110-Fundamentals of Mathematics

Please note that your enrolment in this subject is conditional on successful completion of these prerequisite subject(s). If you study the prerequisite subject(s) in the study period immediately prior to studying this subject, your result for the prerequisite subject(s) will not be finalised prior to the close of enrolment. In this situation, should you not complete your prerequisite subject(s) successfully you should not continue with your enrolment in this subject. If you are currently enrolled in the prerequisite subject(s) and believe you may not complete these all successfully, it is your responsibility to reschedule your study of this subject to give you time to re-attempt the prerequisite subject(s).

Additional requirements

• Equipment requirements - Audio headset with microphone are required to access weekly consultation and help desk facilities.
• Other requirements -

  Students will require Windows 7 or higher. UniSA does not support Windows XP. 

Study load

0.125 EFTSL

This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

Find out more information on Commonwealth Loans to understand what this means to your eligibility for financial support.