Course Syllabus

Course Information：

Year-Semester Course Number Course Name Phase Credits Hours Required/Elective Instructor Class Student NO. Withdraw Note

Fall Semester
Year 2025 349538 Open-Channel Hydraulics 1 3.0 3 ★ Chen,Yen-Chang GCDPE 7 1 土木308

Year-Semester	Course Number	Course Name	Phase	Credits	Hours	Required/Elective	Instructor	Class	Student NO.	Withdraw	Note
Fall Semester Year 2025	349538	Open-Channel Hydraulics	1	3.0	3	★	Chen,Yen-Chang	GCDPE	7	1	土木308

Course Plan：

Instructor Chen,Yen-Chang　Office Hours

Email yenchen@ntut.edu.tw

Last Updated 2025-05-28 11:49:24

Course Objective 本課程將探討明渠中穩定流、非穩定流、均勻流、非均勻流之流體特性。 Open channel hydraulics treats the motion of water in conduits that have a free surface, that is, in which the flow of water is not completely bounded by the channel perimeter and one surface is exposed to atmospheric pressure. The flows can be steady (time-invariant) or unsteady, uniform (space-invariant) or non-uniform (gradually, rapidly, or spatially varied). For engineers, open channels are very common for the conveyance of natural waters, storm discharges, sewage collection systems, and aqueducts for water distribution systems. Knowledge of the mechanics of open-channel flow, then, is important for the proper design of these facilities.

Course Schedule 1. Open Channel Flow and Its Classifications 2. Open Channel and Their Properties 3. Energy and Momentum Principles 4. Critical Flow 5. Uniform Flow and Its Formula 6. Computation of Uniform Flow 7. Design of Open Channels 8. Theoretical Concepts of Boundary Layer, Surface Roughness, velocity distribution 9. Theory and Analysis of Gradually Varied Flow 10. Methods of Computing Gradually Varied Flow 11. Applications of Flow Profiles Computations 12. Spatially Varied Flow 13. Gradually Varied Unsteady Flow 14. Rapidly Varied Unsteady Flow

Evaluation and grading policy Two exams, 50% each

Materials All right reserved. Do not reproduce without permission.

Foreign-language textbooks:Yes
Subramanya, K., 2009, Flow in Open Channels. McGraw Hill.

The access to curricular consultation 諮詢時間提供輔導

Expanding teaching and resources

The course corresponds to the SDGs SDG4：優質教育（Quality Education）
SDG6：潔淨水與衛生（Clean Water and Sanitation）

Does the course incorporate AI ● 無（None）

Note
Open Channel Hydraulics by B. T. Chow, McGraw-Hill

Instructor	Chen,Yen-Chang　Office Hours
Email	yenchen@ntut.edu.tw
Last Updated	2025-05-28 11:49:24
Course Objective	本課程將探討明渠中穩定流、非穩定流、均勻流、非均勻流之流體特性。 Open channel hydraulics treats the motion of water in conduits that have a free surface, that is, in which the flow of water is not completely bounded by the channel perimeter and one surface is exposed to atmospheric pressure. The flows can be steady (time-invariant) or unsteady, uniform (space-invariant) or non-uniform (gradually, rapidly, or spatially varied). For engineers, open channels are very common for the conveyance of natural waters, storm discharges, sewage collection systems, and aqueducts for water distribution systems. Knowledge of the mechanics of open-channel flow, then, is important for the proper design of these facilities.
Course Schedule	1. Open Channel Flow and Its Classifications 2. Open Channel and Their Properties 3. Energy and Momentum Principles 4. Critical Flow 5. Uniform Flow and Its Formula 6. Computation of Uniform Flow 7. Design of Open Channels 8. Theoretical Concepts of Boundary Layer, Surface Roughness, velocity distribution 9. Theory and Analysis of Gradually Varied Flow 10. Methods of Computing Gradually Varied Flow 11. Applications of Flow Profiles Computations 12. Spatially Varied Flow 13. Gradually Varied Unsteady Flow 14. Rapidly Varied Unsteady Flow
Evaluation and grading policy	Two exams, 50% each
Materials	All right reserved. Do not reproduce without permission. Foreign-language textbooks:Yes Subramanya, K., 2009, Flow in Open Channels. McGraw Hill.
The access to curricular consultation	諮詢時間提供輔導
Expanding teaching and resources
The course corresponds to the SDGs	SDG4：優質教育（Quality Education） SDG6：潔淨水與衛生（Clean Water and Sanitation）
Does the course incorporate AI	● 無（None）
Note	Open Channel Hydraulics by B. T. Chow, McGraw-Hill