1 060 - Engineering Mechanics II

Institution:

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Subject:

Description:

Mechanics principles for incompressible fluids and their interactions with solid materials. Review of hydrostatics. Conservation of mass, momentum and energy in fluid mechanics. Flow nets, velocity distributions in laminar and turbulent flows, groundwater flows. Momentum and energy principles in hydraulics, with emphasis on open channel flow and hydraulic structures. Analysis of pipe systems, pumps and turbines. Gradually varied flow in open channels, significance of the Froude number, backwater curves. Application of principles through open-ended studio exercises. Engineering Mechanics I is not required for this subject.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

Prereq: Permission of instructor or Coreq: 18.03

Corequisites:

Exclusions:

Level:

Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

web.mit.edu/student/

Phone Number:

(617) 253-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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