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CIVE 280Fluid Mechanics

Units
0.50
Faculty
Engineering
Subject
Civil Engineering

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 2 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

An introduction to fluid mechanics. Fluid properties. Review of fluid statics. Buoyancy. Bernoulli equation. The momentum equation and applications. Laminar and turbulent flow. Dimensionless numbers. Closed conduit flow including friction losses. Pipe network analysis. Pump systems. Four lab sessions.

Prerequisites

  • Complete all of the following
    • Must have completed the following:
    • Students must be in level 2B or higher
    • Enrolled in H-Civil Engineering

Antirequisites

  • Not completed nor concurrently enrolled in any of the following:

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Reviewed on UW Flow

41% liked it16% easy74% useful

From 37 ratings and 5 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • Look at the past finals and midterms as they all generally follow the same format

    Aug 2016 · liked it · 1 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this

  • The course isn't particularly enjoyable or relevant.

    Aug 2025 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • this course is hard af. make sure to keep up throughout the term because it starts getting wild pretty early on.

    Jul 2018 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Concepts are straight-forward but the difficulty is deceptive. Make sure you follow through with assignments etc.

    Aug 2016 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • I didn't find this course easy. The professor didn't do a great job in teaching us concepts and definitely affected my view of this course.

    Jun 2016 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this

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