Some engineering applications of fluid mechanics CE319F Elementary Mechanics of Fluids Fall 2018 (Kinnas) The University of Texas at Austin Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering August 30, 2018 CE319F - Elementary Mechanics of Fluid (Kinnas-Fall 2018) 1
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Some engineering applications of fluid mechanics
CE319F Elementary Mechanics of Fluids
Fall 2018 (Kinnas)The University of Texas at Austin
Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering
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Rivers
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Dams
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Ships
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Offshore Structures
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Pipelines
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Hydraulic systems
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Wind turbines
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Ocean Current Turbines(taken out of the water for maintenance)
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Air flow for ventilation inside houses or buildings
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Boston’s John Hancock Tower (241 m, 60 floors) was originally vibrating excessively at wind speeds > 45mph and causing windows to fall (…became the “Plywood” palace!)
Testing of models of buildings inside wind-tunnel
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Burj Dubaiskyscraper in Dubai, U.A.E. World’s tallest building (828 m, 163 floors)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mclp9QmCGs
See what can happen to a bridge if you do not account for the wind forces!