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504 Hydrostatics and Hydraulics. [Thornton.]

Lectures 9-10, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday.

The fundamental laws of the equilibrium of fluids are studied and
applied to such illustrative problems as are furnished by the pressures
in boiler shells and tanks, the stability of reservoir walls and
dams, and the equilibrium of floating bodies. The elementary principles
of the movement of fluids are then discussed and applied to
deduce rules for efflux from orifices and weir notches, for flow in
pipes and open canals, and for gauging the flow of water in both
natural and artificial channels. The views of modern hydraulic engineers
are fully discussed and their bearings on professional practice
are carefully explained. A great variety of problems, drawn

as far as possible from current practice, is incorporated into the
course. Many of these are assigned to the class for independent
solution. Care is taken to make the tests executed by the student
in the hydraulic laboratory adequate illustrations of the theoretical
principles expounded in the lectures.

[Required, Winter, in Courses I, II, III, (3); IV, V (4).]