Cheg 355 - Lecture Notes - Sept. 11, 2001
Announcements
Don't forget to look over the notes on index notation given here.
Class notes
Scanned Notes
The main points of the lecture were
Goals:
After this class you should be able to:
- Derive the continuity equation and use it to solve for the average velocity in a pipe system.
Reading
- The class notes.
- Middleman, section 4.1
Additional Readings:
For homework you solved for the tremendous forces on a dam well below waterline. A
famous (and tragic) example of what can happen if these forces get a little too large is the
Johnstown, West Virginia dam failure late in the 19th century. For contemporary New York Times
articles on the disaster, click here.
A summary of the disaster can be found here.
Homework Exercises (Due Sept. 18, 2001)
problem set 3
solution
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