Unit Guide

General Information

Unit convenor and teaching staff	Unit convenor and teaching staff Fatemeh Salehi fatemeh.salehi@mq.edu.au Room 242, 3 MD Tuesday 12-2 pm
Credit points	Credit points 10
Prerequisites	Prerequisites (MECH1001 or CIVL1001) and (MATH1025 or MATH1020)
Corequisites	Corequisites
Co-badged status	Co-badged status
Unit description	Unit description This unit will examine the basic concepts of fluid mechanics. It will examine the roles of static fluid systems, dynamic fluid systems, and techniques to analyse these systems. This will include the concepts of pressure and head; hydrostatics; buoyancy; fundamental laws of fluid motion; accounting for losses, experimental and numerical techniques. Learning in this unit enhances student understanding of global challenges identified by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs) Clean Water and Sanitation; Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure; Climate Action

Important Academic Dates

Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

ULO1: Exhibit proficiency in mathematical analysis, and the application of physics, associated with fluid mechanics.
ULO2: Explain the fundamentals of static and dynamic fluid systems.
ULO3: Analyse simple static and dynamic fluid problems applied to real world problems.
ULO4: Apply appropriate technology to investigate more complex fluid flow problems.

General Assessment Information

Grading and passing requirements for unit

In order to pass this unit a student must obtain a mark of 50 or more for the unit (i.e. obtain a passing grade P/ CR/ D/ HD).

For further details about grading, please refer below in the policies and procedures section.

Final Examinations

Final examinations will typically take place at the end of the semester. If you receive special consideration for the final exam, a supplementary exam will be scheduled by the faculty during a supplementary exam period, typically about 3 to 4 weeks after the normal exam period. By making a special consideration application for the final exam you are declaring yourself available for a resit during the supplementary examination period and will not be eligible for a second special consideration approval based on pre-existing commitments. Please ensure you are familiar with the policy prior to submitting an application. Approved applicants will receive an individual notification one week prior to the exam with the exact date and time of their supplementary examination.

Late submissions

Online quizzes, in-class activities, or scheduled tests and exams must be undertaken at the time indicated in the unit guide. Should these activities be missed due to illness or misadventure, students may apply for Special Consideration.

All other assessments must be submitted by 11:55 pm on their due date.

The late submission policies adopted in this unit are in line with the general faculty’s policy on assessment submission deadlines, including late submissions.

Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, a 5% penalty (of the total possible mark of the task) will be applied for each day, for a written report that is not submitted, up until the 7th day (including weekends). After the 7th day, a grade of ‘0’ will be awarded even if the assessment is submitted.

For the two lap reports and Simulation Assignment, the Standard Late Penalty applies. However, for the Mid-term Test and final Exam, late submission is not accepted unless Special Consideration is granted.

Special Consideration

The Special Consideration Policy aims to support students who have been impacted by short-term circumstances or events that are serious, unavoidable and significantly disruptive, and which may affect their performance in assessment. If you experience circumstances or events that affect your ability to complete the written assessments in this unit on time, please inform the convenor and submit a Special Consideration request through ask.mq.edu.au.

Additional information

1. Participation: SGTA is a weekly event starting from week 2 and participation in SGTAs is compulsory since students need to demonstrate ongoing development of skills and application of knowledge. Students attendance will be marked and the weighting for participation is 5%.

2. Laboratory participation and reports: There are five laboratory sessions in this unit. In addition, there is a Virtual Reality (VR) session which will be held during SGTA sessions. Attendance in the laboratory and VR sessions is compulsory. Only two laboratory reports are required to be submitted for this unit: the Fluid Static lab report (Laboratories 1 and 2) and the Fluid Dynamic lab report (Laboratories 3-5 and VR activities). The laboratory reports should be submitted as PDF documents on iLearn. Attendance in the Practical (lab) and VR sessions is compulsory. Please check iLearn for more information.

3. Assignment: There is a Simulation Assignment in this unit with a focus on designing water pipelines. The assignment should be typed and submitted as PDF documents on iLearn. Further information is given in iLearn.

Marking rubrics for the Simulation Assignment and Laboratory reports can be found on iLearn.

4. Quiz: The Mid-term quiz is in Week 7, and it will be during lecture hours.

Assessment Tasks

Name	Weighting	Hurdle	Due
Fluid Dynamic Laboratory Reports	12%	No	Week 13 Friday 11:55 pm
Simulation Assignment	10%	No	Week 12 Friday 11:55 pm
In-class Activities	5%	No	Week 2-13
Final examination	50%	No	Exam period
Fluid Static Laboratory Reports	8%	No	Week 6 Friday 11:55 pm
Mid Session Test	15%	No	Week 7 during the lecture hours

Fluid Dynamic Laboratory Reports

Assessment Type ¹: Lab report
Indicative Time on Task ²: 6 hours
Due: Week 13 Friday 11:55 pm
Weighting: 12%

Laboratory reports written for three unique experiments demonstrating three different fluid dynamic principles. A portion of this assessment work will be conducted during learning activities.