Introducing Excel spreadsheet calculations and numerical simulations with professional software into an undergraduate hydraulic engineering course

• Published in: Computer applications in engineering education Vol. 28; no. 1; pp. 193 - 206
• Main Authors: Bermúdez, María, Puertas, Jerónimo, Cea, Luis
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.01.2020
• Subjects: Civil engineering; Colleges & universities; Computational fluid dynamics; Computer simulation; Engineering education; Engineering profession; EPANET model; Fluid flow; Free surfaces; Hydraulic engineering; Hydraulics; IBER model; Mathematical models; Microsoft‐Excel spreadsheet; Spreadsheets; Students; Teachers

This paper presents a comprehensive set of computer tools for implementing an active teaching–learning strategy on an undergraduate hydraulic engineering course, within the subject blocks of pressure flow and free surface flow. The tools comprise a number of simple Excel‐based applications, to enhan...