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Hydraulics Laboratory is located on the first floor of Madison Hall, the Engineering Building, The undergraduate and graduate students have access to modern teaching and research facilities. In south Louisiana, close to sea level, rainfall drainage can be a challenge. The Hydraulics Laboratory contains modeling equipment used to demonstrate the properties of water in open and closed channels. Students can easily visualize these concepts using this equipment.
 
Broad Crested Weir
Broad Crested Weirs
Culverts
Flow Through Culverts End View
 
Rectangular Weir
Rectangular Sharp Weir
Triangular Weir
Triangular Sharp Weir
 
Weir Apparatus 1
Sharp Crested Weir Apparatus I
Weir Apparatus 2
Sharp Crested Weir Apparatus II
 
Reynolds Apparatus
Visualization of Laminar and
Turbulent Flows
Fluorometer
Fluorometer
(used to conduct dye studies)
 
Current Meter
Field Current Meters
ADV
Three-Dimensional Acoustic
Doppler Velocimeter (ADV)
 
Drainage Tank
Drainage Tank Using Pipe with
variable diameter and Lengths
Ultrasonic Sensors
Ultrasonic Sensors
 
 

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