Faculty
Dr. Noboru (Nobo) Yonemitsu has worked in the Department of Civil Engineering in several different capacities since February 1992. He studied Engineering Physics at Hokkaido University, Japan, where he specialized in Turbulent Fluid Dynamics and Instrumentation of Non-destructive Testing (NDT) and received his M.A.Sc. from the same institute before coming to Canada in 1986. He earned a Ph.D. in Water Resources Engineering from the University of Alberta, based on his research in Environmental Fluid Mechanics. From 1990-2009, Nobo worked as a research scientist/project engineer/NDT consultant with various organizations including: Northwest Hydraulics Consultants (Edmonton, Vancouver), NASA (Johnson Space Center), UBC, UNBC, BCIT, Oki Electronics, Intel, various defence departments, nuclear power plants, and some of the world's major airline companies.
IR-NDT technologies, Turbulent Fluid Mechanics, Environmental Fluid Mechanics, Ecological Fluid Mechanics, Waste water treatment.
CIVL 215 | Fluid Mechanics IFluid properties, hydrostatics, kinematics, and fluid dynamics: energy and momentum methods with applications. Dimensional analysis, modelling, introduction to flow in pipes and forces on immersed objects. |
CIVL 315 | Fluid Mechanics IITwo dimensional flow around immersed objects; velocity and pressure fields; lift and drag on cylinders and aerofoils; fluid loads on structures and structural response; pumps and turbines; analysis and design of pipeline systems; unsteady flow in pipes; frictionless waterhammer analysis. |
CIVL 316 | Hydrology and Open Channel FlowIntroduction to open channel hydraulics, engineering hydrology, and water resource systems; estimation of design discharge; flood statistics; nonuniform steady open channel flow; energy and momentum principles, backwater analysis; culvert and bridge hydraulics. |
CIVL 416 | Environmental HydraulicsApplication of hydraulic engineering principles to problems of environmental concern. Pollutant transport and dispersion. Mixing in rivers and lakes. Theory of jets and plumes. Design of outfall diffusers. |
CIVL 598B | Sensors and Signal Processing |
APSC 150 | Engineering Case StudiesApplication of scientific principles and technical knowledge to practical problems. Introduction to the engineering design process and to engineering graphics. |
IGEN 230 | Introduction to Engineering DesignIntroduction to engineering design methods, problem solving, working individually and in teams, and methods of communication of results. Engineering design projects will be assigned. |
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