Transient (civil engineering)

In civil engineering, a '''transient''' is a short-lived pressure wave. A common example is water hammer.

Transients are often misunderstood and not accounted for in the design of water distribution systems, thus contributing to hydraulic element failures, such as pipe breaks and pump/valve failures.

Vasoelastic transient flow involves sudden changes in flow properties in VE pipes, leading to potential damage<ref>{{Cite journal |url=https://pubs.aip.org/aip/pof/article-abstract/35/8/081302/2906368/Transient-flow-modeling-in-viscoelastic-pipes-A?redirectedFrom=fulltext |access-date=2024-05-31 |journal=Physics of Fluids|doi=10.1063/5.0155708 |title=Transient flow modeling in viscoelastic pipes: A comprehensive review of literature and analysis |date=2023 |last1=Tjuatja |first1=Vincent |last2=Keramat |first2=Alireza |last3=Pan |first3=Bin |last4=Duan |first4=Huan-Feng |last5=Brunone |first5=Bruno |last6=Meniconi |first6=Silvia |volume=35 |issue=8 |bibcode=2023PhFl...35h1302T |url-access=subscription }}</ref>

The transient in electrical circuits is different.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Everything You Need to Know About Transients in Electrical Circuits |url=https://resources.system-analysis.cadence.com/blog/msa2022-everything-you-need-to-know-about-transients-in-electrical-circuits |access-date=2024-04-30 |website=resources.system-analysis.cadence.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

==External links== * [http://journalaft.org/ Journal of Applied Fluid Transients (JAFT)]

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Category:Hydraulic engineering