Hydrology & Water Resources Engineering Subject Code:150602
Module-I [14] Hydrologic cycle, Climate and water availability, water balances Precipitation - Forms, Classification, Variability, Measurement, Data Analysis - Evaporation and its measurement - Evapotranspiration and it’s measurement - Penman Monteith method. Infiltration: Factor affecting infiltration, Hrton’s equation and Green Ampt method.
Module-II [14] Hydrograph and hydrograph Analysis: - Hydrograph & Runoff, Hydrograph concepts, assumptions and limitations of unit hydrograph - Derivation of unit hydrograph - S-hydrograph - Flow duration curve 2. Groundwater: Occurrence, Darcy’s law, well losses, Yield, Pumping and recuperation test.
Module-III [14] Reservoir: - Types of Reservoir - Investigations - Site selsection - Zones of Storage - Safe yield - Reservoir capacity - Reservoir sedimentation and control. Hydroelectric Power - Low - Medium and high head plants - Power house components - Hydel schemes.
Module- IV [14] Flood Management: - Indian rivers and floods - Causes of flooding - Alleviation - Levees and floodwalls - Floodways - Channel Improvements - Flood damage analysis. Hydrologic Analysis and design - Design flood - Flood estimation - Frequency analysis - Flood routing through reservoir and open channels - Strom drainage design.
Module-V [14] Drought Management and Water Harvesting: - Definition of drought - Measures for water conservation and augmentation - drought contingency planning - Water Harvesting: - rainwater collection, small dams, runoff enhancements, runoff collection, ponds, tanks. Water Resources planning and development - Levels in planning - Functional requirements of water resources projects - steps in water resources planning - Environmental aspects in WRP.
Text Books 1) Title :Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering Author: Prof. R B Khesiya Publisher : Mahajan Publishing House 2) Title :Irrigation Engineering and Hydraulic Structures Author: Santosh Kumar Garg Publisher : Khanna Publishers 3) Title : Irrigation, Hydro Power and Water Resources Engineering Author : Dr K R Arora Publisher : Standard Publication
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