Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : CE3401 : Water Resources Engineering { 3-0-0 / 3}
Subject Nature : Theory
Coordinator : Dr. Jatin Anand
Syllabus
Module-I (10 hours)
Hydrologic cycle, Hydrologic Processes, catchment area and watershed.
Precipitation, its Measurement and Analysis: Rainfall and its characteristics, Rain gauges, Non-Recording and Recording type, Average rainfall over a catchment, Missing rainfall data. Evapotranspiration, Pan evaporation, Pan coefficient, Infiltration, Windex and phi-Index.
Module II (10 hours)
Discharge Measurement: Stream gauging, Flow rating curve, Use of current meters for velocity measurement, Dye dilution method of discharge measurement, Estimation of discharge.
Module III (10 hours)
Hydrograph: Characteristics of a Runoff hydrograph, Unit hydrograph, S-hydrograph, Instantaneous Unit hydrograph, Synthetic Unit hydrograph, Duration Curve, Mass flow hydrograph.
Floods: Flood flows, Frequency studies, Statistical analysis for flood prediction, Method of flood control, River training works, Flood routing, Reservoir routing and Channel routing.
Module IV (8 hours)
Dock & Harbours: Classification, Natural and artificial harbours, Selection of sites, harbour components. study of natural phenomena, Wind, Wave, Tide, and Current.
Course Objectives
- To understand precipitation processes, spatial and temporal rainfall distribution, and conduct data analysis.
- To understand discharge Measurement and current meters. <br /> To understand factors affecting runoff, rational method, SCS Curve Number Method, and hydrographs.
- To familiar with stormwater storage facilities and able to compute storage volumes. <br />To understand the flood routing process and conduct reservoir and channel routing.
- To become familiar with Types of docks and harbours.
Course Outcomes
After the completion of this course, students will be able to: <br />CO1: Analyse components of the hydrologic cycle <br />CO2: Predict extreme hydrologic events for hydraulic and hydrologic design <br />CO3: Develop forecasting models for the operation of hydrologic systems <br />CO4: Assess surface water resources <br />CO5: Familiar with types of docks and harbours.
Essential Reading
- K. Subramanya, Engineering Hydrology, McGraw-Hill
- Larry W. Mays, Water Resources Engineering, Wiley
Supplementary Reading
- V. T. Chow, Handbook of Applied Hydrology, McGraw-Hill
- R. Srinivasan, Harbour Dock, and Tunnel Engineering, Charotar Publishing House