Syllabus

Module1: Properties of water and sediment: [6 hours]
Introduction, Terminology, properties of water, properties of single sediment particle, Bulk properties of sediment
Module 2: Incipient Motion Criteria and Applications [7 hours]
Introduction, General consideration, Shear stress approach, velocity approach, Probabilistic Consideration, Other incipient motion criteria, stable channel design
Module 3: Turbulence in open channel flow [8 hours]
General, Decomposition and Averaging Procedure, Continuity Equation, Equation of Motion (Reynolds Equations), Classical Turbulence Theories, Classification of Flow Field in Open Channels, Velocity Distribution, Turbulence Intensity, Bed Shear Stress.
Module 4: Resistance to flow and Bedforms [5 hours]
Introduction, Resistance to flow with rigid boundary, Bed forms, Resistance to flow with movable boundary.
Module 5: Sediment-Load Transport [10 hours]
Bedload transport: Introduction, Shear stress approach, Energy stress approach, Discharge approach, Velocity Approach, Bed Forms approach, Probabilistic approach, stochastic approach, Regression approach, Equal mobility Approach
Suspended Load transport: Introduction, General Considerations, Exchange theory under equilibrium conditions, Suspended Load Formulas.
Total Load Transport: Introduction, General approach, Total load transport functions

To gain advanced knowledge on River dynamics mainly applicable to Water Resources Engineering

Help students to develop an understanding of solution of fluvial hydraulics which is an important part of River flow studies.

Provide idea on sediment flow computation, complex velocity distribution, scouring and erosion patterns in a river system

To get idea on flow resistance and mechanics of sediment transport

CO1: To understand the applications of fluvial hydraulics and properties of sediment
CO2: To know the sediment transport mechanism and stable alluvial channels design in fluvial environments
CO3: To estimate the river flow hydraulics and turbulence in open channels
CO4: To understand the river bed morphology and flow resistance in an alluvial channel.
CO5: To identify the important aspects on sediment load transport in free surface flow studies.

M.S. Stephenson, River Engineering, Prentice Hall, N. Delhi.

C. T. Yang, Sediment Transport, The McGraw-Hill Companies

D.W. Knight and A.Y. Shamseidin, River Basin Modelling for flood risk management, Tayler and Francis Group, London

H. Chang, Fluvial Processes in River Engineering, Krieger Pub Co. 2001