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.
Module IV (8 hours)
Floods: Flood flows, Frequency studies, Statistical analysis for flood prediction, Method of flood control, River training works, Flood routing, Reservoir routing and Channel routing.

To understand precipitation processes, spatial and temporal rainfall distribution, and conduct data analysis.

Understand various abstraction processes and calculate infiltration indices & To understand discharge Measurement and current meters.

To understand factors affecting runoff, rational method, SCS Curve Number Method, and hydrographs.

To understand the flood routing process and conduct reservoir and channel routing.

After the completion of this course, students will be able to:
CO1: Understand the hydrologic cycle, watershed, and catchment area dynamics, and analyze key hydrologic processes including precipitation, evapotranspiration, and infiltration.
CO2: Demonstrate proficiency in calculating infiltration indices and applying abstraction concepts in hydrological modeling
CO3: Evaluate factors influencing runoff and perform discharge measurements using current meters.
CO4: Analyze various hydrograph forms—runoff, unit, S-hydrograph, instantaneous and synthetic unit hydrographs—as well as duration and mass flow hydrographs to assess runoff and flow characteristics.
CO5: Apply statistical and frequency analysis methods for flood prediction and design effective flood control measures, including river training, flood, reservoir, and channel routing strategies.

K. Subramanya, Engineering Hydrology, McGraw-Hill

Larry W. Mays, Water Resources Engineering, Wiley

V. T. Chow, Handbook of Applied Hydrology, McGraw-Hill

David A. Chin, Water Resources Engineering, Pearson