CE 4002 Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources
Subject Code CE4002
Credits
4.0
GPA/NGPA
GPA
Subject
Title
Total
Hours
Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources
Lectures
55 hrs
Lab/Assignt` 10 hr
Prerequisites
CE3004 or
equivalent
Aims
To provide students with an understanding of the principles of Hydraulic Engineering and Water
Resources as applied to problem solving and applications in engineering practice.
Learning outcomes
At the successful completion of this subject course, the learner will be able to:
 Identify characteristics of non-uniform flowin open channels, recognize different flow profiles
and analyse sub-critical, critical and super-critical flows and hydraulic jump
 Recognize various types of hydraulic structures, their uses and needs;estimate discharges,
produce layouts and design key components such as inlet controls, transfer sections, and
transitions, etc.
 Apply concepts of sediment transportation, estimate sediment loads; design conveyance
channels considering soil engineering properties and flow requirements/restraints.
 Recognize important components of hydrologic cycle, related analyses and measurements;
apply theories and concepts of surface water hydrology, estimate catchment peak discharges
for design storm events; construct/derive hydrographs based on given data and determine
hydrograph characteristics and carry out hydrograph analyses.
 Apply concepts of reservoir operation, reservoir and flood routing in engineering applications
 Differentiate between types of aquifers, determine aquifer characteristics, develop
groundwater flow equations, and analyze groundwater pumping test data.
Syllabus
Hydraulic Engineering
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Non-Uniform Flow in Open Channels: Specific Energy (Variation of specific energy with
depth at constant discharge and with discharge at constant head ), Critical Depth, Super
critical and Sub-critical depths, Alternate depths, Determination of Surface Profiles by
Numerical, Graphical and Analytical methods, Hydraulic jump on horizontal bed, Initial
depth, sequent depth, Loss of energy in a hydraulic jump, Length of jump, Practical
applications of hydraulic jump, Flow from a reservoir to a channel, Flow between two
reservoirs, Branching channels, Flow at a clear overfall.
Hydraulic Structures: Introductory description and calculation of discharge for flumes, Sluices
(with free flow and submerged flow), Weirs (sharp crested, ogee type and Broad crested),
Spillways (Weir type, Morning glory and Siphon types), Energy dissipaters.
Sediment Transportation: Modes of sediment movement, Suspended load, Bed load, Stable
channels
Design of Channels: Design of channels in erodible and non-erodible material, Criteria for
Design, Economic section, Maximum and minimum permissible velocities, Maximum
permissible unit tractive force, Cohesive and Granular materials.
Water Resources
 Hydrology and Water Resource Management: Hydrologic cycle (Precipitation, Infiltration,
Evaporation and Runoff), Water balance concept, Water resource development and
management, Regional/Global water related issues.
 Surface Water Hydrology: Components of hydrologic cycle, Precipitation (Measurement of
precipitation, Estimation of missing data, Tests for consistency, Hyetograph, Pluviograph,
Computation of Mean Precipitation over a given area from gauge measurements using Simple
Average, Theissen Polygon and Isohyetal Method, Intensity/Frequency/Duration Curves),
Runoff (Measurement of Runoff Flow, Rating Curve, Correction of Flow Rating Curve,
Extension of Flow Rating Curve, Statistical Analysis of floods, Probability and Return Period,
Flood Frequency Analysis, Gumbel and Normal Distributions, Rational Formula, Run-off
Coefficient, Time of Concentration).
 Hydrograph Analysis: Separation of Base Flow, Infiltration Index, ϕ Index, Estimation of Net
Rainfall and Surface Run-off, Unit Hydrograph Theory, Derivation of Unit Hydrograph from
Natural Hydrograph, Conversion of Unit Hydrograph from one duration to another, S Curve,
Instantaneous Unit Hydrograph, Derivation of IUH from Unit Hydrograph and vice-versa,
Synthetic Unit Hydrograph, Snyder's Method.
 Design and Operation of Reservoirs: Use of the Mass Curve in Reservoir Capacity, Spill
Volume and Sustainable Yield Studies.
 Flood and Reservoir Routing: Simple techniques of Routing a Flood Hydrograph through a
reservoir and through a section of Channel, Muskingum Method.
 Groundwater Hydrology: Introduction to Groundwater as a component of the Hydrological
Cycle, Types of Aquifers, Igneous/Metamorphic/Sedimentary formations, Non-indurated
Sediments, Equations of Groundwater Flow in Cartesian and Radial Coordinates for Steady
and Unsteady Flow including recharge and abstraction, Boundary and Initial Conditions,
Steady State flow in Confined and Unconfined Aquifers with Cartesian coordinates (one
dimensional only) and Radial coordinates, Pumping Tests, Analysis of Pumping Test data
using Theis Equation, Jacob's Method, Theis Method, Analysis of Recovery Data,
Introduction to Groundwater Models, Finite Difference Digital Models, Electrical Resistance
Capacitance Models.
Assessment
Seven laboratory assignments, each 2 hour duration: 30%
i). Determination of Surface Profiles in Non Uniform Flow in a Channel.
ii). Determination of Initial and Sequent Depth. Length of Jump, Energy Loss and Location of
Hydraulic Jump.
iii). Field Measurement of Infiltration Capacity.
iv). Measurement of Stream Flow in the field.
v). Use of Computer Models for simulation of Run-off from Rainfall data.
vi). Pumping test of a borehole.
vii). Electrical Resistance Analogue Model for Aquifer Simulation.
End of stage examination of 3 hour duration:
70%
Recommended Texts:
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Open Channel Hydraulics, Ven Te Chow, McGraw-Hill.
Open Channel Flow, Henderson, F.M., MacMillan.
Flow through Open Channels, Ranga Raju K.G., Tata McGraw-Hill.
Engineering Hydrology, Subramanya K., Tata McGraw-Hill.
Groundwater Hydrology, Todd D. K., John Willey.
Engineering Hydrology, Wilson, E. M., ELB.
Water Resources Engineering, Larry W. Mays, John Wiley & Sons.