CIV321:HYDRAULIC AND IRRIGATION STRUCTURES I

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Course Objectives:
To introduce students to the engineering and scientific principles of hydrology and
hydraulics and methods used to manage water resources, flood risk and to protect
aquatic resources.
To be able to qualitatively and quantitatively describe the irrigation techniques and
structures used in India and other countries.
To be able to provide solutions for typical water resources problems found in practice.
Unit I
Surface and Ground water resources : Hydrologic cycle and its components,,
Distribution of water over earth,, Characteristics of rainfall in India,, Major river basin
of India,, Need for development of water resources., Surface water and ground water
potential of India,
Unit II
Hydrology and Abstractions from precipitation : Definition of Hydrology,
Precipitation, Forms of Precipitation,, Measurement of precipitation,, Presentation of
rainfall data, Raingauge network,, Interception,, Evaporation, Factor affecting
evaporation, Measurement of evaporation,, Depression storage, Infiltration,,
Measurement of Infiltration by Infiltrometer,, Infiltration indices, Runoff, Estimation
of design peak rate of runoff,, Stream flow measurement techniques.
Unit III
Hydrographs : Introduction, Effect of basin shape on hydrograph,, Components of
hydrograph,, Base flow separation,, Unit hydrograph, Use and limitation of unit
hydrograph,, Derivation of unit hydrograph,, Synthetic unit hydrograph,,
Instantaneous unit hydrograph, Introduction to Ground Water Hydrology
Unit IV
Irrigation techniques and quality of irrigation water : Definition of irrigation,
Necessity of irrigation in India.,, Advantage, Disadvantages and ill effects of
irrigation,, Types of irrigation,, Techniques of water distribution in farms,, Quality of
irrigation water,, definition and use of dam,, selection of the types of dam.
Unit V
Water requirements of crops : Crop period or base period,, Duty and delta of a
crop,, Crop seasons and Indian agriculture.,, Optimum utilisation of irrigation water,,
Irrigation efficiencies., Consumptive use or evapotranspiration (Cu),, Effective Rainfall
(Re)., Consumptive Irrigation Requirement (CIR), Net Irrigation Requirement (NIR),,
Factors affecting consumptive use.,, Estimation of consumptive use,, Soil-Moisture-
Irrigation relationship,
Unit VI
Irrigation Channels and Canal lining : Classification of canal,, Canal alignment,,
Inundation canals,, Important irrigation terminologies,, Computing the design
Capacity of an irrigation canal,, Maintenance of irrigation channels,, Silt theories-
Kennedy's theory,, Lacey's regime theory,, Lining of irrigation cannels, Advantages,
Design and economics of canal lining
Text Books:
1. Irrigation engineering and Hydraulic structures by Santosh Kumar Garg, khanna
publisher., 25th Edition, (2013)
2. Engineering hydrology by K.Subramanya, Tata McGraw - Hill Education, 3rd
Edition, (2009)
Credits:3
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References:
1. Applied Hydrology by Ven Te Chow, David R. Maidment and Larry W. Mays, Tata
McGraw - Hill Education, 3rd Edition, (2012)
2. Irrigation and Water Power Engineering by B.C.Punmia, LAKSHMI PUBLICATION,
1st Edition, (2012)
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