Water Resources Engineering (WO260)
Course Name:
Water Resources Engineering (WO260)
Programme:
B.Tech(Civil)
Semester:
Fourth
Category:
Programme Core (PC)
Credits (L-T-P):
(3-0-0) 3
Content:
Hydrology: Hydrologic cycle, Water budget, Catchment. Precipitation: types, measurement, intensity,
duration, temporal and spatial analysis. Infiltration, soil moisture, evaporation, transpiration, Groundwater.
Runoff: components, factors, hydrographs, unit hydrograph, flood estimation. Irrigation: objectives,
methods, irrigation water requirements. Components of irrigation system and design principles. Water
Power Engineering: Basic principles, types of schemes
Course outcomes:
References:
Subramanya K, Engineering Hydrology, Tata McGraw Hill, 3rd Edition, 2008.
Garg S. K, Irrigation Engineering and Hydraulic Structures, Khanna Publishers, 2008.Ven Te Chow, LW Mays and DR Maidment., Applied Hydrology, McGraw Hill, 1988.
Department:
Civil Engineering