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COURSE CODE: CE- 424

COURSE NAME: Hydrology and Water Resources Management
CREDIT HOURS: Theory = 3
Practical = 1
Total = 4
CONTACT HOURS: Theory = 3
Practical = 3
Total = 6
PREREQUISITES: Nil
MODE OF TEACHING:
Instruction: Three hours of lecture per week 50%
Practical/ Laboratory Demonstration: Three hours of Lab work per week 50%
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course provides an elementary introduction to Hydrology and Water Resources
Management, and provides the basic mechanics necessary for the detailed study of Hydrology
and Water Resources Management. This course enable students to learn fundamentals of
hydraulic engineering, particularly related to open channel flow, flow through pipes, dam and
river engineering.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
To enable students to learn fundamentals of hydraulic engineering,
particularly related to open channel flow, flow through pipes, dam and
river engineering.
To enhance the capabilities of students related to irrigation engineering
and canal network.

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs):

Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:
Taxonomy
S.No CLO Domain PLO
Level
ANALYZE the state of flow in open
1 Cognitive 4 1
channels
DESIGN gravity irrigation system
2 Cognitive 3 4
with unlined canals
EXECUTE the experimentation to
3 Psychomotor 2 1
verify the theoretical principles of
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hydraulic engineering

Course Code CE424

Course Title Hydraulics & Irrigation Engineering
Credit Hours 3+1
Contact Hours 3+3
Pre-Requisite CE316
Text Books  Warren Viessman, Jr. and Gary L. Lewis, Introduction to Hydrology, 5th
Edition Prentice Hall
 David, A. Chin, Water Resources Engineering, Prentice Hall; 2nd Edition
(April 13, 2006)
Reference Books  Linsley, R. K., J. Franzini, Water Resources Engineering, McGraw-Hill;
4th Edition (June 1, 1992)
 R. K. Linsley, Max A. Kohler, and Joseph L. Paulhus, Hydrology for
Engineers, McGraw-Hill Education (ISE Editions); International 2nd
Revised Edition (June 1, 1982)
Objective of Course  To enable students to learn fundamentals of hydraulic engineering
particularly related to open channel flow through pipes, dams and river
engineering.
Course Learning  Describe steady and unsteady flow in open channel and drainage of water.
Outcomes  Analysis of dams, irrigation canals, barrages and headworks using basic
principles of kinematics and dynamics.
 Practice design of gravity dams and irrigation canal
Course Outline  Steady Flow in Open Channel: Specific energy and critical depth, Dynamic
equation of gradually varied flow, surface profiles and back water curves,
Humps and constrictions, Hydraulic jump, Broad crested weirs, venturi flume
and critical depth meters.
 Unsteady Flow: Flow through pipes, orifices and over weirs under varying
heads, unsteady flow through pipe lines, water hammer, instantaneous and
slow closure of valves, Surges in open channel.
 Dimensional Analysis and Similitude: Similitude in hydraulic models,
similitude requirements, geometric, kinematics and dynamics similarities,
dimensionless numbers and their significance, Raleigh’s method,
Buckingham’s PI-theorem and its application, physical models, techniques
and analysis, introduction to numerical models.
 Dams and Hydro Power Engineering: Selection of hydropower sites.
Components and layout of hydropower schemes. Types of storage dams,
forces on dams, design of gravity dams, Reservoir engineering, operation and
regulation of storage reservoirs.
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 Sediment Transport in Channels, Sedimentation Problems in Reservoirs.

 Canal Irrigation: Elementary concept about canal head works, selection of
their site and layout, weirs and barrages, various components and functions.
Measures adopted to control silt entry into canals, silt ejectors and excluders.
Design of weirs on permeable foundations, sheet piles and cut off walls.
Design of irrigation channels, Kennedy’s and Lacey’s Theories. Rational
methods for design of irrigation channels. Comparison of various methods.
Computer Aided design of irrigation channels.
 Barrages and Headworks: Canal head regulators, falls, flumes, canal outlets.
Cross drainage works: types and functions. Canal lining: advantages and
types. Maintenance of irrigation canals. Monitoring of flows-telemetry
system.
 Water logging and salinity: Causes and effects of water logging, reclamation
of water logged soils. Drains and tube wells. Causes and effects of salinity and
alkalinity of lands in Pakistan. Reclamation methods. Drainage network in
irrigated areas.
 Drainage: Definition, Land reclamation, Surface Drainage, Subsurface
Drainage, Estimation of discharge capacity of Cross-drainage structures,
Disposal of drainage effluents.
 Lab Outline:
o The Design work and/or experiments related to above mentioned
outline shall be covered in the Laboratory/Design class.

PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS:
Following practical/experiments may be taken up for the course.
To perform experiment on flume to plot E~y diagram and q~y diagram for uniform flow.
To produce a hydraulic jump in tilting flume.
To analyze water hammer phenomena through water hammer apparatus.
To measure discharge on Ordinary Depth Flume.
To measure discharge on Critical Depth Flume.
Layout and design of an irrigation scheme.
Design of a typical outlet.
Design of a barrage.
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TEACHING METHODS:
 Lecturing
 Quizzes
 Written Assignments

WEEK WISE DISTRIBUTION OF TOPICS COVERED:

Assignment/Quizzes
Week
Topics Schedule
No.
Steady Flow in Open Channel
Specific energy and critical depth
Dynamic equation of gradually varied flow,
surface profiles and back water curves
01,02 Humps and constrictions
Hydraulic jump
Broad crested weirs, venturi flume and critical
depth meters

Unsteady Flow (Assignment 1)

Flow through pipes, orifices and over weirs under
varying heads
Unsteady flow through pipe lines, water hammer,
instantaneous and slow closure of valves
Surges in open channel
3. Dimensional Analysis and Similitude
Similitude in hydraulic models, similitude
03,04,05
requirements, geometric, kinematics and dynamics
similarities, dimensionless numbers and their
significance
Releigh’s method
Buckingham’s PI-theorem and its application,
physical models, techniques and analysis
Introduction to numerical models

Dams and Hydro Power Engineering (Quiz 1)

06,07 Selection of hydropower sites
Components and layout of hydropower schemes
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Types of storage dams, forces on dams, design of

gravity dams
Reservoir engineering, operation and regulation
of storage reservoirs
Sediment Transport in Channels
Sedimentation Problems in Reservoirs

08 MID TERM

Canal Irrigation
Elementary concept about canal head works,
selection of their site and layout, weirs and barrages,
various components and functions
Canal Head Regulator
Measures adopted to control silt entry into canals,
silt ejectors and excluders
Design of weirs on permeable foundations, sheet
09,10
piles and cut off walls
Design of irrigation channels (Lined/Unlined)
Kennedy’s and Lacey’s Theories
Rational methods for design of irrigation channels
Comparison of various methods
Canal lining: advantages and types
Maintenance of irrigation canals

Hydraulic Structures
Canal Falls, flumes, canal outlets
11
Cross drainage works: types and functions

Water logging and salinity (Assignment 2)

Causes and effects of water logging, reclamation
of water logged soils
Drains and tube wells
12 Causes and effects of salinity and alkalinity of
lands in Pakistan
Reclamation methods
Drainage network in irrigated areas
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Drainage (Quiz 2)
Definition, Land reclamation
Surface Drainage
Subsurface Drainage
13,14
Estimation of discharge capacity of Cross-
drainage structures
Disposal of drainage effluents

Design using Software (Quiz 5)

15 Computer aided design of irrigation channels

16 FINAL TERM

PRACTICALS:

Experiment Title Week Wise Distribution

No
1 To perform experiment on flume to plot (Week 1)
E~y diagram and q~y diagram for
uniform flow
2 To produce a hydraulic jump in tilting (Week 2)
flume
3 To analyze water hammer phenomena (Week 3,4)
through water hammer
apparatus
4 To measure discharge on Ordinary (Week 5)
Depth Flume
5 Revision (Week 6,7)
MID TERM EXAM (Week 8)
6 To measure discharge on Critical Depth (Week 9)
Flume
7 Layout and design of an irrigation (Week 10,11)
scheme
8 Design of a typical outlet (Week 12,13)
9 Design of a barrage (Week 14)
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10 Revision (Week 15)

FINAL TERM EXAM (Week 16)

TEXT AND MATERIAL:

Textbook (s)

1. Linsley, R. K., J. Franzini, Water Resources Engineering, McGraw-Hill; 4 Edition (June

1, 1992).

References Material:

2. David, A. Chin, Water Resources Engineering, Prentice Hall; 2 Edition (April 13, 2006).
3. Linslay, R. K. and Joseph, B. F. Water Resources Engineering, McGrawHill, Inc.

4. Robert, L. D, Fluid Mechanics with Engineering Applications

5. Hanif, C, Open Channel Hydraulics, 2nd Edition (2008)
6. Iqbal, A, Irrigation and Hydraulic Structures, Theory, Design and Practice, 3rd Edition,
2007
ASSESMENT SYSTEM:

1. CLOs Assessment

Cognitive Psychomotor Affective

Written Exam Lab Testing -

2. Relative Grading

Theoretical / Instruction
Assignments 10%
Quizzes 10%
Attendance 5%
Mid term 25%
Final Term 50%
Practical Work
Laboratory Work
Laboratory Attendance 20%
Laboratory Report 20%
Laboratory Quiz 30%
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Viva/Quiz Viva 30%

Total 100%

Prepared By (Instructor) Engr. Hazrat Amin

Reviewed By Engr. Muhammad Waseem
Approved By (HoD) Dr. Muhammad Alam