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Department of Civil Engineering, REC

 To gain the knowledge on various types of reservoir, operation, storage capacity fixation and design
floods.
 To acquire knowledge on estimation of cost, evaluation of benefits, discounting techniques and its
application.

UNIT I WATER RESOURCES 9
Water resources survey – Water resources of India and Tamilnadu – Description of water resources planning
– Economics of water resources planning, physical and socio economic data – National Water Policy –
Collection of meteorological and hydrological data for water resources development

UNIT II NETWORK DESIGN 12
Hydrological Cycle – Hydrological Design - Hydrologic measurements – Analysis of hydrologic data –
Hydrologic station network – Station network design – Statistical techniques in network design.

UNIT III RESERVOIR PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT 9
Reservoir – Single and multipurpose – Multi objective – Fixation of storage capacity – strategies for
reservoir operation – Sedimentation of Reservoirs – Design floods – levees and flood walls – channel
improvement.

UNIT IV WATER RESOURCE NEEDS 9
Consumptive and non-consumptive water use - Estimation of water requirements for irrigation, for drinking
and navigation - Water characteristics and quality – Scope and aims of master plan - Concept of basin as a
unit for development - Water budget and development plan - Design of Dams – Concrete Gravity Dam –
C/S, design and stability analysis.

UNIT V ECONOMIC ANALYSIS 6
Estimation of cost and Evaluation of Benefits – Discount rate – Discounting factors – Discounting
techniques – computer Applications.
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
OUTCOMES:
Upon completion of this course, the students will be able to
 Get familiarized with the concept of water resources, planning, and development.
 Use hydrologic data and network design for hydrologic measurements.
 Get familiarized with the concept of consumptive, non-consumptive uses of water, water quality and
water budget.
 Understand the concept various types of reservoir, operation, storage capacity fixation and design
floods.
 Identify the use of cost estimation, evaluation of benefits, discounting techniques and its application
in impounding structures.

TEXTBOOKS:
1. Linsley R.K. and Franzini J.B, ―Water Resources Engineering‖, McGraw-Hill Inc, 2000.
2. Douglas J.L. and Lee R.R., ―Economics of Water Resources Planning‖, Tata McGraw-Hill Inc. 2000.
3. Duggal, K.N. and Soni, J.P., ―Elements of Water Resources Engineering‖, New Age International
Publishers

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