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IHS Syllabus - 2016-17

This document outlines a course on Irrigation and Hydraulic Structures that is taken in the 7th semester. The course covers 5 units: 1) irrigation engineering concepts, 2) irrigation structures, 3) diversion head works, 4) storage head works, and 5) spillways. The course objectives are to calculate irrigation requirements, understand components and design of diversion and storage structures, and learn hydraulic design principles of spillways. Upon completing the course, students will be able to plan irrigation projects and design weirs, barrages and dams. The course is worth 4 credits and involves 5 hours of instruction per week.

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IHS Syllabus - 2016-17

This document outlines a course on Irrigation and Hydraulic Structures that is taken in the 7th semester. The course covers 5 units: 1) irrigation engineering concepts, 2) irrigation structures, 3) diversion head works, 4) storage head works, and 5) spillways. The course objectives are to calculate irrigation requirements, understand components and design of diversion and storage structures, and learn hydraulic design principles of spillways. Upon completing the course, students will be able to plan irrigation projects and design weirs, barrages and dams. The course is worth 4 credits and involves 5 hours of instruction per week.

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With effect from the academic year 2016 – 2017


VII Semester
CET 27 IRRIGATION & HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES

Instruction Hours / week : 5Hrs Credits: 4

Course Educational Objectives (CEOs)

1) To calculate the irrigation requirements of crops


2) To understand the components and design concepts of diversion and storage head works
3) To learn the hydraulic design principles of spillways and energy dissipaters

UNIT I

IRRIGATION ENGINEERING:
Benefits and ill effects of Irrigation - Methods of irrigation - Duty and Delta - Irrigation
efficiencies - Irrigation water requirements - assessment of Irrigation water - crop seasons -
principal crops - Rotation of crops- effects, causes and prevention of Water logging.

UNIT II

IRRIGATION STRUCTURES
Falls – Necessity and location – Classification Regulators – Head and cross regulators - cross
drainage works – Types – Selection of suitable type of C.D. work – Escapes - canal outlets –
Types.

UNIT III

DIVERSION HEAD WORKS:


Location of diversion head work - Components - Causes of failure of weirs and remedial
measures - Bligh's and Khosla's theories of design of weirs on permeable foundation - Design
of vertical drop and sloping glacis weir.

UNIT IV

STORAGE HEAD WORKS:


Types of dams - Site selection and Reservoir Planning - Forces acting on and causes of
failure of a gravity dam - Elementary and practical profiles - Stability analysis - Single and
multiple step methods of design - Grouting.

UNIT V

SPILLWAYS:
Requirements, components and types of spillways - Design principles of ogee spillway -
Methods of energy dissipation below spillways - Effect of TWC and JHC - Scour protection
below spillways - Stilling basins and its appurtenances - Hydraulic design of energy dissipaters -
Crest gates.

TEXT BOOKS:

1. Irrigation Engineering and Hydraulic Structures - P.N.Modi.


2. Irrigation Engineering and Hydraulic Structures - S.K.Garg.
3. A text book of Irrigation Engineering and Hydraulic Structures - R.K.Sharma.
4. Irrigation and Water Power Engineering – B.C.Punmia and Dr.Pande.
5. Irrigation and Water Resources and Water Power Engineering – Dr. P.N.Modi.

Course Outcomes (Cos)


To plan irrigation projects and management of irrigation water
To design weirs, barrages and dams

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