Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering detailed syllabus for Agriculture Engineering (Agri) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna University official website and presented for the Agri students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Agriculture Engineering 4th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Agri 4th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. The detailed syllabus of hydrology and water resources engineering is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
PRECIPITATION AND ABSTRACTIONS 9 Hydrological cycle – Meteorological measurements – Types and forms of precipitation – Rain gauges – Spatial analysis of rainfall data using Thiessen polygon and Iso-hyetal methods -Interception – Evaporation: Measurement, Evaporation suppression methods – Infiltration: Horton”s equation – Double ring infiltrometer – Infiltration indices.
Unit II
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Unit III
HYDROLOGICAL EXTREMES 9 Natural Disasters – Frequency analysis – Flood estimation – Flood management – Definitions of drought: Meteorological, Hydrological, Agricultural and Integrated – IMD method – NDVI analysis -Drought Prone Area Programme (DPAP).
Unit IV
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Unit V
GROUNDWATER AND MANAGEMENT 9 Origin – Classification and types – Properties of aquifers – Governing equations – Steady and unsteady flow – Artificial recharge – RWH in rural and urban areas.
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- David Keith Todd. “Groundwater Hydrology”, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2007
- Ven Te Chow, Maidment, D.R. and Mays, L.W. “Applied Hydrology”, McGraw Hill International Book Company, 1998.
- Raghunath. H.M., “Hydrology”, Wiley Eastern Ltd., 1998.
- Bhagu R. Chahar, Groundwater Hydrology, McGraw Hill Education (India) Pvt Ltd, New Delhi, 2017.
Course Outcomes:
On completion of the course, the student is expected to
- Define the hydrological processes and their integrated behaviour in catchments
- Apply the knowledge of hydrological processes to address basin characteristics, runoff and hydrograph
- Explain the concept of hydrological extremes and its management strategies
- Describe the principles of storage reservoirs
- Understand and apply the concepts of groundwater management
For detailed syllabus of all other subjects of Agriculture Engineering, 2021 regulation curriculum do visit Agri 4th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
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